{"id":7313,"date":"2025-10-30T07:51:54","date_gmt":"2025-10-30T07:51:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/?p=7313"},"modified":"2025-10-30T07:51:54","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T07:51:54","slug":"i-wanted-to-hide-under-the-dirt-angelina-jolie-recalls-her-most-embarrassing-moment-on-the-set-of-eternals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/?p=7313","title":{"rendered":"\u201cI Wanted to Hide Under the Dirt\u201d: Angelina Jolie Recalls Her Most Embarrassing Moment on the Set of Eternals"},"content":{"rendered":"

Even Hollywood veterans aren\u2019t immune to a little on-set embarrassment. In a recent reflection on the making of Marvel Studios\u2019 Eternals<\/em>, Angelina Jolie admitted there was a moment during filming so awkward that she \u201cwanted to hide under the dirt.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The confession takes fans back to the 2019-2020 production of the 2021 superhero epic, directed by Academy Award winner Chlo\u00e9 Zhao. Despite the film\u2019s galactic scope, much of its energy came from intimate, character-driven scenes \u2014 and occasionally, unexpected moments that left its A-list cast blushing.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The Scene That Sparked the Cringe<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

Jolie, who portrayed the fierce Eternal warrior Thena, shared the screen with Salma Hayek, who played Ajak, the team\u2019s wise leader. The two actresses became fast friends on set, but even their chemistry couldn\u2019t save everyone from a few mortifying moments.<\/span><\/p>\n

One particularly memorable example came courtesy of their younger co-star Lia McHugh, who played the illusion-casting Eternal, Sprite. McHugh once described filming a deleted scene that left the entire cast \u2014 Jolie included \u2014 wishing they could vanish.<\/span><\/p>\n

The scene took place aboard the Eternals\u2019 private jet and featured Sprite performing karaoke, singing an intentionally off-key version of Skeeter Davis\u2019s 1962 country classic \u201cThe End of the World.\u201d<\/em> McHugh said she was asked to make it \u201cas awkward as possible,\u201d a request she fulfilled a little too well.<\/span><\/p>\n

The cringe-inducing performance, aimed at injecting levity into the otherwise serious tone of the film, reportedly caused everyone on set to squirm \u2014 including Jolie, who later admitted that the secondhand embarrassment made her want to disappear. The scene was ultimately cut from the final theatrical release, but its legacy as one of the most uncomfortable moments in the film\u2019s production has endured among the cast.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Eternals: A Risk-Taking Marvel Experiment<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

Released in November 2021, Eternals<\/em> marked a major creative shift for the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Under Zhao\u2019s direction, the film adopted a more poetic tone, using natural lighting, on-location shoots, and a diverse ensemble cast to explore themes of immortality and humanity.<\/span><\/p>\n

While reviews were mixed, the film became a commercial success, grossing over $400 million worldwide and standing out as one of the boldest visual entries in Marvel\u2019s Phase Four.<\/span><\/p>\n

Beyond the box office, Eternals<\/em> also cemented a lasting friendship between its two marquee stars. Hayek and Jolie \u2014 both veterans of global cinema \u2014 spoke often about how their characters\u2019 deep mutual respect on screen mirrored their real-life bond.<\/span><\/p>\n

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A Reminder That Even Heroes Have Human Moments<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

The \u201chide under the dirt\u201d story may have stemmed from a humorous production mishap, but it reflects the very human side of filmmaking. Even in a world filled with gods, galaxies, and CGI wonders, actors like Jolie and Hayek find themselves caught in moments of pure, relatable embarrassment.<\/span><\/p>\n

In the end, it\u2019s a reminder that even superheroes \u2014 and the stars who play them \u2014 occasionally need to laugh at themselves. And as Jolie\u2019s story proves, sometimes the most unforgettable moments on set aren\u2019t in the script at all.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Even Hollywood veterans aren\u2019t immune to a little on-set embarrassment. In a recent reflection on the making of Marvel Studios\u2019 Eternals, Angelina Jolie admitted there was a moment during filming so awkward that she \u201cwanted to hide under the dirt.\u201d The confession takes fans back to the 2019-2020 production of the 2021 superhero epic, directed…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7313","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7313","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7313"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7313\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7313"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7313"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7313"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}