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Florence Pugh is one of the most established actresses in the world right now. The English actress first rose to fame in 2016 with her leading role in the independent drama filmLady Macbeth.Before joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Yelena Belova inBlack Widowback in 2021, Pugh did a lot of small independent movies likeMidsommarandLittle Women. However, after she joined Marvel, the fans of the Indie film community thought she would never return to doing small films again.
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In a recent interview, Florence Pugh opened up about her views on doing independent films but she was massively trolled by the fans for being too ‘self-obsessed.’
Florence Pugh was told that she would never do small movies again after joining Marvel
Back in March earlier this year,Florence Pughtalked about how she was told that she would never go back to working in small movies again after she had joined Marvel. She said, “When I first signed onto Marvel, lots of people from the indie-film world were all telling me that I was never going to go back to small movies again, and it always kind of wound me up.”
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Pugh explained that she always felt there was a different type of beauty in doing such independent movies. She said there is “beauty in all these little ones that not everyone is going to see, but are going to affect the right person at the right time.” TheHawkeyeactress further revealed that she never wanted to stay in only one genre anyway and wanted to try every type of movie.
TheDon’t Worry Darlingactress got trolled by fans on social media for being too ‘self-obsessed‘
In a recent interview withTime Magazine, Florence Pugh talked about how people in the Indie film community got mad at her after she joined Marvel. She said,
“So many people in the indie film world were really pissed off at me. They were like, ‘Great, now she’s gone forever.’ And I’m like, no, I’m working as hard as I used to work. I’ve always done back-to-back movies. It’s just people are watching them now. You just have to be a bit more organized with your schedule.“
However, when fans read her comments, they massively trolled the actress for being too self-absorbed. Fans took to Twitter and shared their thoughts about Pugh. One user wrote, “She’s greatly overestimating how much people cared.”
I think she’s greatly overestimating how much people cared about that move lol
— .·:·.✧ 𝕒𝕝𝕚𝕤𝕤𝕒 ✧.·:·. (@alissascinema)August 01, 2025
We dont know her sorry
— I AM Julissa⁴ (@ivepinkoutsold)July 31, 2025
Many users trolled the actress for ‘overestimating‘ her acting skills as well.
This girl is a mid actor
— TG 🤌🏾 (@Toxicbehaviour4)July 03, 2025
Like losing Billie to mainstream 😂
— X (@marlasversion)August 04, 2025
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However, some fans also defended the actress and said that she is right. One fan even mentioned that she is doing big movies only for the money and she will always return to doing small independent movies.
she did it for the check wbk! she’s still an indie film darling
— ﹌ (@cyphariana)July 17, 2025
they’re right
— leyna 33 (@BASSETTARI)August 02, 2025
they are not wrong thı
— 𝓱𝓸𝓵𝔂 𝓯𝓾𝓬𝓴 🫶🏻 (@mchoticecream)June 10, 2025
Florence Pugh is all set to appear in Christopher Nolan’sOppenheimerlater this year in July. She will also be playing a lead role inDune: Part Twoalong with Timothee Chalamet, Zendaya, and Austin Butler which comes out later this year in November.
Source:Total Film Magazine,Time Magazine, andTwitter
Shikhar Tiwari
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Shikhar Tiwari is a Hollywood news author at Fandom Wire. He is a student at Manipal University Jaipur currently aspiring to be a Computer Science Engineer. Shikhar loves to combine his passion for writing with his love for Hollywood updates.
