Now my Twitter feed is just full of WWE.
Pugh stars alongside Nick Frost,Game of Thrones Lena Headey, Jack Lowden, and Vince Vaughn.
Hes so gorgeous, Pugh of the wrestling legend, who also costars in the movie.
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Luckily, Johnson was there to play mentor too (a role he also fills the flick).
He was so helpful with sculpting the wrestling side of it, says Pugh.
He learnt it in about 20 minutes, Pugh recalls.
He just shouted at us for a good couple of minutes.
It was just mental.
Not unlike her character, she went through an intense training regimen to get ring-ready.
They got us in the room together improvising, Pugh says.
Jack and I loved each other pretty much instantly, and were play-fighting anyway.
We didnt have to do much work after that; wed kind of tapped into it.
Physical prep was just part of the process.
Pugh also had concerns when it came to mastering the comedy of it all.
When they got on set, Merchant was just as instrumental in sculpting Pughs performance as Johnson.
Even with Johnson and Merchants approval, Pugh still had to win over the movies inspiration herself.
But, interestingly enough, Pugh didnt meet Bevis until the movie premiered at Sundance in January.
So I only met her a month ago.
It was like meeting my long-lost twin; it was so wonderful to finally give her a hug.
As for approval, Pugh neednt have worried.
With Bevis on board, that only left winning the fans over.
All of the wrestling training and all of the preparation was gearing up to that scene, Pugh says.
It was terrifying, but so exhilarating.
Everyones cheering or booing for everything you do, and youre just totally in it.
Fighting With My Familyis in theaters now.
