Florence Pugh has named the behavior she will no longer tolerate on a film set. The Oscar nominee has made her stance clear after years of working on major productions, learning what keeps a set running smoothly and what quietly drains the room. Her rules are simple enough to fit on a call sheet, reflecting the kind of work environment she believes every crew member deserves.
While most stars keep their demands in a contract rider, Pugh delivers hers out loud, and the list is gloriously short.
Florence Pugh lays down her rules for a better working environment
Florence Pugh has no room on set for lateness, rudeness, or misogyny. Each film leaves her better equipped to protect herself. She also refuses to let anyone be rude to the crew. Everyone feels it when one person sours the mood.
“It’s just about surrounding yourself with professionals who have the same way of working in mind,” Pugh told Elle.
She then added, “Show up on time, don’t be rude, don’t be a misogynist.”
That confidence comes at a busy time for Pugh. Her acclaimed work in Netflix’s East of Eden is followed by Avengers: Doomsday and Dune: Part Three, both set to arrive on December 18. Away from her acting projects, she also made headlines for speaking out against the Cornell 7, the online name for seven male students accused of d******* and r***** a classmate at Cornell University in October 2024. In her interview with Elle, Pugh discussed how Instagram censored her initial posts and explained that attempts to silence her only make her more determined to speak up.
While Pugh refuses to let anyone censor her, she is perfectly happy to let a certain desert planet franchise take a victory lap.
Florence Pugh credits the Dune films for bringing moviegoers back
Florence Pugh believes the Dune films deserve real credit for bringing audiences back to theaters. She told The New York Times that the second movie felt like an event, and she described the franchise as her generation’s answer to a certain galaxy far, far away. Her comments land in a year when Spider-Man: Brand New Day and The Odyssey also packed cinemas, a welcome turn after the post-COVID years.
The box office numbers speak for themselves. The first Dune film earned $411 million in 2021, while Dune: Part Two crossed $700 million, becoming the seventh highest-grossing film of 2024. With Pugh joining the cast of Dune: Part Three, the next installment is also expected to draw a massive audience. But while her productions may come with enormous budgets, the rule she stands by costs nothing: show up on time and leave misogyny out of the door.
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