Priyanka Chopra Jonas addressed speculation surrounding her action sequences in her upcoming Prime Video film The Bluff. The actor clarified her involvement in the movie’s more physically demanding scenes and explained why certain high-risk moments were handled differently during production.
Priyanka Chopra didn’t do most of The Bluff movie stunts
Priyanka Chopra Jonas told Variety she did not perform several of the more dangerous stunts in The Bluff. Speaking on the red carpet, she said, “There were a couple of shots for which I had to lean on my stunt double. She had to do those three or four dangerous shots, like face going into glass and stuff like that.” She clarified that she did not insist on doing them herself.
Chopra added, “I didn’t say that; they wouldn’t let me. I’m not a hero. I go to work to do my job. I don’t want anyone to get hurt, including myself.” Chopra Jonas explained that safety considerations determined who performed specific action sequences during filming.
Discussing the physical demands of the film, she said, “This is a dramatic movie; it requires my face in the camera when stuff is happening. That’s how you feel the pain and the horror of what is going through. So I did whatever was safe.” She said she only performed action scenes that the production team considered safe.
The Bluff unfolds against the historical and cultural backdrop of the Cayman Islands and follows a former pirate whose violent past resurfaces. Chopra Jonas portrays Ercell Bloody Mary Bodden, an ex-pirate who attempts to live peacefully with her family. Prime Video will release the film on February 25.
Joe Ballarini and Frank E. Flowers co-wrote the project, and it marks her second collaboration with Joe and Anthony Russo after Citadel on Amazon Prime Video in 2023. The film also features Karl Urban, Ismael Cruz Cordova, and Safia Oakley-Green.
