Actor Florence Pugh called out toxic behavior on film sets in an interview with Elle, prompting fans to connect her comments to Robert Downey Jr.’s earlier remarks about crew treatment.
- Florence Pugh stated in an Elle interview that she refuses to tolerate rude behavior toward crew members on film sets.
- Fans connected her remarks to Robert Downey Jr.’s May 2026 comments on The LIVING Room podcast regarding call-sheet leadership and avoiding diva attitudes.
- Neither actor named a specific film set or individual, leaving the internet to speculate amid updates on the Marvel film Doomsday.
“Every time I work on a movie, I get more confident in the way that I can protect myself and the way that I can lead a film set, and just not stand for bullshit anymore,” Pugh told Elle, BuzzFeed reported.
She went on to say, “I’m not doing it. I’m not standing for bullshit behavior. I’m not standing for bullshit attitude. I’m not allowing for people to be rude to the crew.”
“You just get bolder and bigger and more confident with time, and you want to be around and work with the right people,” Pugh told BuzzFeed. “And the moment someone is making that vibe feel off, everybody feels it.”
“I don’t want to deal with messy,” Pugh told BuzzFeed. “It’s just about surrounding yourself with professionals who have the same way of working in mind: Show up on time, don’t be rude, don’t be a misogynist.”
Observers swiftly pointed out that Robert Downey Jr. had likewise spoken about on-set ego issues during a May 2026 appearance on The LIVING Room podcast. In Downey Jr.’s interview, he laid his opinion out in very black-and-white terms, saying, “If I’m number one on the call sheet at work and there’s all these younger or other accomplished actors, you kind of have to set the tone.”
“Forget just professionalism; how about just, like, are you a prick or not?” Downey Jr. said on the podcast. He went on to say, “Like, who the fuck does he/she/they think they are? That to me is the worst, and I also grew up experiencing that. We’re just talking about status; forget my fucking day job.”
Although Pugh represents the newest MCU star to criticize toxic on-set conduct, BuzzFeed said that she withheld specific names, and neither performer singled out a particular production. Bearing these details in mind, subsequent updates regarding the movie are continually fueling fresh fan speculation, ranging from character outcomes in the VisionQuest finale to Ryan Reynolds, Hugh Jackman, and Destin Daniel Cretton securing extra writing credits for Doomsday within the past week.
Rumors about who the person could be started running rampant, as the internet did what it does best, BuzzFeed reported.
Principal cast members officially announced for Avengers: Doomsday comprise Robert Downey Jr. as Doctor Doom, Pedro Pascal and Vanessa Kirby returning as Mister Fantastic and Invisible Woman respectively, Chris Hemsworth as Thor, Anthony Mackie as Sam Wilson/Captain America, Sebastian Stan as Bucky Barnes, Ebon Moss-Bachrach as The Thing, Simu Liu as Shang-Chi, Florence Pugh as Yelena Belova, Lewis Pullman as Robert Reynolds/Sentry, Winston Duke as M’Baku, Tom Hiddleston as Loki, Sir Patrick Stewart as Professor Charles Xavier, and Rebecca Romijn as Mystique.
