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“Why don’t we use a laser pen?”: Angelina Jolie Devised A Genius Trick To Help Her Deaf Co-Star In $402M Marvel Movie Starring Salma Hayek

Wanted (2008) star Angelina Jolie has acquired enough experience in the film industry that she helped one of her co-stars in $402 million Eternals with a trick that left everybody surprised. It’s not Salma Hayek, but Jolie provided a solution to the deaf actress who played Makkari – Lauren Ridloff.

Ridloff, in her interaction with The New York Times, was all praises for Jolie by explaining that she put an end to the woes of the camera-rolling team. Jolie told them to use a laser pen to cue Ridloff since she couldn’t listen.

Lauren Ridloff as Makkari

Ridloff became the first deaf superhero in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and she explained how fortunate she was that the franchise is diversifying in ways that gave her and many others a chance to see themselves become a part of the interconnected universe.

Read More: “I didn’t like the role”: Kit Harington Turned Down His First Superhero Offer Only to Star With Angelina Jolie in $402M Marvel Movie That Set Worst MCU Record in History

Angelina Jolie’s Laser Pen Technique To Cue Lauren Ridloff

Lauren Ridloff revealed that the shooting for Eternals turned out to be quite frustrating for her as she couldn’t figure out when it was her cue to act. This happened majorly when there were scenes involving green screens, apparently, and she struggled with them as the crew would be behind her.

Angelina Jolie as Thena in Eternals

“At one point, I was sharing my frustration with Angie at a holiday party after a day of shooting. And she immediately made a suggestion, ‘Why don’t we use a laser pen that special effects can easily erase?’ It was an ‘Aha, wow’ moment.” (via The New York Times)

Angelina Jolie’s genius trick helped the crew make a circular movement with the laser pointer and “once it went away that meant, ‘Action!’” Ridloff said.

Read More: “It’s not normal”: Salma Hayek’s 1992 Interview Helped Jumpstart Marvel Actor’s Career After She Was Heard Making a Bold Statement

Despite Being Deaf Lauren Ridloff Gave Her All

Ridloff didn’t want her co-stars to suffer due to her disability and revealed that she wanted everyone to know how easy it was to work with her. Not just her, every actor on the set had some or the other challenges, and that pushed her to not seem too fragile.

Lauren Ridloff

“I was concerned about seeming too fragile,” she further told The New York Times. “But after working with others, I realized everyone has their own unique set of challenges, and that I need to think about what I need to deliver as an actor.”

Besides Eternals, Ridloff also has Sound of Metal (2019) and The Walking Dead to her credit.

Also Read: “I begged for an audition”: Salma Hayek Almost Lost Out on Breakout Role After Studio Wanted Cameron Diaz as Movie’s Mexican Star

Eternals, starring Angelina Jolie, Salma Hayek, Richard Madden, Kit Harington, and Gemma Chan is currently streaming on Disney+.

Source: The New York Times

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