On the last day of filming 鈥淏ride Hard,鈥 star Rebel Wilson accidentally got hit in the face with a gun.
鈥淚t split my face open, and I went straight to the hospital,鈥 she says. 鈥淎 plastic surgeon had to put my nose back. If it had happened before it would have been 鈥榞ame over,鈥 right?鈥
All during filming, Wilson was thrilled she didn鈥檛 have an accident. 鈥淎nd, then, it was just a freak accident at 3 a.m. on the last day.鈥
Bridal party: From left, Anna Chlumsky, Anna Camp, Gigi Zumbado, Rebel Wilson and Da'Vine Joy Randolph in "Bride Hard."聽
Still, the actress says she enjoyed the fight sequences and wondered if, maybe, an action film would be in her future. 鈥淢aybe I can be a funny character in an action franchise,鈥 she says.
In 鈥淏ride Hard,鈥 she鈥檚 the maid of honor who鈥檚 also a secret agent. When she tries to get out of the heavy lifting the maid of honor has to do, she鈥檚 demoted but still required to attend 鈥 because there could be an 鈥渋ncident鈥 at the wedding.
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The bride? That鈥檚 Anna Camp, who co-starred with Wilson in the 鈥淧itch Perfect鈥 films.
鈥淎s soon as I got sent the script and saw she was playing Sam, I was like, 鈥業 have to play Betsy鈥 because I feel like our friendship will translate on screen,鈥 Camp says.
Rebel Wilson plays a secret agent who attends her best friend's wedding in "Bride Hard."聽
First impressions
The two first met on an audition for a TV series (both thought the other would get the part; Melissa Rauch ended up with it), then bonded the first days of 鈥淧itch Perfect.鈥
鈥淲e met in a capella boot camp,鈥 Wilson says. 鈥淲e went out to dinner and I felt we had some kind of connection from that very first day.鈥
鈥淚鈥檝e always felt she was very funny,鈥 Camp says. 鈥淚 just respected her talent and her comic genius.鈥
鈥淚 think Anna is one of the world鈥檚 best actresses,鈥 Wilson counters. 鈥淚 actually thought maybe we would do a Broadway play together, but I always knew I wanted to do something with her. So when this opportunity came up, I just knew I wanted to have Anna as part of that.鈥
Camp plays the bride, Betsy; Wilson is the demoted maid of honor. Both spent much of the shoot in wedding attire.
鈥淭he sixth week of shooting, when I saw that thing hanging in my trailer, (I said), 鈥楶lease don鈥檛 make me put it on today,鈥 because it was so hot and tight,鈥 Camp says.
The film was shot in Savannah, Georgia, where, Wilson says, 鈥渨e would sweat through the dresses, which was probably very good for our skin.鈥
Thankfully, costume designer Salvador Perez Jr. had plenty of backup dresses the actresses could substitute.
鈥淗e鈥檚 really good at doing a few little tricks, like putting a little elastic here because some of my movements were quite explosive,鈥 Wilson says. 鈥淚鈥檓 swinging a fire hose and I had to have things secured so it wasn鈥檛 a 鈥榖oob-alicious鈥 take. I wore a corset underneath the dress, which was, at times, a bit much but I do like the look of it in the movie. It鈥檚 not often you see a girl fighting in a bridesmaid鈥檚 dress, so it works.鈥
Rebel Wilson plays a bridesmaid in "Bride Hard," a new comedy co-starring Justin Hartley, left.聽
Rebel鈥檚 wedding
While Camp says she loves the idea of a big wedding 鈥 鈥淚 always end up crying and I like having all of the free champagne, the food and celebrating people鈥檚 love鈥澛犫 Wilson opted for a small destination wedding for her 2024 marriage to fashion/jewelry designer Ramona Agruma.
鈥淚t was small because it was originally going to be family and then we extended it out to a few friends at the last minute.鈥
The couple celebrated in Sardinia and later had a ceremony in Sydney, Australia, so Wilson鈥檚 95-year-old grandmother could attend.
鈥淥urs was actually quite small but, oh, god, the food was so wonderful. Food,鈥 she says, 鈥渋s the key.鈥
Now, because she has been looking at wedding-related things, Wilson has been getting other people鈥檚 wedding photos on her phone 鈥渁ll the time. I鈥檓 curious and I start looking at them, then I want to see what they wore and what their reception was like. I kind of get into it. I don鈥檛 think I would have been like that a few years earlier.鈥
Anna Camp, center, is the bride in "Bride Hard." Rebel Wilson plays her maid of honor.聽
It all works out
The home where 鈥淏ride Hard鈥 was filmed was 鈥渁bsolutely stunning,鈥 Camp says, (鈥淔orrest Gump鈥 was filmed there, Wilson adds) and hot, thus the sweating.
A bridal crew is necessary, she says, but the maid of honor is definitely the worst job of them all. 鈥淚t鈥檚 too much pressure 鈥 and I understand that.鈥
The bachelorette party is part of the gig, Wilson adds, but can be fun.
Add in all the action scenes and 鈥淏ride Hard鈥 was 鈥済reat cardio,鈥 she adds. 鈥淚t was almost like I didn鈥檛 have to go to the gym that day because I was having fun on the set. Getting paid to exercise and burning calories while you鈥檙e at it is great.鈥
