MCU star accidentally punched Dave Bautista in the face when trying to do a stunt
Will Poulter has revealed that he accidentally punched Dave Bautista in the face when trying to do his own stunts on the set of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3.
Poulter, who is currently starring in A24's Death of Unicorn, played Adam Warlock in the 2023 Marvel film, which remains his only MCU film to date.
The 32-year-old British star played opposite Bautista in the film, with the retired professional wrestler reprising his role as the violent but air-headed warrior Drax the Destroyer.
During a fight scene between the pair, Poulter said that a stunt person had to step in after he became a bit too physical with the former WWE champion.
During an appearance on Saturday's (5 April) Jonathan Ross Show, he said: 'You realise when you do films, you're so much better off handing over to the stunt people. Guardians of the Galaxy I attempted to do some of the stunts.
'I had a fight sequence with Dave Bautista. I haven't done a tonne of fight choreography. I accidentally punched Dave straight in the face… Then my stunt person stepped in.'
That wasn't the only mishap that Poulter has had when getting into a role. As part of his research for The Bear, where he plays Chef Luca, he actually went to work in real kitchens, which resulted in an injury.
'No one really knew that I was an actor or why I was there. Within about 15 minutes I'd sliced open my finger trying to portion a turbot,' he said.
Poulter will next be seen in Alex Garland's new movie Warfare, which tells the real-life story of the immediate aftermath of an IED explosion during the Iraq war in 2006.
Speaking of researching that role, Poulter added: 'I feel really lucky to be part of I… This is a very literal depiction of a real event. Everything you see happened in reality. There's no dramatised elements. We all have a real life counterpart. Some of those are active. I was with him a couple of days ago. I went surfing with him in San Diego. Don't recommend going surfing with a Navy Seal… they are better than you.'
Other guests on this week's episode of the Jonathan Ross Show include singer Craig David, comedians Jack Dee and Roisin Conaty, former footballer and I'm a Celebrity winner Jill Scott and Scottish band Simple Minds.
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