Simu Liu has opened up about his film experience in The Copenhagen test.
talking to people magazine, The actor recalled a painful injury on set.
Revealing that he performed several of his own stunts for the upcoming Peacock thriller, Liu said: “I got kicked in the face. Yes. Many, many, many times.”
Despite having stunt coordinators James and Chris Mark ensuring safety, Liu admitted that when you’re running at full speed through the hallways, things are going to go wrong.
“When you’re doing fight scenes or, you know, you’re running full speed down a hallway and you have to run through three people or whatever, things are going to happen. Things are going to go wrong,” he explained.
He added: “I remember getting…kicked in the face, thrown against things…and things like that.” [on the set]”.
Notably, Simu Liu also shares that when actors handle their own stunts, it gives the editor “infinitely more options in terms of where to cut and when.”
“Here’s the thing, probably to my own detriment, I’m an overly competitive kid. And I think since I was 4 years old, if I see someone doing something and I think they could do it just as good or better. I always say, ‘Great. Look, take me there. I want in,” the Barbie actor said.
It is pertinent to mention that The Copenhagen test will be released on December 27, 2025.
