Michelle Yeoh praises Blade Runner 2099 co-star Hunter Schafer as an ‘action hero’
Michelle Yeoh and Hunter Schafer (Getty Images)
Michelle Yeoh has praised her Blade Runner 2099 co-star Hunter Schafer for her performance in the upcoming sci-fi action series.
Speaking on a Hall H panel at San Diego Comic Con on 25 July, Euphoria actress Schafer shared her experience of shooting the miniseries, which is set to premiere on Amazon Prime Video on 25 November.
“I got to try action on some of my other sets, but it was nothing compared to this,” she began, as reported by Vulture.
“But it’s my favourite, I love action. Also to be able to do it with one of the literal best was nothing short of an honour,” she continued, gesturing to Yeoh, who was sitting beside her. “It was also just really useful too, to learn a lot from you.”
Yeoh is well known for her work in martial arts films like Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Yes, Madam!, Wing Chun and, more recently, Everything Everywhere All At Once.
The actress won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in the latter in 2023, making her the first Asian woman to do so in the category.
“I’ve never seen a more fearless action hero,” Yeoh was quick to add about Schafer. “I mean, she really literally dove in. She would do the tumbles, the falls, like, ‘Hunter, where are your pads?’”
“She got me a baby helmet,” Schafer added to laughs from the audience.
“What? You got a concussion! I had to protect my baby, okay?” Yeoh responded. “I was like, ‘Here, wear this,’ so I bought her a baby helmet.”
Blade Runner 2099 takes place in Los Angeles, 50 years after the events of Blade Runner 2049 following a Replicant uprising.
Olwen (Yeoh), a Replicant Blade Runner, is in her final days of life and teams up with her partner Cora (Schafer), a human masquerading as a Replicant, to attempt to hunt down a gang of rogue Replicants.
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