Originally published November 28, 2016. Updated April 16, 2018.
Marion Cotillard may be an Oscar-winning actress, but she certainly wouldn’t have taken home any awards for Talia al Ghul’s death scene in The Dark Knight Rises, expect perhaps a Razzie.
During an interview with Allocine (via Comic Book) to promote her new film Allied, Cotillard has been discussing about the negative reaction towards the scene, stating that:
“We’re all in the same boat, and if sometimes it gets out of control, then everyone is involved. Sometimes there are failures, and when you see this on screen, you’re thinking: ‘Why? Why did they keep that take?’ But either you blame everyone or nobody. But I thought people overreacted, because it was tough to be identified just with this scene. When I’m doing the best I can to find the authenticity in every character that I’m playing, it’s tough to be known just for this scene… It’s important to know how to laugh about this, and also, there are worse things in life. Even if there are things that can hurt you. But I wasn’t really affected by this. I just though the reaction was disproportionate, and it helps to laugh about it.”
If you want to relive the rather awkward scene, you can do so here…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PWJD_uCkK8
