A Landman Season 2 Scene Gone Horribly Wrong for Ali Larter (And No One Realized)

Acting is not always pleasant work. Sometimes you have to suffer for your art, even if it’s not by choice. This is the case of Ali Larter, whose scene went terribly wrong during the filming of the Paramount+ series “Landman”. Created by “Yellowstone” honcho Taylor Sheridan, whose personal life influenced Larter’s character Angela, the series focuses on oil riggers in Texas, with Billy Bob Thornton’s Tommy Norris at the center of it all.

Larter recently appeared on “Late Night with Seth Meyers” to talk about the series. It turns out that the actress had a difficult experience during filming. “We had a scene this season where it felt like it was the end of the day, we have a huge team, the pressure is high and we are rushing to make this plan happen,” Larter explained to Meyers.

The actress said she wanted to capture an “epic Texas sunset,” but the problem is she only has a limited amount of time to do it. It’s a narrow window. Since Larter already thought she was going to get fired from “Landman” once before, she wasn’t going to risk losing the shot. Even at your own risk. As Larter explains:

“I’m standing there in this big open field, barefoot, in jean shorts, and they’re rushing, rushing, rushing, and I hear ‘Action!’ And I’m standing there, and I’m looking at the horses, and all of a sudden I feel something crawling between my toes. And I look down and there are fire ants biting my toes. »

Unfortunately for Ali Larter, before she could panic or let the crew know, she could sense Billy Bob Thornton walking behind her, ready to shoot the scene. “I’m like, ‘I just have to experience this.’ So I lean over to him, and I walk into the scene, and I’m doing the scene with him, and all of a sudden I hear, ‘Cut!'” Larter recalls. The show’s director, Stephen Kay, then approached them, and that’s when she was finally able to reveal what was going on.

“He said to me: ‘Ali, you were so moved!’ You were so connected! » And I was like, “I’m crying because I was bitten by fire ants!” And I was afraid they would yell at me because they weren’t going to be able to get vaccinated!”

“It’s crazy. I had marks on my feet. I mean, this show is taking a toll on that body,” Larter concluded.

Many actors have permanently damaged their bodies for roles. In some cases, it’s because they trained too hard or decided to do a stunt that went wrong. Larter certainly didn’t want to stand atop an anthill during an emotional scene, but no one can doubt his commitment to the work; that’s for sure.

Larter already had to go through a brutal audition process for “Landman” just to get the job. But the series was a great success, with a season 3 already in preparation. We guess for any working actor, it’s probably worth it. Or, at the very least, it helps ease the pain.

“Landman” is now streaming on Paramount+.