'Landman' star was attacked by fire ants while filming dramatic moment
Hollywood is all glitz and glamour until you’re standing in the middle of a fire ant hill.
At least that’s what “Landman” star Ali Larter experienced while filming a pivotal scene for the show.
"We had a scene this season where it was like, it's the end of the day, we have a huge crew, it's high pressure, and we are rushing to get this shot," she said during an appearance on “Late Night with Seth Meyers” Wednesday night.
She explained the crew was trying to capture an “epic Texas sunset” but it came at a cost for her.
"I'm standing there in this wide open field, barefoot, jean shorts, and they're rushing, rushing, rushing, and I hear, 'Action!'" Larter said. "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."
There was not time to panic because she could hear her co-star, Billy Bob Thornton, walking up to her for the scene, so she just had to power through.
"I'm like, 'I just have to live through this,'" she recalled. "So I lean to him and I go into the scene, and I do the scene with him, and all of a sudden I hear, 'Cut!'"
Larter’s professionalism wowed the episode’s director, Stephen Kay.
"He's like, 'Ali, you were so emotional!' You were so connected!' And I was like, 'I'm crying because I was getting bit by fire ants!'" she exclaimed. "And I was scared they were going to yell at me because they weren't going to get the shot!"
The bites were no joke, Larter said she “had welts on my feet,” adding “I mean, this show takes a toll on this bod."
The “Landman” season 2 finale airs this Sunday on Paramount+.
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