#How Regina King Earned More Screen Time In The Harder They Fall [Exclusive]

The scene in question, where Nat confronts Trudy on the street in the town of Redwood, was featured in the trailer for “The Harder They Fall,” and it’s fascinating to hear that they ad-libbed it since it feels so consistent with the rest of the film. 

There’s another moment before that where Trudy sits peeling an apple, telling Beetz’s character, Stagecoach Mary, a story about how she slit a bully’s throat when she was young. The scene is not necessarily essential to the plot, but it adds to King’s character. Eagle continued:

“I think she probably bought herself more time in this movie than maybe anyone. Some of those scenes that she has — where she’s telling her story, for example — theoretically could have gone and the story would still have made sense. But her performance was so on. We joked about how it could go, but we never seriously considered chopping that scene because she does it so well.”

If you’ve seen “The Harder They Fall,” then you’ll know that it ends on a note that could be setting up a sequel, in which King’s character might play a prominent part. 

“The Harder They Fall” is now streaming on Netflix.