Fascinating Facts About Xochitl Gomez of Doctor Strange 2
Xochitl Gomez Didn't Think She'd Land "Doctor Strange 2" Role
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To prepare for the role of America Chavez, Gomez threw herself into stunt training as soon as she got a callback. Gomez opened up in a chat with Entertainment Weekly that she wanted to hit the ground running on the off chance she booked a screen test. She revealed that she had been training in martial arts since she was 11.
The actress began training with a stuntman friend, which involved intense workout regimes such as kickboxing, core strengthening, and wirework. "We trained for like a month (and did) kickboxing and stunt tumbling every other day for a couple of hours. It was intense, but I felt like it was necessary because if I got to the next stage, I didn't wanna do a little and be nervous. I wanted to go in there and own it, and I wanted (the Marvel team) to be blown away by my skills," Gomez told Seventeen. She added that after finally booking the role, she stepped up her daily training by adding running to the mix.