One of the most intense scenes of the movie is when Evelyn goes into labor as aliens approach the farm. The sequence ends as she gives birth in a bathtub, the aliens running toward the fireworks Marcus has set off as a distraction. While speaking with Entertainment Tonight, Emily Blunt shared that the scenes took five days to film. The actress says that her husband was “very considerate because he knew it was going to be physically demanding.” The shoot was arduous, Blunt said. “We were both toasted by it,” she explained. “Everyone on set was feeling rather fragile. The crew was really upset by it.”
Krasinski said that the crew didn’t talk to or make eye contact with his wife after. “It’s not acting, it’s like you are witnessing a moment you shouldn’t be witnessing,” he said. “Only one guy would talk to her and he said, ‘I don’t think we were supposed to watch that. None of us should have been there.'”
In an interview with Jake’s Takes, the director shared that Blunt filmed the bathtub portion in one take, which makes the scene more powerful and really changes how you see Blunt’s skills as a performer. Krasinski, for his part, said he was floored by her. “It completely changed how I looked at her, truthfully,” Krasinski said. “I know it sounds corny, but I’ll never have a collaboration as good as I did with my wife.”
