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Hellblade 2 star shares how she learned to sword fight for the sequel

April 03, 2021

A new video from Hellblade 2 star Melina Juergens shows how she went from somebody who could theoretically do a somersault to a proper mo-cap warrior. We still haven’t seen much of Hellblade 2 – officially titled Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2 – beyond that initial reveal trailer yet. But Juergens behind-the-scenes video confirms that realistic combat is going to be an even bigger focus for the sequel. Their philosophy would be that whatever cool moves Juergens could do, they’d go in the game. If she couldn’t pull them off, they wouldn’t go in. “It all sounded like fun and games, but to be honest I had no idea where to start,” Juergens admits. “Like, how does one become a warrior? What kind of training do I need? Am I still allowed to eat pizza? There were a lot of questions that needed answering.” The pursuit of more authentic combat would eventually lead Juergens to take a film combat course, and later take one-on-one lessons from C.C. Smiff, the swordmaster for the new Star Wars trilogy and Game of Thrones. Juergens also started more intense fitness training, which presented an extra challenge. “I suffer from a chronic pain condition called fibromyalgia…

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