Joe Rogan Experience #2464 - Priyanka Chopra Jonas
In a Nutshell
Joe Rogan and Priyanka Chopra Jonas discuss her ultra-violent pirate film *The Citadel* (aka *The Bluff*), her sword training, and historical piracy tied to the East India Company's brutal colonization of India, including cultural erasure and artifact looting like the Koh-i-Noor diamond. They explore ancient mysteries—Kailasa Temple's precision, Vedic vimanas, Younger Dryas comet impacts, potential alien interventions in human evolution, and lost advanced civilizations—contrasting them with modern threats like AI's rise as a sentient life form, nuclear risks, and societal vulnerability to disasters. Priyanka shares career insights from Bollywood to Hollywood, Fear Factor hosting, parental protectiveness, and critiques of pharma incentives keeping people sick amid rapid tech shifts eroding human skills and resilience.
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Priyanka Chopra Jonas expresses nervousness and intimidation upon meeting Joe Rogan due to his eclectic perspective on diverse topics. Joe explains he selects guests he's interested in, making conversations easy. Priyanka thanks him for the invitation and appreciates his excitement about her movie.
Joe describes The Citadel as a pirate movie with unexpected ultra-violence from the first scene. Priyanka notes it's make-believe and fun, like playing pirates, but reflects on the barbaric reality for female pirates like Grace O'Malley, Mary Read, and Ching Shih. She admires the precision of stunts, choreography, and camera work.
Long extended fight scenes require complex coordination. They filmed many in one-shot one-takes (one-shot oners), enriching the moment between action and cut. Priyanka treats fight sequences like Bollywood dance choreography, where face expressions tell the story.
First time working with blades. Trained for a year across three action films: Heads of State (Amazon), Citadel, and this movie. Already agile from daily filming, but sword training was tough, especially becoming ambidextrous. Stunt coordinator rehearsed with rubber swords between shots for 3-4 months. Co-actor Karl Urban had sword experience from Lord of the Rings. Not kendo or fencing; director focused on period-accurate weapons like guns and blades. Machete was her character's practical weapon for coconuts or skulls.
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