is certainly known for it’s dangerous critters.
And actress Ana de Armas got up and lose and personal with some of the locals while filming the Ron Howard-directed thriller Eden in Queensland last year.
The tropical area is known for an array of creepy crawlies and wild beasts – among them several breeds of venomous snakes.
The Gold Coast set doubled for the Galapagos Islands, and the 37-year-old said there was a full time snake catcher on staff to catch unwelcome guests who frequently slithered onto the set.
‘I remember at random times on set, people just screaming, “Snake!” and everyone running’ the Ballerina star Stellar Magazine.
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Actress Ana de Armas (pictured) got up and lose and personal with some of the locals while filming the Ron Howard-directed thriller Eden in Queensland last year
‘Stopping the take right away – whatever was happening, whoever was talking – we literally dropped everything and ran away, waiting for the guy to come with the stick and take the snake out.’
All was well that ended well, Ana joked, adding, ‘But I think we were fine… no accidents happened!’
Ron Howard’s Eden thriller stars likes of Jude Law, Vanessa Kirby, Sydney Sweeney and de Armas, who plays a married Austrian Baroness who turns up on the archipelago with two boyfriends.
Eden tells the stranger-than-fiction true story of lust and murder in a community of unusual folks living on The Galapagos Islands in the 1930s.
In real life, Dr Friedrich Ritter (played by Jude) and his lover Dore Strauch (Kirby) arrived on the southern, tropical island of Floreana, a former penal colony, in 1929.
They were determined to live according to philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche’s guide – embracing vegetarianism and physical labour – despite the unforgiving rocky, lava-encrusted environment, where fresh water was scarce.
The couple first met as Dore, then just 26, received treatment for multiple sclerosis at the Hydrotherapeutic Institute in Berlin.
With Friedrich understanding the mental stress behind her physical pain, the two quickly fell in love but were both married to other people, explained Eden Undone (2024) by author Abbott Kahler, via The Daily Mail.
The Gold Coast set doubled for the Galapagos Islands, and the 37-year-old said there was a full time snake catcher on staff to catch unwelcome guests who frequently slithered onto the set. Pictured in a scene from the film
‘I remember at random times on set, people just screaming, “Snake!” and everyone running’ the Ballerina star Stellar Magazine. Jude Law and Vanessa Kirby are pictured in Eden
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To solve this problem, Dore came up with a brazen scheme whereby she persuaded Friedrich’s wife to move in with her own husband, leaving the doctor and his younger lover free to be with one another.
But their romantic fairytale was less suburban life and more living on an uninhabited island, growing their own food, with no need for company or even clothes.
It comes after Ana seemingly gave some insight into her decision to keep tight-lipped on her new romance with Tom Cruise, during an interview with ELLE Spain.
The Blonde actress has been rumoured to be dating the Hollywood legend, 62, for months, but neither has publicly confirmed their relationship status.
When quizzed about the scrutiny into her private life, Ana admitted that she’s grown more accustomed to dealing with it and accepted it came as part of the price of fame.
Alluding to her apparent determination not to confirm her and Tom’s relationship status, she explained she’s learned how important it is for her to have a separation between her ‘public persona’ and private life.
She said: ‘Over the years, you get more used to it. You learn to find your corners, your privacy, your way of doing things, your lifestyle…
‘I’m one of those who think there should be external boundaries, a barrier that’s quite visible to others and to oneself.
It comes after Ana seemingly gave some insight into her decision to keep tight-lipped on her new romance with Tom Cruise (pictured)
‘Making it clear, “This is as far as I go with my work, my public persona, what’s expected of me, and what I want to share with viewers and fans.” That’s wonderful, and I want to do it.
‘You can’t let the negative side of fame upset you, because then you won’t enjoy the beautiful aspects, but it’s essential to separate.
‘We’re all people and we need that privacy, consideration, and space.
‘It seems incredible to have to say it, but we’ve forgotten that minimum of respect for others. Sometimes we have to make an abrupt stop so others are aware of your reality, but, well, I find my way. When I want to disappear from the map, I do’.
However, Ana also admitted that the public criticism she’s received over some of her past relationships has ‘hurt me at times’.