"At the beginning when they said that Rachel [Weisz] and I were going to do this fight, it's like okay, wait, it's two chicks in swimsuits fighting. But then when we actually started really training and learning the martial arts, from Asia called Sai. It's a combination between Sai and the ancient Egyptian. We trained seven hours a day for two months. I did all of my stunts except one movement. I used to be a dancer since I was five years old so it was almost like combining the dance with acting now. I loved it."
The one move she did not do herself was a back flip off the wall landing in a split. Everything else was the real deal. In fact, the costume originally allowed for both characters to wear masks to cover the use of any double, but halfway through they take the masks off so now the audience can see the real actresses doing the moves. Velazquez is particularly proud of her work in that fight scene.
"There was really a technique that was shown. Also, we picked this really beautiful music from Oliver Shanting and the set was just so spectacular. There were probably 150 people on the set watching. It was really like giving a performance. If anybody had kids or family that were going to come to the set, they all picked that scene. So, it really felt like we were performing."
