has shared an insight into the preparation she and underwent for .
Tessa, 39, and 36-year-old Michael went all out for their characters, who are called Bianca and Adonis Creed respectively.
The Marvel star revealed in a new interview that they even went to couple’s therapy while in character, noting the line between ‘character and us’ got blurred.
‘I’ll say it was an early experience in couples therapy for us both [personally], but it was as these characters, which is very weird,’ Tessa explained this week.
‘I think it reminded us of our own personal lives that going to therapy, even when a relationship is good, can be a good thing if you’re trying to just sharpen communication and figure out how someone works.
‘It’s useful in so many relationships,’ she added , also saying that although she and Michael were in character, they also ‘reflected on their own relationships’.
The is the ninth overall in the Rocky franchise, and this time sees Creed face off against an old friend-turned foe, Damian ‘Dame’ Anderson, played by , after he resurfaces following a lengthy prison sentence.
After attending the films European premiere in earlier this week Tessa and Jonathan appeared to speak about the movie, and the former revealed .
Tessa, whose character Bianca shares a daughter with husband Creed, touched upon the fact their child is all grown up in the latest instalment of the franchise.
Born deaf in the previous movie, Amara is played by Mila in her first major acting role.
The nine-year-old actress is deaf herself too.
Speaking about working with the young talent, Tessa said Mila was a ‘dream’ to work with, and that the cast learnt sign language for the movie and to communicate with her too.
‘She is just remarkable, and I cannot wait for the world to meet her via this movie and also the kind of amazing representation that we just haven’t seen in film before,’ she said.
After Tessa shared that they learnt sign language, Jonathan jumped in and joked that he had ‘tried the best’ he could.
However, Tessa praised his efforts and said: ‘We learnt some things and you did pretty well.’
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