Elsa Pataky is a ruthless supernatural seductress in the highly-anticipated Netflix show Tidelands, which premieres on December 14.
And while fight scenes and racy moments were fine for the Spanish actress, she found one particular scene confronting to film.
Speaking to Daily Mail Australia in Sydney on Tuesday, the mother-of-three revealed a shock altercation with a child was difficult to read on the script.
EXCLUSIVE ‘It was really hard for me’: Elsa Pataky reveals struggle with confronting moment on Netflix’s Tidelands… and how Chris Hemsworth helped prepare her for racy scenes (Pictured: Netflix stars Aaron Jakubenko and Elsa Pataky)
‘It was hard. That scene was really hard for me, because you’d never do that to a kid, you know?’ she added.
Elsa, who plays seductive siren Adrielle Cuthbert on the series, shares daughter India Rose, six, and twin sons Tristan and Sasha, four, with husband Chris Hemsworth.
Separating the shock moment from reality, she claimed it was necessary for the story.
‘It’s supernatural and reality and fantasy, and it’s part of it. I think people will see. It’s a good start in a way to see how they are established a lot for people to understand,’ she said.
‘That scene was really hard for me, because you’d never do that to a kid’: Elsa, who plays seductive siren Adrielle Cuthbert on the series, shares daughter India Rose, six, and twin sons Tristan and Sasha, four, with husband Chris Hemsworth
Doting parents: Elsa married Thor star Chris Hemsworth, 34, in late 2010
Adrielle is both beautiful and dangerous in the series, and kisses multiple co-stars as ‘the darkly enigmatic’ leader of a group of siren-human hybrids.
Speaking of how she approached the steamy scenes written for her in the script with her Thor star husband, she joked, ‘You don’t talk about it. You skip it’, as she pretended to gesture ‘don’t read that part.’
Co-star Aaron Jakubenko, who plays Augie Mcteer, chimed in: ‘Fortunately both our partners are actors so there’s that understanding there. There’s that teamwork.’
‘Don’t read that part’: Elsa initially joked that she ‘skipped’ the racy scenes when discussing the new series with husband Chris Hemsworth, before revealing he was extremely supportive (Elsa pictured with co-star Aaron)
Elsa said she and Chris read each other’s scripts before they accept roles, adding: ‘It’s great having a partner that understands what you’re doing.’
Not only did Chris read Elsa’s script and offer his opinion, she says he helped run her lines for the racy scenes ahead of her return to the screen.
The Fast And Furious star stopped working in the industry for a few years to be more involved in her children’s life, but says the Netflix role came at the ‘exactly right, perfect moment’.
Steamy! Elsa’s character Adrielle is both beautiful and dangerous in the series, and kisses multiple co-stars as ‘the darkly enigmatic’ leader of the siren-human hybrids group Tidelanders (Elsa with co-star Marco Pigossi)
‘They’re grown up and they go to school, so it was a great moment for me to start getting in to what I’m passionate about’: Elsa said the role with Netflix made for the perfect return to acting
‘I think know they’re grown up and they go to school, so now it was a great moment for me to start getting in to what I’m passionate about and to be creative again.’
‘I was shooting so close to where I live (Byron Bay), so it was amazing,’ Elsa boasted, noting she was back to pick up the kids from school most days.
Elsa married Thor star Chris Hemsworth, 34, in late 2010, and the couple share three children: daughter India Rose, six, and twin sons Tristan and Sasha, four.
The pair, who were previously based in Los Angeles, now enjoy a blissfully relaxed life in Byron Bay on Australia’s east coast.
Elsa’s new Netflix show Tidelands centres around the mysterious appearance of a body that washes ashore in the small fishing village of Orphelin Bay.
Tidelands – the first Australian original series for Netflix – debuts on December 14
Tidelands – the first Australian original series for Netflix – debuts on December 14