Jacob Elordi was locked in a coffin with a snake for two days during ‘Euphoria’: ‘He just kept curling up at my feet’ |

Jacob Elordi revealed that he spent two days in a coffin while filming Nate’s dramatic death sequence in the final season of Euphoria. Image Credit (Instagram)

Jacob Elordi recounted the extreme measures taken to film his character’s demise in Euphoria’s final season, detailing an unexpectedly surreal experience that involved being locked in a coffin with a live reptile for an extended period. The 29-year-old actor talked about his return to the series and the several challenging scenes that creator Sam Levinson orchestrated for his character Nate’s exit.During his appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Elordi joked about the demanding nature of his latest episodes. “I think Sam brought me back to torture me,” she told co-star Colman Domingo, who was arranging the evening’s duties. The actor described the whole experience as exhausting, recalling weeks of physical punishment. “It was like six weeks before I got hit by a seven-foot guy,” he explained.

The actor joked that the snake used during filming was so calm that it kept crawling at his feet instead of acting threatening. Image Credit (Instagram)

Jacob Elordi in the sequence of the coffin and the burial aliveWhen discussing his character’s most extreme death sequence, Elordi offered vivid details about the filming process. His character Nate was buried alive and eventually killed by a rattlesnake bite in the final episode, forcing Elordi to spend an extended period locked in an unusual space.

Elordi said creator Sam Levinson put him through physically demanding scenes, including being buried alive as part of Nate’s final story. Image Credit (Instagram)

“I locked myself in a coffin for two days straight with prosthetics and a fake tongue, and I couldn’t see with my eyes. And then Sam put snakes in the coffin,” Elordi shared, describing the sensory deprivation and claustrophobia of the experience. Despite the seemingly nightmarish scenario, the actor revealed an unexpected attitude towards the ordeal.

Jacob Elordi on the surprisingly docile nature of the boa constrictor

Surprisingly, Elordi expressed comfort with the arrangement, even though he shared the confined space with a live boa constrictor who played the role of the rattlesnake in the final sequence. Rather than being threatened by the reptile, the actor found the experience oddly pleasant.“He had a very nice personality. He was very docile and very sleepy. I don’t think he had much sun,” Elordi recalled about the snake’s behavior. “I was kind of coaxing it, trying to get it to activate and do the scene, because it was meant to be threatening. But it was like a little dog. It just crawled at my feet,” he added, describing the snake’s reluctance to perform the threatening actions necessary for the scene.The actor explained the snake’s movements during the shoot. “It would fall down the tube, and then it would slide down, and then it would find a warm little spot,” Elordi explained, painting a picture of a creature far more interested in comfort than in delivering a convincing performance as a deadly reptile.

Jacob Elordi’s surprisingly positive attitude to the ordeal

Despite the various tortuous situations his character faced throughout the final episodes, Elordi maintained that the experience was ultimately enjoyable. He rationalized his enthusiasm for grueling scenes with practical logic.“You don’t have a line. So you just have to go, ‘Ahhhhhh!’ That’s all you have to do. It’s great,” he explained, noting the simplicity of performing a non-verbal death scene after the complexities of previous seasons.

Despite enduring snakes and coffins on set, Elordi admitted that murky dishwater scares him more than either, calling it one of his biggest fears. Image Credit (Instagram)

The unexpected fears of Jacob ElordiWhile Elordi showed remarkable composure when it came to snakes and coffins, he revealed three real sources of anxiety that have little to do with reptiles or confined spaces. “Dark, dying water and—perhaps most shockingly for the audience and Domingo—dish water,” she listed when asked about her fears.

The actor explained at length his aversion to doing household chores that involve dishwater. “You know when it gets like a piece of chicken lying around in there, some leftover lentils. It’s always like lukewarm. There’s nothing you can do about it. You stick your fingers in it,” Elordi explained with visible distress at the mere thought. His visceral reaction to the concept had the host actor questioning how dishwater could be scarier than sharing a coffin with a boa constrictor.Elordi’s reasoning, however, cleared up his phobia. “You don’t know what’s in that dish,” he claimed, suggesting that the unknowable elements lurking in the murky water represented a more genuine source of fear than any controlled filming scenario involving reptiles or elaborate prosthetics.“Euphoria” is currently available to stream on HBO Max.