Starring in the 2005 movie Doom nearly ended her career, Rosamund Pike has said.<\/p>\n
The sci-fi action horror was based on the video game series of the same name and stars Dwayne Johnson<\/a> and Karl Urban alongside Pike, who was relatively new to film at the time. The film focuses on a group of marines on a rescue mission to Mars, where they battle demon-like creatures.<\/p>\n Speaking on the How To Fail With Elizabeth Day podcast, she explained that she\u2019d been working on Pride & Prejudice when she was asked to be in Doom and was \u201chaving great fun in my cornfields in my bonnet\u201d filming the Jane Austen adaptation.<\/p>\n \u201cSo suddenly I\u2019m in this film with the Rock, and I realise how utterly ill-equipped I am to be an action star,\u201d she added. \u201c[There were] macho guys. There were weights on the set. Every time a gun was brought out, it was kind of like a holy relic for the Doom fans. I was just out of my comfort zone, out of my league, out of my depth.\u201d<\/p>\n Check out the episode below, with the Doom discussion about 32 minutes in.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Doom received a negative critical reception and bombed at the box office, grossing under $60million against a production budget between $60-70million.<\/p>\n \u201cIt was an absolute bomb. I mean, I probably could have ended my career,\u201d Pike said. \u201cIt was just probably one of the worst films ever made. I mean, it was a catastrophe. I don\u2019t read the reviews, but you get the sense like you\u2019re lucky to have survived that one.\u201d<\/p>\n After Doom, Pike featured in the period dramas An Education and Made In Dagenham and movies including Johnny English Reborn, Wrath Of The Titans<\/a>, Jack Reacher and The World\u2019s End.<\/p>\n Her portrayal of Amy Dunne in the 2014 psychological thriller Gone Girl<\/a> was lauded by critics and earned the actress numerous nominations, including one for Best Actress at the Oscars<\/a>.<\/p>\n