Adria Arjona reveals the painful cost of making ‘Onslaught’

NEW YORK − When it came time to step into the lead role of her latest film, Adria Arjona had a guiding principle: Do as Diego Luna would.

With the new action thriller "Onslaught" (in theaters Sept. 4), Arjona, 34, says it was "incredibly exciting" to be the centerpiece of a movie, coming off roles as co-leads or supporting characters in films like "Hit Man," "Splitsville" and "Blink Twice." When thinking about how to approach the opportunity, she looked at Luna, her costar on the "Star Wars" series "Andor."

"Diego was a big inspiration," Arjona says during a recent visit to USA TODAY's studio. "I'm like, 'When I'm No. 1 on the call sheet, I want to be like him.' He's so supportive to his actors. He's incredibly collaborative with his directors. Even though he's a director himself, he never gets in the way of a director. He's a very intensive listener, which I admire a lot."

Arjona goes through the wringer with "Onslaught," in which she plays an Army sniper, Celeste, fighting to protect her daughter after rogue super-soldiers attack their trailer park. The movie, which was shot at night in the windy New Mexico desert, was "without a…

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