Emily Blunt took on extremely odd tasks around the farm in preparation for her Looper role.

The British actress stars alongside Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Bruce Willis in the upcoming sci-fi thriller.

Emily's character Sara cultivates the land in the film.

The actress was happy to get her hands dirty for the part and had wood flown in to her home in California so that her activities looked authentic.

"Yes, that's right. And [the preparation] worked. I actually do not chop wood like a sissy. I practiced for a few weeks beforehand," she told Cinema Blend.

Emily's persona Sara also handled firearms throughout the film.

Unfortunately the star didn't have as much experience with pistols as she did wood.

"[They] sort of handed to me on the day," she explained.

"I didn't have much time to play around with the shotgun. But I'd been to a gun range before, and have fired those sorts of things before. Badly, I might add. Oh, I had a BB gun my brother's BB gun when I was young. That was the only experience with guns that I've had."

Looper will be released in US theatres this weekend.