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 Charlize Theron
Interview By: Rocco Passafuime If there was ever an actress that has exceeded so many expectations over the course of her career, it’s Charlize Theron. Born in South Africa, Theron initially made her mark as a model. As one, pursuing an acting career would be met with much greater skepticism in an industry where most models who make the crossover are relegated to “pretty face” stereotype roles. But Charlize persisted and it wasn’t long before she garnered roles in films like The Devil’s Advocate and The Cider House Rules. Theron soon proved her skeptics had indeed been wrong when she garnered a Best Actress Oscar for her role as serial killer Aileen Wuornos in Monster, as well as an additional nomination in the category for her role in North Country. Now, once again, Theron continues to show there’s far more to her than her statuesque model looks would have you suggest otherwise with a role as Ella in the film Battle in Seattle, a drama which re-enacts the 1999 event that involved 50,000 people protesting against the World Trade Organization. Directing and screenwriting this movie is actor Stuart Townsend, who happens to also be dating the 33 year-old actress. But, as Charlize will tell you, she has been a longtime advocate of liberal causes and it didn’t take her long to jump right on board her boyfriend’s directorial debut, which focuses on the anti-globalization effort. “Well, I got involved when Stuart started his research, which was a long, long time ago,” Theron recalls, “But I remember him giving me Anita Roddick’s book Take It Personally and I read that. And I started realizing, I think the first thing that hit me was that there was never really a mention of anything globalization prior to the Battle In Seattle. “ “Nobody ever mentioned that on television,” she adds, “It was never spoke or written about. It was almost something that didn’t exist and that that would happen in Seattle really changed that. I think a lot of people are going to feel that way. It’s one of those things that very few people know about and people keep saying, God, I knew nothing about this. So that’s why I’m really excited about this film.” We asked Theron what the experience was like working with a first-time filmmaker, who also happens to be someone she is very close to. “It’s going to be a boring answer,” she replies, “It’s like working with any other first-time director and it has to be. Otherwise, then I’m just there screwing up his movie, so when you go to work, you go to work. And the good thing is we’re both really passionate about what we do, so that’s not hard, when we go, and when we’re doing it, we’re in it. But yeah, I think the only difference is that I stumbled a few times by calling him ‘Baby’ in front of his crew, which he really wasn’t very pleased ... |
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