Angelina Jolie is a breathtakingly stunning and hardworking actress whose rich legacy in Hollywood speaks volumes about her dedication and devotion to her profession. Jolie has been in the film industry for decades as she began her journey in showbiz as a child artist. Since then, the award-winning actress has starred in numerous blockbuster and thrilling projects.
The Eternals movie star has proved that she can play any character with nuance and perfection and help it bring to life on the silver screen, for she has depicted many challenging, unhinged, and complex roles in her career. She is easily one of the most in-demand artists, with whom every bigwig director and talent wants to work.
According to reports, Jolie allegedly asked to gain weight for her potential role in the forthcoming sequel to the 1999 American romantic heist film The Thomas Crown Affair featuring Pierce Brosnan.
Did Angelina Jolie Ask To Gain Weight For Upcoming The Thomas Crown Affair Sequel?
Angelina Jolie is rumored to be the top contender for an unclosed role in the forthcoming Thomas Crown Affair movie sequel, and as per rumors, she needs to gain weight. The much-awaited movie will feature Pierce Brosnan reprising his role as Thomas Crown, a billionaire. Actors often work tirelessly to gain weight and build muscles to match their character appearance, and for that, they have to follow strict diet regimens and do arduous workouts.
Jolie is no stranger when portraying physically challenging roles and starring in action-packed movies. According to an exclusive source who dished Mirror Uk, the California native actress has been asked to gain weight for the unrevealed part in the forthcoming film.
The source told the outlet,
“Ideally they want Angelina to put on two stone for the role. It is going to be very physically demanding, which is why they want her to carry the extra weight. They don’t want a reprise of what happened with Wanted, where she was fainting, and they had to take her costumes in.”
The alleged source continued,
“She was also slated for being too skinny to portray an action woman, and for Thomas Crown, they want a convincing female lead. Hopefully, she will take them up on it – a few extra pounds wouldn’t hurt her.”
The John McTiernan-directed movie Thomas Crown Affair earned critical acclaim and received positive reviews from the audience. Nevertheless, the potential sequel has been rumored to have happened for years. As for Angelina Jolie’s potential role, the actress had asked to bulk up as the moviemakers did not want to repeat the same scenario that happened on the set of her 2008 film Wanted.
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Angelina Jolie Talks About Working in Wanted
Angelina Jolie has done numerous action genre movies and bulked up for her parts in them to effectively perform the action sequences. In 2008, the actress appeared in the action thriller Wanted, in which she played the role of Fox. Jolie delivers a phenomenal performance. In a candid interview, the 48-year-old actress opened up about her experience working in this movie, saying,
“I was itching to do something that was physical because I had done some emotional films and I had been at home with the kids. I didn’t know that there was anything original out there [until] I came across this script. One, it has a great story. A lot of action movies are kind of lacking in that. It’s got a dark sense of humor, and it’s wild, and the stunts — I knew that they were going to be done in an original way.
Angelina Jolie starrer Wanted amassed $342 million at the global box office and boasts a stellar cast featuring James McAvoy, Morgan Freeman, Thomas Kretschmann, Konstantin Khabensky, and Dato Bakhtadze, among more.
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Source: Mirror UK
