Angelina Jolie ready for her function within the self-titled Maria Callas biopic by having constructive conversations together with her eldest sons in regards to the movie’s themes like violence and relationships. Chatting with The Sunday Instances, the Oscar winner revealed that her eldest sons Maddox, 23, and Pax, 21 — who additionally labored on the Netflix movie within the assistant director division — assisted her with the function.
The actress mirrored on her time within the movie and admitted to feeling “lucky” in regards to the resolution. “They had been capable of take into account the relationships within the movie and the violence — issues that generally you don’t have the chance to debate along with your sons,” she instructed the outlet.
Within the biopic, Jolie portrays Maria who had a year-long affair with Aristotle Onassis. Nonetheless, that facet is allegedly not explored on-screen. The Maleficent actress additionally defined that she felt related to her character due to one thing they shared in widespread, like their “dedication” to their works.
“I’m a tough employee and a deeply feeling individual,” she mentioned. Jolie believes that Maria is susceptible and generally is not capable of shield herself from “loneliness or emotional ache” which the actress finds extraordinarily human in its personal means. “You reside by way of your communication with the viewers. For Maria and for me, that has all the time been extraordinarily vital,” Jolie added.
Chatting with The Hollywood Reporter, the actress revealed that it wasn’t the primary time for her sons to hitch her on a movie’s set. “They’ve achieved that fairly just a few occasions, and I believe that’s good for them,” she mentioned on the time.