Angelia Jolie opens a new chapter in her career as she joins the Marvel Cinematic Universe. She talks about her character in Eternals and the chemistry on set
Angelina Jolie—who’s never heard of her? The actress and filmmaker has a career that spans almost four decades working on a range of genres, having numerous accolades under her belt, being one of Hollywood’s high-paid actresses and one of the most influential people in the entertainment industry. It’s easy to be awed by Jolie’s career and achievements.
In addition to award-winning performances, action-star roles and voicing characters in animation films—Jolie is welcoming a new chapter in her career as she officially joins the Marvel Cinematic Universe, playing Thena in Chloé Zhao’s Eternals.
Ahead of its launch in Hong Kong, Jolie shares with Tatler about her character Thena, why Chloé Zhao is the perfect choice to helm the movie and her bond with her co-stars on set.
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Can you tell us more about who the Eternals are?
The Eternals have been around a long time. The story is about them coming to Earth and their relationship with humans from the beginning. They are there as humanity evolves, so they change as humans change. But they are immortal aliens who form a team to protect humanity.
What’s the ability of your character, Thena?
Thena’s a fighter. She’s like the goddess of war. She can manifest many different weapons in her hands.
What was your impression of the costume and when all the cast members came together on set?
It was an interesting day because when you’re alone and you’re putting on that kind of an outfit and you’re standing there in your trailer and you’re looking at yourself, you’re thinking “what am I doing? I’m in a superhero outfit.” But what happened when we did all come together was that we were quite moved. Then, of course, we all laughed about who was going to be who for Halloween, and how we were all going to switch outfits.
How was the bond and chemistry with your co-stars on set?
It’s interesting, and I don’t know if this is the genius of how Chloé [Zhao] cast us, but it felt like we’d known each other before. I don’t know what it was, but we were friends very quickly. The person I had to be closest to was Don [Lee]. We naturally found each other immediately, and we were kind of inseparable.
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