Angelina Jolie Reveals Plans to Dump Acting for Directing and Philantrophy
Hollywood actress, Angelina Jolie has revealed time in front of the camera may soon be coming to an end after she plays the role of Queen of the Nile, Cleopatra.
In a new interview with BBC Radio 5 Live, the Maleficent actress, 38, confirmed that she’s working on a big-screen Cleopatra biopic — and then hinted that the movie could be her last in front of the camera.
“We’ve been working on it,” she said when asked about the long-rumoured film, which Oscar winners Ang Lee and David Fincher had previously expressed interest in directing. “There have been lots of different ideas of directors and lots of different discussions.”
“She’s complicated,” Jolie explained of the iconic Egyptian queen, played most famously by the late Elizabeth Taylor, who starred opposite real-life love Richard Burton in 1963’s Cleopatra. “It’s complicated to get this one right. I think we’re getting there. It’s very close. I imagine the preparation for it is going to be big.”
“It’s one of those you feel like, well, maybe that’s the one you put everything into, and that’s where you end it, that’s where you finish — in a great way, What could you do beyond that one?”
Jolie has spoken about her desire to focus on other things several times in the past, and even said recently that she’s never really been passionate about acting the way she’s passionate about directing or philanthropy.
“I became an actress because my mom wanted me to become an actress,” she admitted. “It took me until my mid-30s to realize I actually didn’t. I actually wanted to write and direct and be more involved in politics and humanitarian issues. I’ll do a few more films and enjoy it…but I’ve never loved it like I love other things.”
