Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt present for Beowulf UK Premiere
Hollywood Celebrity couple, Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt attended the British premiere of the movie Beowulf on Sunday in London’s Leicester Square. The Goodwill ambassador, who recently has won ‘Freedom Award’ from the International Rescue Committee due to her efforts to protect the refugees, chatted with fans and posed for pictures.
It’s so, so nice to see all these fans here, it always is. I haven’t been here for a little bit. I lived here for a few years, and I do plan to come back more often. I think it’s remarkable that it has the rating it has. It’s quite an extraordinary film and some of it shocked me.
- Angelina Jolie told press -
Beowulf hits theaters on November 16, 2007. Angelina Jolie signed on to star in a big-screen adaptation of the epic English poem Beowulf two years ago. The movie has been directed by Robert Zemeckis and it will utilize “performance-capture” technology, which transforms the actors into computer-animated versions of themselves.
An adaptation of the ancient Old English poem, which chronicled the adventures of Beowulf, it will feature Nil By Mouth star Ray Winstone in the title role, Crispin Glover as Grendel and Angelina as Grendel’s mother. Jolie will play the queen of darkness who tempts the Viking during his quest to become king.