Angelina Jolie to Star as Grendel’s Mother in Animated “Beowulf”
By ph. diddy on Aug 18, 2005 in Movie News
This movie sounds promising:
Angelina Jolie will star in “Beowulf,” a big-budget film based on the old story of a Scandinavian hero who slays a beast.
Robert Zemeckis will direct the film, which also stars Ray Winstone and Crispin Glover. As with Zemeckis’ last release, “The Polar Express,” “Beowulf” will use “performance-capture” technology, which transforms the actors into computer-animated versions of themselves.
The Old English epic poem, which is thought to have been written in the eighth century, chronicles the exploits of Beowulf, who saves the Danes from Grendel the monster.
Winstone (”Sexy Beast”) will play the title character and will be joined by Glover as Grendel and Jolie as Grendel’s mother… Rounding out the cast are Anthony Hopkins, Robin Wright Penn, John Malkovich, Alison Lohman and Brendan Gleeson.
“Beowulf” is slated for a 2007 release. source
2 Comment(s)
By Legion on Sep 15, 2005 | Reply
What with the motion caoture stuff and Beowulf being tempted by somebody or other? What’s that doing in the story? I still think chris bale would have been ideal as beowulf.
By Donyell on Sep 20, 2005 | Reply
Bale is usually a good choice for about anything