NakedIfIWantTo
on the come up
- Joined
- Mar 21, 2009
- Messages
- 5,006
- Reaction score
- 2
Just WOW.
^That's because most of the other celebrities who had worn something from that collection pretty much wore the whole runway look. It's just so typical and boring (Zoe Saldana and Camilla Belle, I'm looking at you). I love that Charlize (and her stylist) did something different and fresh.
We can finally see the footage of the 'incident' which really wasn't an 'incident' How London Foreign press write his stuff... Happy to see that she still has her sense of humour
It in the press conference part 2 around 2:20.

Interview:
Unlike other movie stars who slip out of the spotlight for an extended period, there was no spectacular box-office flop, no public fall from grace, no stint in rehab. The lady in question was simply busy pursuing other kinds of creative endeavors. But—as the résumé of nearly 40 films, a mantel containing a slew of coveted acting trophies, and the stacks of high-glam magazine covers confirm—Charlize Theron remains a movie star, and she is back.
The actress, whose early career received attention more for her uncommon beauty and statuesque screen presence than for her increasingly compelling acting skills, is back on the big screen once again after a lengthy sabbatical. And now, on the brink of the release of Young Adult, her first major starring role since 2008, the actress’s uniquely upbeat-yet-laid-back demeanor suggests she’s glad to be back. “I’ve got to tell you, it’s probably the best experience I’ve ever had on a film,” she says of making Young Adult. “I had an amazing time.”
It was an experience that almost didn’t happen: When director Jason Reitman (reuniting with his Juno collaborator, screenwriter Diablo Cody) first pursued Theron for the lead role of Mavis Gary—a writer of young-adult novels whose arrested-development issues lead her back to her hometown in pursuit of her now-married high school flame (Patrick Wilson)—the actress had prior commitments and wasn’t available. Expecting to spend the better part of a year shooting director George Miller’s Mad Max reboot, Mad Max: Fury Road, in Australia, she couldn’t bring herself to even look at the script. “I said, ‘I don’t want to read anything,’” she says, “‘because I’ll be depressed and want to *********** because I can’t do it.’” But when Mad Max: Fury Road’s long-gestating production hit a snag, Reitman circled back to find the actress had some time to spare and was therefore more receptive to his pitch.
“Prior to that, I didn’t work for three years,” says Theron. But by “work” she means in front of the camera, since she was in the throes of a different kind of creative endeavor: She launched a television arm of her production company, Denver & Delilah Films, developing a series with David Fincher called Mind Hunter (based on the book by John Douglas) for HBO, among other TV and feature projects currently in the pipeline. “I was really happy with the work we were developing,” she says. “It was a highly creative time in my life.”
She and Reitman huddled to hammer out a shared vision before she formally signed on. “It was definitely not from the first read that I went, ‘This is it!’” she says. “But that’s usually a good sign—I think the good ones in my career have felt that way.” Once director, star, and script were fully in accord, Theron returned to life in front of the camera. “It was nerve-wracking the first couple of weeks, and then we just kind of hit our flow. The whole thing was just a pleasure.”
Theron says Mavis, her character in Young Adult—a 37-year-old woman still clinging to the childish habits of her popular-girl past—“never really grew up. She went through life writing teen novels and never evolved. You can’t expect somebody who has that set of tools to go about life in any way better than the way she does.” But as real, relatable, and eminently flawed as Mavis seems, “I don’t relate to everything,” says Theron. “The way we go about things in our lives is very different. But at the core, I had empathy for how she went about it, which was sometimes brutal. She’s like this horrible car accident you can’t take your eyes off of. But I really loved the fact she’s a girl in her mid-thirties and [am interested in] the way the world looks at a girl that age who’s still single. But her tool set is very different from mine.”
For one thing, Theron never indulged in an arrested adolescence. “I grew up quickly,” she says, recalling leaving her parents’ South African farm to attend the School of Performing Arts in Johannesburg. “It doesn’t matter where you go to school, there’s always the popular girl, but we didn’t really have the prom queen and prom king, and all of that stuff. There were different pressures. I went to a pretty strict art school—it was really conservative. You had to get on your knees so the teachers could make sure your school uniform was below your knees. It was not as relaxed as I think schools are in America. I definitely grew up a lot faster than some of my friends did.”
After a now-fabled discovery that sounds almost perfectly scripted (a talent agent spotted the towering young Theron while she was quarreling with a bank teller during a visit to LA), the actress swiftly made a name for herself in Hollywood, culminating in her famously transformative, Oscar-winning turn playing serial killer Aileen Wuornos in 2003’s Monster. She followed that up with a string of trophy-worthy performances, and at this stage in her career, she embraces a sense of gratitude for the admittedly rare chances to dig as deep as she has. “You could have an outline of what you want your career to be, and if you don’t have the opportunities to really deliver on that, you’re stuck in the same place,” she says. “I’ve always been very, very aware of the fact I only have the career I have today because of the opportunities—first and foremost.”
And yet she gives her personal work ethic due credit. “There’s great tenacity when I tackle something, and I don’t half-*** anything. When I work, I work really, really hard. And I think that—combined with people who believe in me— has been really a great blessing,” says Theron. “You choose the life you want for yourself, and then you just shut up and go about it. That’s how I’ve lived my life.”
Post-Young Adult, Theron has gotten back to business with a vengeance. Next summer’s Prometheus is a sci-fi epic initially conceived by producer/director Ridley Scott as an Alien prequel before re-tweaking it as its own franchise- promising property. “I think every actor has that one iconic director who sets a genre he or she wants to work with, and for me that’s Ridley Scott,” says Theron. “When he called and asked if I wanted to do this, and he was willing to develop the role a little bit with me, I was really excited. I think people are going to be pleased with where he went with this. [Scott] is just one of those people [for whom] you go, ‘For sure, you are doing what you’re supposed to do on this earth.’”
Debuting almost simultaneously is Snow White & the Huntsman, which finds Theron playing The Evil Queen to Kristen Stewart’s dwarf-friendly fairy-tale heroine. “This has been a great sandbox to play in— huge sets and great costumes, and yet very grounded material,” she says, offering a tip of the crown to the inspiration behind her take on the beauty-obsessed monarch. “There was definitely something [about the character] that always reminded me of Jack Nicholson in The Shining. I played with the idea of that cabin fever, being stuck in a castle, and slowly losing your mind, your obsessions eating you up, and becoming capable of doing something you didn’t necessarily think you would be capable of.”
Even with such high-profile roles at hand (the Mad Max film is a go again, too), Theron still wonders about her career longevity now that she, too, is no longer a young adult. “I don’t know if I feel I’m here to stay,” she says, “but that’s a good thing. That keeps you on your toes. I think this is an industry where you can’t get too comfortable. It’s constantly churning with great talent, and you’ve got to raise the bar and try to push yourself. I don’t ever want to kind of feel, Yeah, I’m here. I made it. I think that would probably be the time to retire. I don’t ever want to get comfortable with anything.”
Hopefully someone will put the whole thing on YT. I am quite impressed by the amount of promo she is doing for those movies. I don't remember seeing that much of her since Monster and Hancock.
Uploaded with ImageShack.usActress Charlize Theron photographed at Lulu's Cafe in Los Angeles. Theron stars in the film Young Adult. (Wally Skalij/ Los Angeles Times)The actress sought out Jason Reitman to see beyond her looks and give her a challenge. She had her work cut out for her.
Much like her character in the new film "Young Adult," Charlize Theron is a stalker. While the film's Mavis goes after an old boyfriend, Theron has begun targeting interesting directors willing to see beyond her striking beauty.
After having taken on challenging roles in the past only to have them disappoint in the execution, the 36-year-old actress now looks to work with visionaries at the helm of her films. She sought out Jason Reitman at last year's Academy Awards, where the writer-director had been nominated for his George Clooney-starring "Up in the Air," Theron's favorite film of 2009.
"We were walking into the theater, and he and his wife were in front of us. I thought, 'Oh, God, don't be that person,' but I was. I tapped him on the shoulder and said, 'I just love your film,'" said Theron, whose shyness often prevents her from reaching out to those she admires.
She adds, "The directors that I really suss out, the ones that really inspire me, make the kind of films I feel could raise my bar.... I'm a bit of a director groupie."
Theron's single-minded desire to work with the 34-year-old auteur led her to the challenging "Young Adult," a tar-black comedy written by Reitman's "Juno" collaborator Diablo Cody. That dedication helped Theron understand the role of Mavis Gary — a thirtysomething ghostwriter trapped in a state of arrested development who feels her life will get back on track once she reconnects with her high school boyfriend — despite the fact that he is happily married and a brand-new father.
"I knew that there was something great about her," said the actress of the character, while sipping a Coke poolside at the Chateau Marmont. "I didn't know how to go about doing it. I think that's always a good sign. She wasn't an easy character to find. She definitely played hard to get."
Mavis is anything but a sympathetic character. She's a reality-TV-watching, hair-pulling alcoholic with little self-awareness. She may be the protagonist, but she's hardly an antihero because she lacks the tools for any kind of change.
Theron empathized with Mavis, but she never liked her, and that was more than enough to interest the former ballerina and model. "I think the greatest characters are the unlikable ones, but mainly men get to play them. Rarely do women. And they are so delicious. Like Nicole Kidman in 'To Die For,' I wanted that character to live next to me. Did I want her to be my daughter? No. But those characters are so interesting."
Despite Mavis' complexity — or maybe because of it — Theron had a great time on the set of the film. "Young Adult" was shot in a speedy 30 days in upstate New York. To Theron, it was her favorite way to work: small crew, long hours, no frills. The actress even bypassed the traditional hair and makeup artists and put herself together — a process that worked well for Mavis, who, when she's not desperately trying to seduce her ex (Patrick Wilson), can be found trudging down the street in day-old makeup and battered sweats.
"On the drive out to the suburbs, I would just sleep in my makeup. I would literally get out of the car and walk onto the set and be ready to shoot," said Theron. "And we would shoot all day long. I wouldn't go to my trailer. It almost felt like a student film."
Theron's costar Patton Oswalt appreciated her drive. "It was such a relief to work with someone who's a professional, who doesn't have the belief that her talent comes from somewhere up high. No, her talent comes from working really hard. That's all she believes in."
With the humor in "Young Adult" so dark viewers may not be sure whether to laugh or cry, even Theron was ambivalent toward the finished product upon her first screening, saying she felt like she'd been "punched in the face over and over again." She has since watched it with audiences during test screenings, which has been easier. "I didn't know what people would respond to. Are they going to get it? It was nice to see what they responded to, what they laughed at."
Ultimately, Theron trusted her director and his vision. The film ends in a rather surprising manner, which is sure to have a divisive effect on audiences. But it was an ending Theron believed in, and she signed on to the film only after Reitman promised her he would not change it.
"The third act is my favorite part of any movie I've ever done," the actress says. "It's the most deserving third act I've ever been a part of: the rawness, the surprise, the curve."






we are hearing tons of stories we never heard before.Yes! It's even quite surprising at this point. I remember seeing that much of her. Or hearing her talk that much of her private life. I wonder what was the turning pointwe are hearing tons of stories we never heard before.
Posted via Mobile Device