Angelina Jolie is revealed to be a big Star Wars fan (and her favorite character is NOT Princess Leia but a bounty hunter) on her 40th birthday
Angelina Jolie is a big Star Wars fan and her favorite character is not someone obvious.
When the Oscar winner interviewed Domhnall Gleeson for the new issue of Interview magazine, she revealed the character she likes the most from the sci-fi franchise is not the courageous and proud Princess Leia, but rather silent bounty hunter Boba Fett.
The interview came out on Thursday, the same day the wife of Brad Pitt turned 40-years-old.
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She's a sci-fi fan! Angelina Jolie, pictured in January, told Domhnall Gleeson in Interview magazine that she likes the Star Wars films; the actress turned 40-years-old on Thursday
The guy who kills people: The Oscar winning actress named Boba Fett as her favorite character in the Star Wars movies
He was for hire: The bounty hunter (right) with Darth Vader; in the background is Lando Calrissian, played by Billy Dee Williams
The subject: Jolie talked to Gleeson for the new issue of Interview magazine
Jolie cast Gleeson in the WWII survival drama Unbroken, which she directed. The subject of Star Wars came up because the actor has a part in JJ Abrams' reboot The Force Awakens, which hits theaters this December.
'I'm personally a Boba Fett fan,' the mother of six told the 32-year-old Irish actor.
Fett is a bounty hunter who wears a heavy helmet with glass shield, armor and is loaded up with weapons and ammunition.
Angelina has already played versions of Fett with in Tomb Raider and Wanted.
When Gleeson suggested the Maleficent star could get a part in the new Star Wars film, which also stars vets Harrison Ford (as Han Solo), Mark Hamill (as Luke Skywalker) and Carrie Fisher (as Leia) , she asked, 'Can Boba Fett have a missus? Well, put in a good word for me, then.'
Domhnall then admitted Star Wars was not his top film.
'I was more an Indiana Jones kid than a Star Wars kid,' he said.
Though Angelina was supposed to be doing the interviewing, Domhnall couldn't resist asking the A Mighty Heart actress a few questions.
'So were you an actor first then director?' he queried.
'Yeah, well pretty much,' the LA native offered.
She would seem to be more up Jolie's alley: Carrie Fisher as the fearless Princess Leia in The Empire Strikes Back in 1980
With her men: Leia (center) with Luke Skywalker (left, played by Mark Hamill) and Hana Solo (right, played by Harrison Ford) in 1977's A New Hope - all three are reprising their roles for December's The Force Awakens
'My mom always wanted me to be an actor. And I started going to theater and going on auditions young. I only realized about five years ago that I actually didn't want to be an actor.'
Though she has been in the public eye for 20 years, thanks to starring roles in blockbusters like Wanted, Salt and Maleficent, she said she doesn't like being in the spotlight.
'I'm a very private person,' she said. 'I don't go out much. I'm home with kids. I go to work. I don't really like being the focus of attention, which is why I like being behind the camera more.'
Chewie and Han are back: When Gleeson suggested Jolie could get a part in The Force Awakens, she asked, 'Can Boba Fett have a missus? Well, put in a good word for me, then'; here Harrison Ford is seen with Chewbacca in a clip from the December film
Her next film will be By The Sea, which is a drama about a couple that learns more about their crumbling marriage as they chat up locals while on a Mediterranean vacation. She directs and husband Brad Pitt co-stars.
This is the first time they have acted together since 2005's Mr & Mrs Smith.
It is not known how or where Jolie will be spending her 40th birthday on Thursday.
By his side: Her next film will be By The Sea, which is a drama about a couple that learns more about their crumbling marriage as they meet locals while on a Mediterranean vacation. She directs and husband Brad Pitt co-stars; here the marrieds are seen in 2012
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