If youve read the book, unbroken, by laura hillenbrand. She was happy to smile and wave at interested locals, saying she it was wonderful to be in werris creek. I dont want to cry, and im not going to cry in front of you, she vows, quickly regaining her composure. If you have a tattoo you can probably rule yourself out because that rad southern cross tat you are rocking was probably a bit ahead of its time in 1945. Angelina jolie interview angelina jolie on unbroken, life. Angelina jolie will direct her new film unbroken in nsw. Put on your stalking boots angelina jolie has confirmed that she will direct her new film unbroken in several locations across sydney and regional new south wales, after bringing her thirty. Superstar checks out tamworth and the small town of werris creek. Hollywood actor angelina jolie starts filming scenes for the movie unbroken in werris creek. The tiny township has been transformed for its hollywood moment, taking a step back in time to the 1940s to set the scene.
Angelina jolie is proving to be an unofficial ambassador for sydneys familyfriendly tourist attractions. Geoff oneill during filming last year, the actressdirector and her six children lived in sydneys eastern suburbs. Sep, 2017 angelina jolie, unbroken the actressdirector suggests her new film, set against the backdrop of cambodian genocide, affected her view of her family and relationship with brad pitt. If youve read the laura hillenbrand book that unbroken is based on. Adapted from laura hillenbrands enormously popular.
In 20, werris creek was chosen by angelina jolie to film her movie, unbroken, with jolie visiting the town herself and mingling with the locals. Nov 18, 2014 angelina jolies penetrating eyes are filling with tears. Movie starturneddirector angelina jolie is set to relocate to australia for several months to shoot her second film. Mar 31, 2015 unbroken, the almost unbelievable story of louis louie zamperini, marked angelina jolie s second time stepping behind the camera. Unbroken, the angelina jolie movie, partly filmed at wallaga lake and on moreton bay will premiere in australia on january 15 2015. Angelina jolie spins louis zamperinis world war ii tale. At the 2011 census, werris creek had a population of 1,437. Werris creek has farewelled the hollywood actor and director, angelina jolie, and the crew associated with the filming of the movie, unbroken.
During her research for her first book, she kept coming across another. Oct 17, 2014 academy award winner angelina jolie directed and produced unbroken, an epic drama that follows the incredible life of olympian and war hero louis louie zamperini jack oconnell who, along with two other crewmen, survived in a raft for 47 days after a near fatal plane crash in wwiionly to be caught by the japanese navy and sent to a prisoner ofwar camp. Unbroken tells the true story of former olympian and reallife. Unbroken, directed by angelina jolie the new york times. On december 14, four days of filming were completed in werris creek, new south. Angelina jolie to film movie in regional nsw the border. Nov 17, 2014 angelina jolie and brad pitt stepped out for the first time as a married couple on sunday in sydney, australia, for the premiere of unbroken. Oct 31, 20 weve been wondering what shes been up to since touching down in australia in september apart from shopping trips with the kids, and now the first photos of angelina jolie hard at work on her second directorial project, unbroken a drama that tells the story of olympian and wwi hero louis zamperini have emerged.
Based on a bestselling book by laura hillenbrand, unbroken tells how louis zamperini an olympic. In 20, different historic locations in werris creek including the train station, alleyways and streets were filmed for angelina jolie s unbroken 2014. Jolie will walk the red carpet in sydney for the premiere of her wwii film on november 17. Most famous for her roles on screen, the academy awardwinning actress is in australia directing and producing unbroken, a biography on the life of olympian louis louie zamperini, who survived in a raft for 47 days after a nearfatal plane crash in the second world war. Zamperini died of pneumonia at the age of 97, variety reported early thursday morning. Werris creek farewells moviemakers abc news australian. Angelina jolie fought uphill battle in bringing true story to screen. Towns on star watch as angelina jolie heads to qld, nsw. Residents in the tiny town of werris creek will have to get used to spotting hollywood star angelina jolie about town with her new film unbroken to be shot in nsw. Angelina jolies unbroken hero was her neighbor all along. Werris creek is also home to the australian railway monument, which houses displays depicting old steam engines through to todays modern trains.
The one story from unbroken that angelina jolie thought was. This is an epic drama that follows the incredible life of olympian and war hero louis. Angelina jolie to film drama unbroken in australia. Hollywood superstar charms locals during flying visit. Jolie will also film at werris creek railway station in the werris creek township in middecember. In 20, different historic locations in werris creek including the train station, alleyways and streets were filmed for angelina jolies unbroken 2014. Angelina jolies unbroken filming locations in australia.
Angelina jolie poses with fans during her visit to werris creek last month. Angelina jolies film has world premiere in sydney abc. Angelina jolie on set of movie unbroken in werris creek nbn news online. She is often cited by popular media as one of the worlds most beautiful women and her offscreen life is widely reported. It is north of quirindi and is at the junction of the main north railway line to armidale and moree. Jolie will walk the red carpet in sydney for the premiere of her wwii film on november 17, it. Angelina jolie returning to australia movie news sbs. Currently, jolie and her crew are filming in sydney but will move to the new location in a few. Werris creek is a small town in new south wales, australia, near tamworth, in liverpool plains shire. Angeline jolie to return to australia for unbroken world.
Hollywood actor angelina jolie starts filming scenes for the movie unbroken in werris creek 14 dec 20, by abc news angelina jolie s unbroken set to shoot in oz. Hollywood star angelina jolie will return to australia next month for the world premiere of unbroken. Angelina jolie visits leases unbroken in werris creek. Werris creek community page ray white rural quirindi. But even after hillenbrands book hit the bestseller list and universal picked up the option for. Oct 10, 20 angelina jolie with unbroken hero louis zamperini. And if some of the scenes looked a little familiar, its because the director chose aussie locations like werris creek, blacktown and cockatoo island to double for smalltown america in the late 1920s, berlin in 1936 and japanese pow camps. Dec 09, 2014 angelina jolie discusses unbroken on todaywatch the video. Nov 18, 2014 hollywood stars angelina jolie and brad pitt strut the red carpet in sydney for the world premiere of jolies second directing effort. Dec 02, 2014 director angelina jolie discusses the incredible true story of louis zamperini as we get to meet the man himself in a featurette for unbroken.
Angelina jolies unbroken filming locations in australia on. The film is based on the life of olympic athlete louis zamperini now 97 who competed in the 1936 olympics, was a bombardier and a japanese pow. Unbroken is a 2014 american war film produced and directed by angelina jolie, written by the coen brothers, richard lagravenese, and william nicholson, based on the 2010 nonfiction book by laura hillenbrand, unbroken. Angelina jolie to make new film unbroken in nsw abc news. See photos, profile pictures and albums from angelina jolie the queen of the world. Unbroken 2 is happening, only with less angelina jolie and way more religion. The one story from unbroken that angelina jolie thought. Angelina jolie s unbroken is the story of wwii pow louis zamperini, and it is a mustsee film this christmas. Dec 23, 2014 director angelina jolie and star jack oconnell talk about making the dramatic wartime adventure about reallife hero louis zamperini. Angelina jolie goes book shopping with the kids in sydney. The film stars jack oconnell as usa olympian and army officer louis louie zamperini, who survived in a raft for 47 days after his bomber crashlanded in the ocean during the.
The north west new south wales town of werris creek is buzzing this morning, as filming of angelina jolie s newest film unbroken gets underway. Angelina jolies unbroken is the story of wwii pow louis zamperini, and it is a mustsee film this christmas. Angelina jolie to film drama unbroken in australia daily. Sep 30, 20 hong kong universal pictures unbroken, which marks angelina jolies second outing as director, will shoot in australia.
During the filming, angelina visited werris creek and. Comments unbroken, the angelina jolie movie, partly filmed at wallaga lake and on moreton bay will premiere in. The set was at an old train station in australias werris creek, new south wales. But even with scenes depicting this mans trials at sea and in a p. Angelina jolie, brad pitt step out for unbroken premiere. It is based on the 2010 nonfiction book by laura hillenbrand, unbroken. Angelina jolie filmed unbroken in australia, with locations that included camden, werris creek, cockatoo island, canberra, moreton bay qld and the roadshow studios complex on the gold coast. At the same time, jolies approach to the enterprise is unexpectedly bythe book. Hollywood actor angelina jolie has confirmed she will direct her new film unbroken in new south wales.
I love angelina jolie and the book gives you a lot of trival things about her. Mar 29, 2020 unbroken is a 2014 american war film produced and directed by angelina jolie and written by the coen brothers, richard lagravenese, and william nicholson. The actress took time out from the location scouting to take snaps with locals from the small town of werris creek, south west of tamworth. Unbroken is a 2014 american war film produced and directed by angelina jolie and written by the coen brothers, richard lagravenese, and william nicholson. Dec 18, 20 werris creek has farewelled the hollywood actor and director, angelina jolie, and the crew associated with the filming of the movie, unbroken. During the filming, angelina visited werris creek and walked around the town talking with locals and happily had pictures taken with them. Unbroken featurette with angelina jolie and louis zamperini. Unbroken is an epic drama that follows the incredible life of olympian and war hero louis louie zamperini jack oconnell who, along with two other crewmen, survived in a raft for 47 days after a nearfatal plane crash in wwii only to be caught by the japanese navy and sent to a prisonerofwar camp. Like all readers of lauras book and all people who love and admire louis, i am a fan, she. Angelina jolie takes selfie with fans on unbroken set e. Dec 25, 2014 angelina jolie opens unbroken with a shot of a celestial blue sky that soon darkens with a battle scene so tense and fluidly choreographed that you quickly sense that, as a director, she.
Yes, even angelina jolie takes selfies while on the set of her new movie unbroken in werris creek, australia today, the 38yearold oscar winner took some time off from directing to pose for. Academy award winner angelina jolie directs and produces unbroken, an epic drama. Angelina jolie on the set of unbroken being filmed in werris creek. I loved the pictures of her in high school that was cool. Be hearty, revealed oconnell, who said that those were the words zamperini wrote in the actors book. Dec 03, 2014 angelina jolie s unbroken is a handsomely staged and dignified prestige drama, yet it tells a mostly passive story of survival in an often generic manner. The hollywood star is in town to film unbroken, which is. First tamworth, then werris creek for angelina jolie.
Visits with refugees in africa, cambodia, pakistan and ecuador. Dec 02, 2014 angelina jolie has put her heart and soul into unbroken, the true story of an olympic runner louis zamperini who was taken prisoner by japanese forces during world war ii. Dec 02, 2014 though louie zamperini, whose survival story is documented in angelina jolies new film unbroken, died earlier this year, he did get to watch the film before his death. Hollywood actor angelina jolie starts filming scenes for. The directors unblinking interpretation of zamperinis life is. Academy award winner angelina jolie directed and produced unbroken, an epic drama that follows the incredible life of olympian and war hero louis louie zamperini jack oconnell who, along with two other crewmen, survived in a raft for 47 days after a near fatal plane crash in wwiionly to be caught by the japanese navy and sent to a prisoner ofwar camp. Unbroken 2 is happening, only with less angelina jolie and.
Angelina jolie s second directorial effort, unbroken, is not an easy viewing. Comments unbroken, the angelina jolie movie, partly filmed at wallaga lake and on moreton bay will premiere in australia on january 15 2015. There is a lot of pictures in the book and they are very nice. Angelina jolie is expected to begin shooting unbroken in australias hunter valley in january 2014.
The film will lense in new south wales and queensland, it was. Dec 29, 2014 angelina jolies second directorial effort, unbroken, is not an easy viewing. Once youve finished exploring australias rail history, head into town to the setting of angelina jolies movie unbroken and pop into the werris creek pharmacy. Feb 25, 2014 angelina jolie was looking far and wide for dramatic inspiration, and all the time it was right outside her own front door. Angelina jolie the queen of the world photos facebook. Film crews have descended on the farming town of werris creek in northern nsw, where hollywood actor angelina jolie will spend the next four days directing scenes for the film unbroken. Angelina jolie on louie zamperini watching unbroken vanity fair. For scenes from louies troubled adolescence, werris creek would double for. Angelina jolie shows off a light side brad pitts visit. John wooderson jolie has made the surprise visit to see first hand locations for the world war ii drama unbroken, which she is in. She has received three golden globe awards, two screen actors guild awards, and an academy award. It is based on the 2010 nonfiction book by laura hillenbrand.
A world war ii story of survival, resilience, and redemption. Angelina jolie s new film, unbroken, will be shot in australia, reports have confirmed. Angelina jolie s latest flick unbroken, about the life of late war veteran louis zamperini, has finally hit cinemas. Visits with refugees in africa, cambodia, pakistan and ecuador jolie, angelina on. Behind the scenes of some of the things shot in werris creek on the 16th of december. Angelina jolies unbroken set to shoot in oz variety. Northern daily leader first hollywood superstar angelina jolie touched down in tamworth, then she headed to werris creek to scout for potential movie locations.
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