![]() She received a second nomination in 2013 for her leading role in The Impossible (2012). In 2004, Naomi received a big career boost when she was nominated for an Oscar for her leading role in 21 Grams (2003). Her luck continued with a strong performance in the telefilm, The Hunt for the Unicorn Killer in 1999, and a multi-award winning performance in David Lynch's telefilm-turned-feature Mulholland Dr. She returned to features in the late '90s, landing a supporting role in the well-received drama Dangerous Beauty. With a film career that was going nowhere fast, she took refuge in television films like Sleepwalkers and Children of the Corn IV. Inspired by Kidman's success in Hollywood, Naomi ventured to the States to make her fortune, but her dreams were cut short with parts in films that ranged from being largely ignored by the viewing public like Gross Misconduct (1993), to the big budget bomb, Tank Girl (1995). Although she had landed a couple of small roles on the large and small screens, her first noticed role was in the Aussie flick, Flirting (1991), starring Nicole Kidman and Thandie Newton. Naomi subsequently started acting in school plays.įollowing school, Watts worked as assistant fashion editor at a fashion magazine in Sydney and began taking acting lessons at The Actor's Center on the side. Watts acquired the acting bug at an early age while watching her stage actress mother perform. PHOTO: GOLDEN VILLAGE PICTURESĪllegiant depicts strong female leadership in the characters played by yourself, Woodley and Spencer.Born in Shoreham, England, Watts moved to Australia when she was 14 years old. ![]() LEADER: Naomi Watts (above) with Miles Teller in The Divergent Series: Allegiant. I know your agents will tell you that it's helpful, there are calculated reasons for thinking that way.īut for me, I have to have the material speak to me in some kind of way and possibly grow me in a particular way, and this was just a chance for me to embody this powerful spirit, this wild woman who's made her life into something or repaired it from nothing. Is that something you encounter or think is true? There's this school of thought in Hollywood that actors need a franchise to make them relevant in the public's eye. The good news about playing the older woman in power, or wiser woman, is that you get other people to do the action for you. I just don't know if the body works quite as well as it used to. I've done my day with that (laughs).īut not to say I'm not up for it. Yes but I didn't really have those physical sequences, thankfully. Was that the case for you in The Divergent Series? But yes, it makes for great characters, great drama and great special effects.Īction flicks are fast-paced and demanding. But there are no kangaroos in this one (laughs). ![]() It's a fun world to explore with lots of possibilities. Did The Divergent Series remind you of it? You have not done many sci-fi films, except for 1995's Tank Girl. I saw the first movie (2014's Divergent) and thought it was really well done.Īctors Naomi Watts, Theo James, and Shailene Woodley at the New York premiere of The Divergent Series: Allegiant on Main New York City. I've always wanted to really play a villain-esque character. I think it's great for young women to see that.Įvelyn is also a strong woman who has gone through challenges. Shailene Woodley plays this fantastic, young woman who's going through all kinds of challenges and is able to come out on top over and over again. It will be quite sad when it comes to an end." "I look forward to it when we go back this summer (to film the concluding film Ascendant). "Evelyn needed to resolve this relationship with her son, coupled with her need to take control of Chicago and you have the face-off with Octavia Spencer's character Johanna (Amity faction's representative). Watts, who has two sons with her partner, US actor-producer Liev Schreiber, told M: "The stakes were higher and emotions were hotter.
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