Angelina Jolie has revealed that a “change” in her family forced her to return to acting.
The Oscar-winning actress and director will soon be seen in the action thriller ‘Those Who Wish Me Dead’, which marks one of Jolie’s rare roles.
In addition to Maleficent in 2014 and its sequel in 2019, Jolie has worked mainly behind the camera over the past decade, directing films such as Unbroken, First They Killed My Father and By the Sea, the latter in which she starred with her ex-husband, Brad Pitt.
Jolie has recently said that her separation from Pitt prompted a return to regular acting work.
“I love directing, but I had a change in my family situation that didn’t make it possible for me to direct for a few years ,” Jolie told Entertainment Weekly.
“I needed to do shorter jobs and be more at home, so I went back to acting.”
Jolie and Pitt announced their separation in 2016, with divorce proceedings still ongoing five years later. In 2017, Jolie made Los Angeles her permanent base after buying a luxury property, previously owned by Cecil B DeMille for $ 24.5 million.
In ‘Those Who Want Me Dead’, Jolie portrays a firefighter who has to protect a young boy from hired assassins. She also told Entertainment Weekly that the role is a departure from her previous action films, which include Salt and Wanted.
This film will be released in cinemas on May 17.
