Angelina
Jolie by Kathleen Tracy
Ever since walking off with an Oscar for her
stunning performance in Girl, Interrupted, Angelina Jolie has
emerged as one of Hollywood's leading stars of the post-millennium
generation. Now, with the announcement that Jolie has been cast to
play the first true videogame star, Lara Croft, in the film
version of Tomb Raider, Angelina is now ready to establish herself
as a box-office threat as well as an actress to be reckoned with.
However, the interest she has generated extends beyond the
celluloid screen because in true movie star fashion, her private
life rivals her film roles for dramatic intensity.
In this biography, Jolie's candid personal
revelations about her dabbling in sado-masochism, her fetish with
knives and her openly admitted flirtation with bisexuality will be
detailed within a context of examining what her fascination with
the dark side says about Angelina's complex personality.
The book will also give a detailed account of
her life, from her parents painful divorce, to growing up as a
Hollywood outsider to her complicated relationship with her dad,
Oscar-winning actor Jon Voight. In addition, there is also a
comprehensive review and examination of her film roles, with
behind the scenes anecdotes that help more fully reveal more about
Jolie, including why she almost gave up acting completely after
her award-winning performance as the doomed supermodel in Gia.
Also highlighted will be Jolie's career
achievements, culminating with her Best Supporting Actress Oscar
win for Girl,
Interrupted, the her subsequent marriage to the four-time
divorced Billy Bob Thornton, a man literally almost twice her age
and the role that promises to catapult Jolie into a new level of
stardom. As Tomb Raider's Lara Croft, many Hollywood insiders
believe Jolie will nudge Arnold, Bruce and Sly out of the way to
become the film world's new action-adventure queen.
