Photo:Getty Images
Getty Images
Halle Berryis excited about her upcoming movie costarringAngelina Jolie— despite a tricky beginning to their partnership.
In an interview published Wednesday, Berry, 57, revealed toVarietyat the Red Sea Film Festival in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, that she and Jolie, 48, “had a rocky start” working onMaude v Maude.
However, she added, “I think that is going to serve us well in our screen time together.”
TheX-Menstar also called her fellow Oscar-winning actress “formidable” and that she was “thrilled to work with another woman and craft a story with our sensibility and from our point of view.”
Halle Berry and Angelina Jolie in 2003.Albert L. Ortega/WireImage
The two found plenty in common, said Berry, in sharing their respective experiences. “We’ve been talking a lot about divorces and exes. We bonded, let’s say that.”
Maude v Maudeis an action-thriller film that will reportedly feature Berry and Jolie battling “physically and intellectually” on the big screen.
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
The film, whichDeadlinedescribes as a “‘Bond vs. Bourne’ type of global action thriller,” ended up in the hands of distributor Warner Bros. following a heated bidding war in April.
“Warner Bros. bought our screenplay and, for us, it is about going places that have never been shown on screen before,” Berry toldVariety. The outlet reported that the director-star was in Saudi Arabia in part to scout for locations to shoot the upcoming film. “We plan on going all around the world,” she said.
Halle Berry in 2023.Daniele Venturelli/Getty
Daniele Venturelli/Getty
Reacting to a post today aboutMaude v Maudefeaturing pictures of the two stars on X (formerly known as Twitter), Berrywrote: “Someone just tweeted a ‘mother off’ and I’m laughing so hard right now.”
She continued, addressing fans, “Glad you guys are just as excited about this project as I am.”
Berry also got frank about her 2020 filmBruised, which she starred in, produced and directed in her behind-the-camera debut.
“Because I was a woman, and a Black woman, the treatment I received and the things I had to put up with were unconscionable,” she toldVariety, calling the process “hell.”
She added of the MMA drama, “If I were a white man or even a Black man, it would have been easier. It’s amazing I even made it and a miracle Netflix bought it.”
Berry last appeared on the big screen with 2022’sMoonfall. Meanwhile, Jolie has the Maria Callas biopicMaria,Maleficent 3andKung Fu Panda 4on the horizon, her first projects since 2021’sEternals.
source: people.com
