The Oscar-winning actress is currently in Australia directing
the harrowing WWII biopic Unbroken.
I's not an easy feat, according to the film's screenwriters Joel and Ethan Coen, who talked to The Independent's Radar magazine, out Saturday.
A big challenge: The Coen brothers, who wrote
Unbroken, tell the Saturday edition of the Independent's Radar magazine
that Angelina Jolie - seen here in November - faces a tough job
directing that WWII film
Off the hook: Joel and Ethan Coen - seen here in 2010 - usually direct their own scripts, but not this time
Shooting the life story of World War II hero Louis Zamperini is so challenging because of all the war and water scenes.
'That movie is really a motherf***er ... a
difficult production thing,' one of the brothers told the paper.
'There is aerial combat stuff, dogfight stuff, and
there is stuff on a lifeboat on an open sea.'
The
Coens
usually direct their own scripts - think Fargo and The Big Lebowski -
but admit they are relieved they didn't have to step behind the camera
on this one.
'There is something good about being able to
blithely write whatever you want without having to worry about having to think,
even in the back of your mind, about the reality of production,' one of the two added.
'But you know, it's from a book,
it's not fiction stuff, so it's not like Angie can blame us for that.'
Intense: The mother of six told Entertainment Weekly the shoot was 'challenging'
Hot but not bothered: The Gia actress has been on set in Australia for months
Soggy?: The actors had to pretend to be lost at sea
Co-star: Actor Jack O'Connell, seen here at the Toronto Film Festival, plays war hero Louis
Quizzed why
they were hired to make a script of Laura Hillenbrand's book about the
hero, they added: 'We know [Angelina] a little. Why did she solicit us?
Yeah, because she knows
us.'
Last October, Angelina spoke to Entertainment Weekly about the difficulty of the shoot.
'On set, we started to joke and say, "Tomorrow will be easier,"
knowing full well that on this challenging shoot, there are no
easy days,' the fiancée of Brad Pitt told the publication via email.
'Anytime it gets tough, we think of
the real men who lived through this, and no one complains. In fact, we
all just feel honored to be here.'
Unbroken
tells the true story of American Olympic runner Zamperini, who was taken
prisoner by the Japanese army during World War II.
The movie
stars 'Skins' actor Jack O'Connell, Garrett Hedlund and 'About Time' star
Domhnall Gleeson. It is
scheduled for release in December this year.
Angelina has been spotted Down Under with Brad and her six children since November.
Unbroken: Garrett Hedlund (left) plays the
leader of the prisoners at the camp where Zamperini is being held;
Domnhall Gleeson (right) plays fellow survivor Russell Phillips
