Angelina Jolie Explains Why Playing a ‘Broken Person’ in ‘Those Who Wish Me Dead’ Was a ‘Very Healing’ Experience

Read more: Green List: Get Viking fit the Icelandic way on the troll peninsulaThe Oscar winner plays Hannah, a Montana-based smokejumper (firefighters who parachute into the sites of forest fires) haunted by a lapse in judgement that cost lives on a previous mission. Grounded by her superiors, she finds herself in the line of fire when she comes across Connor (Finn Little), a young man on the run after his father is killed for learning about a violent corporate cover-up.

Gallery: The best serial killer movies ever made (Espresso)"Those Who Wish Me Dead," which finished the weekend in third place, wasn't the only new movie to open. "Spiral," a creepy addition to the terrifying "Saw" franchise, brought in $8.

Angelina Jolie is back in action in her new thriller ‘Those Who Wish Me Dead.’ And on May 15 the stunning 45-year-told Australia’s Weekend Sunrise that the character she plays in the film is “closer to her that some of her other characters.”

Angelina Jolie is taking you into the fire with her new thriller,, the latest release from Warner Bros. to arrive in movie theaters and be available to watch at home on the same day.

In a rapid-fire six-year period, tall, square-jawed Midwestern writer/director Taylor Sheridan became the auteur of Forgotten America, with all the good and bad baggage that brand carries. 2015’s drug cartel movie “Sicario” is grim and problematic, but hyper taut thanks to Denis Villeneuve.

Angelina Jolie is repeatedly punched in the face, kicked and stabbed by Nicholas Hoult as a forest fire rages around them. She then jumps into a pond to survive the blaze.Does that brutal beatdown and near incineration send her off in a stretcher to the hospital burn ward? Nope.

Angelina Jolie is put through the wringer in writer-director Taylor Sheridan’s new film “ Those Who Wish Me Dead.”In just 100 minutes, she is beaten and bruised by nature, men and even some of her own choices — like a crazy stunt involving a parachute and a pickup truck. Jolie has always thrown herself into physically demanding roles, but her Montana firefighter Hannah Farber may take the cake for most cuts and shiners sustained in 24 hours.

Angelina Jolie has had many a show-stopping red carpet moment. From the the satin and sheer slip dresses of the Nineties and the leg-popping Atelier Versace moment of 2012 Oscars to the Saint Laurent deconstructed tuxedo at the 2014 BAFTA Awards, and her most recent appearances wearing spookily embellished gowns for the Maleficent 2 publicity tour, Jolie commands a red carpet camera like no other.

Angelina Jolie had to develop a new set of skills to play a wilderness survival expert and veteran smokejumper in the new drama “Those Who Wish Me Dead”.

Angelina Jolie is taking you into the fire with her new thriller,, the latest release from Warner Bros. to arrive in movie theaters and be available to watch at home on the same day.

Angelina Jolie plays a character that she relates to on a deeply personal level.The actress stars in Taylor Sheridan’s new survival thriller, Those Who Wish Me Dead, in which she portrays a smoke jumper named Hannah Faber.

Angelina Jolie is a force to be reckoned with an axe in tow in Those Who Wish Me Dead. During a recent interview with Access to promote her new movie, the 45-year-old actress was asked about being drawn towards playing broken characters, who have been through something, because it's a healing experience for her.

Angelina Jolie is opening up about how she connected to her role in her upcoming film, Those Who Wish Me Dead.

Angelina Jolie's latest film role is one she can personally relate to in many ways.The 45-year-old actress stars in Taylor Sheridan's survival thriller, , portraying a smoke jumper named Hannah Faber who finds herself grappling with PTSD after experiencing a tragedy on the job and blaming herself for it, but ultimately finding strength to overcome life's obstacles.

Angelina Jolie is ready for the next chapter in her career. The Oscar winning actress, 45, is poised for a major return to the big screen with her upcoming film Those Who Wish Me Dead, and filming the movie has been incredibly therapeutic for the star. “I am drawn to people who have been through something and are broken and then find their way forward and overcome it,” Angelina shared in an interview with Entertainment Tonight.

Gallery: Awkward! 10 celebrity exes who worked together, even after breaking up! (BANG Showbiz)"[Hannah is] a very broken person who carries a great deal of guilt. " In the film, smoke jumper Hannah takes it upon herself to try and protect a 12-year-old boy (Finn Little) who witnessed a murder and Angelina insisted the story is more than just a "thriller".