Salma Hayek’s Close, ‘Enriching’ Friendship With Angelina Jolie
Salma Hayek and Angelina Jolie have been friends for years. For Hayek, 57, their close bond has been “enriching” and growing even deeper. In a new interview with ET this…
Salma Hayek attends the Black Mirror Season 6 episode ‘Joan is Awful’ at The Paris Theatre on June 13, 2023 in New York City. Angelina Jolie attends the Los Angeles premiere of “Paper & Glue: A JR Project” at Museum Of Tolerance on November 18, 2021 in Los Angeles, California.
Bryan Bedder/Getty Images for Netflix/JC Olivera/Getty ImagesSalma Hayek and Angelina Jolie have been friends for years. For Hayek, 57, their close bond has been "enriching" and growing even deeper. In a new interview with ET this week, Hayek opened up about what she loves most about her friendship with Jolie, 48: "Everything," Hayek gushed. "She's been very, very enriching in my life, in so many ways -- as mothers, you know. Most of all, as artists."
According to Hayek, who starred opposite Jolie in the 2021 Marvel film The Eternals, their friendship is one "that keeps growing." That isn't the only time the stars worked with each other on a film. Jolie directed the upcoming film, Without Blood, which will star Hayek. Hayek told Deadline last year of the experience that Jolie "is the best director I’ve ever worked with... I absolutely loved working with her; enjoyed every second of it." Hayek told ET in Wednesday's (Sept.13) interview that as the years pass and they spend more and more time together, she and Jolie grow "closer and closer. And it's just natural. It's just something that flows."
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Without Blood is based on the 2002 Alessandro Baricco novel of the same name. Jolie’s fifth-directed film follows a girl named Nina during wartime and “explores universal truths about war, trauma, memory, and healing,” according to the film’s production company, Fremantle. In a farmhouse deep in the Italian countryside, a horrifying act of violence occurs, with Nina (played by Hayek) being the family's sole survivor. Fast forward to Nina in her fifties, she meets her childhood savior, Tito (Demián Bichir), and revisits the events of that fateful night through a series of flashbacks.
“The book had an impact on me as it has so many other people,” Jolie told People last August. “It carries themes and questions important to discuss.” This isn't the first time Jolie has directed a wartime story. Back in 2014, she directed Unbroken, set during World War II.
Jennifer Coolidge, Pedro Pascal Among 2023 TIME100 Most Influential People
Time Magazine unveiled its 2023 TIME100, an annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world. From actors to musicians to leaders and innovators, the people chosen on this list are those who have been well-respected in the industry for a long time. Others are starting to get their shine due to new projects and gaining recognition.
See which of your favorite entertainers made the top 100 list this year.
Drew Barrymore
Paul Morigi/Getty ImagesWASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 19: Drew Barrymore attends the 24th Annual Mark Twain Prize For American Humor at The Kennedy Center on March 19, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Paul Morigi/Getty Images)
Ali Wong
JC Olivera/Getty ImagesHOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 30: Ali Wong attends the Los Angeles Premiere of Netflix's "BEEF" at TUDUM Theater on March 30, 2023 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by JC Olivera/Getty Images)
Austin Butler
Arturo Holmes/Getty ImagesHOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 12: Austin Butler attends the 95th Annual Academy Awards on March 12, 2023 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Arturo Holmes/Getty Images )
Aubrey Plaza
Frazer Harrison/Getty ImagesLOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 26: Aubrey Plaza attends the 29th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at Fairmont Century Plaza on February 26, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
Salma Hayek
Arturo Holmes/Getty ImagesHOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 12: Salma Hayek attends the 95th Annual Academy Awards on March 12, 2023 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Arturo Holmes/Getty Images )
Zoë Saldana
Arturo Holmes/Getty ImagesHOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 12: Zoë Saldana attends the 95th Annual Academy Awards on March 12, 2023 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Arturo Holmes/Getty Images )
Jennifer Coolidge
Amy Sussman/Getty ImagesBEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 12: Jennifer Coolidge attends the 2023 Vanity Fair Oscar Party Hosted By Radhika Jones at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on March 12, 2023 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images)
Ke Huy Quan
Arturo Holmes/Getty ImagesHOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 12: Ke Huy Quan attends the 95th Annual Academy Awards on March 12, 2023 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Arturo Holmes/Getty Images )
Pedro Pascal
Arturo Holmes/Getty ImagesHOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 12: Pedro Pascal attends the 95th Annual Academy Awards on March 12, 2023 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Arturo Holmes/Getty Images )
Doja Cat
Amy Sussman/Getty ImagesLOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 05: (FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY) Doja Cat attends the 65th GRAMMY Awards on February 05, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images)
Elon Musk
Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Met Museum/VogueNEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 02: Elon Musk attends The 2022 Met Gala Celebrating "In America: An Anthology of Fashion" at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 02, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue)
Natasha Lyonne
Dia Dipasupil/Getty ImagesNEW YORK, NEW YORK - APRIL 04: Natasha Lyonne attends Variety's 2023 Power of Women event at The Grill on April 04, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images)
