Gerard Butler has worked with numerous actors and actresses throughout his long career, including Angelina Jolie. However, on one occasion, the actor made a remark about the actress that caused him to face a lot of criticism.In 2003, the sequel to Jolie’s initial Tomb Raider film, titled Cradle of Life, hit cinema halls. Once again, Jolie reprised the role of Lara Croft, the daring protagonist of the video game adaptation. Jolie was impressed by Butler’s ability to complement her own on-screen persona.
Butler, sharing his experience while working with Jolie, said that he shared the sentiment that he and Jolie hit it off right away when they were introduced.And then Angelina came up and as soon as we said hello, I thought, This is going to be great. I’m really going to love doing this with her. And I did. And then I was very excited to do the movie after that,” Butler told IGN.
Butler faced some backlash backstage for teasing his co-star. While promoting the film, he said that he had to tone down his acting abilities in Tomb Raider to match Jolie’s performance. Although the 300 actor’s comment was intended to be lighthearted, he acknowledged that some people took offense to it.Due to Butler’s personality, Jolie and her team believed he injected a sense of rivalry into the film. Nevertheless, Butler maintained that the competition between himself and Jolie was more playful than serious. In fact, Butler also expressed admiration for the amount of dedication Jolie put into her physically demanding scenes.
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