It happens that at the end of filming, or during filming, an actor or actress has an epiphany. to the point of profoundly influencing their lives. Proof in three.
Tomb Raider, the movie that changed Angelina Jolie’s life
A good example in this area is Angelina Jolie. During the many weeks of filming in Cambodia during the first part of Tomb Raider, the actor really understood the plight of the people, especially the children in this country.
An element that was central to his humanitarian commitment, from 2001 to 2012 until his appointment as a Goodwill Ambassador by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. During this period, he worked tirelessly, carrying out about 60 field missions as an influential representative on the issue of refugees and population displacement.
In 2004, he was very involved with UNHCR in Darfur, which was devastated by a terrible civil war. “I’ve met many children trapped in this conflict. They wear scars, they can’t go to school and they can’t get medical help. Yet when they ask me what they need, they ask for safety before mentioning food or clothes. The fact is there is no place. It’s 100% safe . she said. in 2007, He will donate a million dollars His foundation paid for the Darfur cause.
“Before, I was mainly interested in myself, my career, my life” He confided and pointed out that he donates a third of his income to charities. He was even awarded an honorary citizen of Cambodia, which was inaugurated on the spot Maddox Chivan Children’s Center. a shelter that welcomes and cares for Cambodian children with AIDS; Baptized from this country in the name of his adopted son.
In a sense, it can be said that the role of Lara Croft changed the life of Angelina Jolie. It’s always fashionable to occasionally poke fun at the humanitarian commitments of some Hollywood stars, sometimes redeeming a clear conscience at a small price. A scathing remark that is inappropriate and completely uncalled for by an actor whose commitment to humanitarian causes cannot be faulted.
James Cromwell went vegan after playing Babe
A great and respected actor, universally respected by his peers, James Cromwell, now 84 years old, has been on screen for more than sixty years. In 1995, he played farmer Arthur Hoggett in the excellent Babe; A role for which the actor also received an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor. So far the only one.
Too young to go to the frying pan, but nevertheless aware of the fate that awaited him, Baby became indispensable on the farm, to the point of becoming the first herd pig under the amazed and tender eyes of his master.
A vegetarian since the 70s, the actress became completely vegan after filming this film and is committed to fighting against animal abuse and defending her cause. Due to his activism, he was even arrested in 2015 and 2017.
In April 2023, he helped rescue a piglet that had fallen off a slaughterhouse truck and called it Baby. In the video created for this People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), James Cromwell tells the story of a rescued little pig and sings a few lines from Farmer Hoggett’s song in Baby, “If only I had the words.”
Video, below.
Don Cheadle and the issue of genocide after Hotel Rwanda
The younger generation knows the wonderful actor Don Cheadle, primarily as James Rhodes, known as War Machine in the Marvel universe. In 2005, the actor made a film titled Hotel Rwanda. A piece whose echoes suddenly returned in early April to mark the 30th anniversary of the Rwandan genocide that killed more than 800,000 people in three months.
Based on a true story, for which the actor received an Oscar nomination for best actor, he plays Paul Rusesabagina, the manager of a fancy hotel in Kigali. As soon as the massacre began, he offered shelter to hundreds of people. While the UN evacuates Western citizens and leaves the Rwandans to their fate, the refugees in the hotel fend for themselves…
During the premiere of the film in Uganda, the actor was impressed by the discussions with the survivors of the genocide and found refuge in a famous hotel. It’s enough to make him want to understand more and get involved.
Don Cheadle and John Prendergast at their book launch in 2007.
Next to John PrendergastA very famous humanitarian activist, co-founder of George Clooney SentryAn investigative team whose policy is to look for dirty money linked to war criminals and transnational war profiteers, Don Cheadle traveled to Sudan to visit refugee camps in Darfur, where the crisis had erupted while the actor was filming Hotel Rwanda.
From this experience will be born a book written with Prendergast, Not on Our Watch: The Mission to End Genocide in Darfur and Beyond. Not on Our Watch is also the name of an NGO he co-founded with George Clooney, well known for his humanitarian commitment to the Darfur issue.
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