Julia and Brad don't share any scenes together but it is a neat reunion nonetheless. "It's a really beautiful story about love and death, with a lovely message about how you can want something that doesn't necessarily happen yet still have no regrets about your life." Julia plays the 80-year-old Daisy's daughter, Caroline, 'and she talks to my character about the experience of knowing Benjamin Button,' says Julia, a slight transatlantic twang He falls in love with Daisy (Cate Blanchett), though they only consummate their relationship when they are both 40. It's based on an F Scott Fitzgerald story and stars Brad Pitt (again) as Button, a man born at the age of 80 who gets progressively younger. One such role is in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, due for release next year. I'm enjoying the effort that goes into making a supporting role more interesting." "I've got a few films coming up where I'm allowed to create a character with more depth than I did before. "I really like what's happening with my career now," she says. While many actresses conduct their interviews on autopilot, Julia gives each question so much consideration before answering that you're tempted to ask it again in case she didn't hear the first time. The roles that made her famous – those of the shining-eyed ingénue – never seemed quite big enough for a woman with the depth and intelligence she displays. With masses of chestnut hair falling about her shoulders, and enviably slim despite her unfussy attitude to food (she orders fish and chips), she still has the questioning, dark-eyed looks that initially captivated the critics. Now 42 and living in California, she looks far from battle-weary.
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