Angelina Jolie’s Directorial Debut

Jolie’s only film in 2006 was Robert De Niro’s The Good Shepherd, telling the early history of the CIA, as seen through the eyes of Edward Wilson (Matt Damon). Jolie played Wilson’s neglected wife. In 2007, Jolie made her directorial debut with the documentary A Place in Time, which captures the life in 27 locations around the globe during a single week.

Jolie Gives Mighty Heart In A Mighty Heart

Jolie also starred as Mariane Pearl in Michael Winterbottom’s documentary-style drama A Mighty Heart (2007), about the kidnap and murder of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl in Pakistan. The movie is based on Mariane Pearl’s memoirs A Mighty Heart and had its premiere at the 2007 Cannes International Film Festival. Jolie’s performance was described as “well-measured and moving.”

2008 Was A Busy Year

Jolie also played in Robert Zemeckis’ animated epic Beowulf (2007), which was created through the motion capture technique. The film featured her as Grendel’s mother. Three of Jolie’s movies premiered in 2008: the DreamWorks animated movie Kung Fu Panda, Clint Eastwood’s drama Changeling and action flick Wanted, in which Jolie stars as a sexy and wild assassin.

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