[BlackTree TV Europe - UK] Shawn Edwards sits down with the stars of the new movie Prometheus who some have described as a sort of prequel to the Alien series. He talks with Charlize Theron and Guy Pearce about the joys of the job and being part of this historic series. Oscar®-winning actress CHARLIZE THERON (Vickers) is one of the great actresses of our time. With her ability to capture a plethora of characters, she relentlessly demands the audience's full attention as soon as she appears on screen. This South African native is continuously being praised and admired for her inspiring and powerful performances. Theron captivated audiences as female serial killer Aileen Wuornos in the independent gem Monster. Theron received the Independent Spirit Award & the National Broadcast Film Critics Association as well as winning the Golden Globe, Screen Actors Guild, San Francisco Film Critics Circle, New York Film Critics Online and Southeastern Film Critics' awards, the Breakthrough Performance Award from the National Board of Review, and the Academy Award, all for her emotionally devastating performance in Monster. Recently, Charlize starred in Jason Reitman's dark comedy, Young Adult, earning her a 2012 Golden Globe nomination for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture-Drama. She stars in Snow White and the Huntsman alongside Kristen Stewart. This summer, she will begin shooting Warner Bros.'s Mad Max: Fury Road, directed by George Miller. In November 2008, she starred in Guillermo Arriaga's directorial debut The Burning Plain, in which she plays Sylvia, a woman who is forced to take an emotional journey to rid herself of a sin from her past. Theron starred alongside Kim Basinger in this drama, which Theron produced. In 2008, Theron starred in Hancock starring alongside Will Smith and Jason Bateman, which was the third highest grossing film of the year. Charlize was in the drama North Country opposite Frances McDormand and Sissy Spacek for director Niki Caro. Based on the real life story of a group of women coal miners and the hostile work environment they faced on a daily basis, North Country received much praise. Her incredible performance as Josey Aimes garnered her Golden Globe, SAG Awards™, Critics Choice, and Oscar nominations. Theron captivated audiences in HBO's The Life And Death Of Peter Sellers opposite Geoffery Rush, for which she received a Best Supporting Actress nomination from the Golden Globes, Screen Actors Guild Awards, and the Emmys. In addition to producing the Burning Plain through her production company Denver and Delilah, Charlize is developing and executive producing an HBO series called Mind Hunter, with director David Lynch GUY PEARCE (Weyland) was born in England, and raised in Australia from the age of three. Always interested in performing, with a particular talent for mimicking accents, he starred in several plays when he was young, and graduated to television when he was cast in the Australian soap opera Neighbours in 1985, playing the role of Mike Young for several years. Pearce also found roles in other television series such as Home and Away (1988) and Snowy River: The McGregor Saga (1993). Pearce's breakthrough into film came with his role as a drag queen in Stefan Elliott's Priscilla, Queen of the Desert in 1994. Since then, he has appeared in many American productions including L.A. Confidential, Rules Of Engagement, The Count of Monte Cristo, The Time Machine, and notably in Christopher Nolan's Momento. More recently, Pearce starred in the critically lauded The Proposition (2005), directed by John Hillcoat, with whom he worked again on The Road. Pearce gained critical acclaim for his portrayal of pop artist Andy Warhol in Factory Girl, played Harry Houdini in Gillian Armstrong's Death Defying Acts, and had a cameo appearance in Kathryn Bigelow's Academy Award winning The Hurt Locker. He was seen as Edward VIII in Tom Hooper's multi-Academy Award winning The King's Speech. Pearce's recent film credits include the acclaimed crime-drama Animal Kingdom; the thriller Seeking Justice, alongside Nicolas Cage; the horror-thriller Don't Be Afraid of the Dark, produced and written by Guillermo del Toro; the drama 33 Postcards; and the sci-fi action-adventure Lockout, written by Luc Besson. Upcoming is Lawless, also starring Tom Hardy. Pearce won an Emmy® Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie, for HBO's Mildred Pierce, for which he also received Golden Globes and Screen Actors Guild Award® nomination. The mini-series starred Kate Winslet, and was directed by Todd Haynes. A BlackTree Media Production Segment Producer/Journalist Shawn Edwards (@sedwardskc) Follow us on Twitter @BlackTreeTV Log onto http://www.blacktreemedia.com for more exclusives and to join our community. A BlackTree Media Production Thank you for watching!

• published: 13 Jun 2012
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