He was many things to many people – a dashing warrior king, filled with ambition, courage and the arrogance of youth, leading his vastly outnumbered forces against the massive Persian armies…a son desperately longing for the approval of his stern, battle-scarred father, torn and conflicted by his mother’s legacy…a relentless conqueror who never lost a battle and drove his soldiers to the very edges of the Known World…a visionary whose dreams, deeds and destiny echo through eternity, helping to shape the face of the world as we know it today. He was all that and more. He was Alexander the Great.
Oliver Stone’s Alexander is based on the true story of one of history’s most luminous and influential leaders (COLIN FARRELL) – a man who had conquered 90% of the known world by the age of 25. Alexander led his virtually invincible Greek and Macedonian armies through 22,000 miles of sieges and conquests in just eight years, and by the time of his death at the age of 32 had forged an empire unlike any the world had ever seen. The film takes a bold, honest look at Alexander’s life and his relationships with his mother, Olympias (ANGELINA JOLIE), his father Philip (VAL KILMER), his lifelong friend and battle commander Hephaistion (JARED LETO), Roxane, his ambitious and beautiful Bactrian wife (ROSARIO DAWSON), and his trusted general and confidant Ptolemy (ANTHONY HOPKINS). Set in Alexander’s pre-Christian world of social customs and morals far different from today’s, the film explores a time of unmatched beauty and unbelievable brutality, of soaring ideals and staggering betrayals.
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Angelina Jolie portrays Olympias. Olympias is the mother of Alexander.
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• Angelina Jolie plays Colin Farrell's mother even though she is less than a year older than he is.
• Brad Pitt was considered for the role of Hephaestion, but turned down the role due to personal concerns with the character.
• Colin Farrell and Angelina Jolie were rumoured to have began their relationship during the filming of this film. later breaking up
• Angelina Jolie received a $12,000,000 salary for the film.
• The film has grossed $167,298,192 world wide in it's theatric release
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Angelina's Movie Quotes
• "In my womb I carried my avenger!"
• "You will be nineteen this summer and the girls already say you don't like them, you like Hephaistion more. I understand it is natural for a young man."
• "Alexander, the world is yours. Take it!"
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