Aghdashloo Driven To SF&F
Oscar nominee Shohreh Aghdashloo (House of Sand and Fog) told SCI FI Wire that she'll next be seen in the fantastical film Il Mare, one of several SF or fantasy films that she's worked on recently. Il Mare is a love story in which Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock communicate across the years via a mysterious mailbox.
The Iranian-born Aghdashloo, who recently appeared on Fox's 24, said that she's surprised that her blossoming career has transported her toward such SF-related films in the same way that Oscar winners Halle Berry (Catwoman) and Charlize Theron (Aeon Flux) were.
"It's a bit of a surprise, but I don't mind it," Aghdashloo said in an interview at this week's Saturn Awards in Los Angeles. "I love science fiction. In this science fiction love story Il Mare, I play a doctor, and my friends say it's my first non-stereotypical role."
In Il Mare, Reeves and Bullock find themselves in the same house, but at different times, and fall in love by exchanging love letters through a mailbox that transcends a two-year time difference.
Aghdashloo said that she also has a cameo role in the upcoming SF film Serenity, based on Fox's canceled TV series Firefly. "I love the director [Firefly creator Joss Whedon]," she said. "I love the story. But I can't say much about it, except that, no, I'm not an alien."
Aghdashloo will also appear in The Exorcism of Emily Rose, which is loosely based on a true story about a priest who performs a deadly exorcism on a young woman. "In that I play a key witness," she said. "I come from an old country [Iran] that's 5,000 years old, and as you can imagine ghosts are everywhere. I knew a lot of people who had experience with exorcisms. Personally, I believe in angels, I don't believe in devils. I have many [angels] looking out for me." Il Mare is eyeing a 2006 release date.
Oscar nominee Shohreh Aghdashloo (House of Sand and Fog) told SCI FI Wire that she'll next be seen in the fantastical film Il Mare, one of several SF or fantasy films that she's worked on recently. Il Mare is a love story in which Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock communicate across the years via a mysterious mailbox.
The Iranian-born Aghdashloo, who recently appeared on Fox's 24, said that she's surprised that her blossoming career has transported her toward such SF-related films in the same way that Oscar winners Halle Berry (Catwoman) and Charlize Theron (Aeon Flux) were.
"It's a bit of a surprise, but I don't mind it," Aghdashloo said in an interview at this week's Saturn Awards in Los Angeles. "I love science fiction. In this science fiction love story Il Mare, I play a doctor, and my friends say it's my first non-stereotypical role."
In Il Mare, Reeves and Bullock find themselves in the same house, but at different times, and fall in love by exchanging love letters through a mailbox that transcends a two-year time difference.
Aghdashloo said that she also has a cameo role in the upcoming SF film Serenity, based on Fox's canceled TV series Firefly. "I love the director [Firefly creator Joss Whedon]," she said. "I love the story. But I can't say much about it, except that, no, I'm not an alien."
Aghdashloo will also appear in The Exorcism of Emily Rose, which is loosely based on a true story about a priest who performs a deadly exorcism on a young woman. "In that I play a key witness," she said. "I come from an old country [Iran] that's 5,000 years old, and as you can imagine ghosts are everywhere. I knew a lot of people who had experience with exorcisms. Personally, I believe in angels, I don't believe in devils. I have many [angels] looking out for me." Il Mare is eyeing a 2006 release date.
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