Elizabeth Olsen covers the June issue of Marie Claire UK. She also covered one of the US Marie Claire issues in May. Why so much coverage? Elizabeth is starring in this summer’s Godzilla and ramping up for her role as Scarlet Witch in Avengers 2: Age of Ultron. She and Aaron Taylor-Johnson are confusing in both of these movies together. They play husband and wife in Godzilla. They play twin siblings for Marvel. This is totally a Shailene Woodley-Ansel Elgort situation. Somehow I doubt it makes much difference for two blockbusters like Godzilla and Avengers 2. Audiences have short attention spans.
Elizabeth looks lovely in this Marie Claire shoot. The stylist was fun and not fussy. Lizzie had a great time with the ’60s clothes, big hair, and pouty makeup. The best part of this shoot is that there are no open-mouthed, slack-jawed poses. Lizzie is too much of an actress to pose like that. I still can’t believe she was plucked from indie obscurity to star in two major movies. We’ll see if her star rises. Let’s do excerpts:
Her engagement to Boyd Holbrook: “I’m relaxed about it, but I am excited and planning ideas because it’s fun – It’s just like throwing a party to celebrate life. I love being in a relationship a lot.”
Will she have a double wedding with Mary-Kate? “No, I just told her she gets to pick a date first!”
Growing up Olsen: “Because my sisters were so grounded, it helped me be grounded. They never got caught up in things. I did live a charmed life. We got to go on vacations and lived in nice homes and I got to play club volleyball and ballet, which you don’t realise as a kid are expensive. My mom would say things like, ‘Lizzie, we are not the Rockefellers!’ That put things into perspective.”
She’s done taking her clothes off: “I don’t want to be known for that. I’m keeping my clothes on for a couple of years. I’ve noticed that if you’re a young actress and you’re about to make your first movie where you show your boob or butt, it’s an epic moment in your life, like, ‘I finally did nudity!’ If you don’t have that stigma, then it’s not a big deal.”
[From Marie Claire UK]
This isn’t the most interesting interview, I know. It IS nice to read a peaceful interview with a lead actress of an upcoming action movie. Elizabeth isn’t shoving her boobs into the pages of Maxim. Some may argue that the Olsen twins opened acting doors for Elizabeth. There’s obvious name recognition, but Ashley and MK don’t have clout in the acting world. In fashion? Sure. Acting is a completely different game, and Elizabeth nailed her indie roles well enough that major studios came calling. Now I only worry that her talent will be lost in a sea of mindless action movies.
Photos courtesy of Marie Claire UK
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