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EXCLUSIVE: Megan Fox Talks 'Jonah Hex,' Her Mysterious Character -- And Shooting People
For obvious reasons, people are excited about the upcoming film adaptation of “Jonah Hex.” And for even more obvious reasons, men are excited to see Megan Fox’s performance in the film.
Now, the stunner is finally talking about her deadly, beautiful and mysterious femme fatale.
“That movie is gonna be amazing,” explained the “Transformers” star. “It’s a post-civil war, apocalyptic type Western. The director Jimmy [Hayward] is a lunatic, and he might be a genius. From some of the things I’ve seen him shoot, it’s a badass movie.”
One of the big questions that have emerged since Fox’s on-set photos have emerged is a simple one: What character is she playing? And the answer is that it’s someone even the most die-hard fan of the comic series probably won’t remember.
“They’ve changed her name a couple of times -- it’s Leila now,” Fox explained. “She is a prostitute. She’s a good ol’ working girl, and she’s a love-interest to Jonah… of sorts. I mean, it’s by no means a classic type of relationship.”
“She wasn’t really featured in the comics,” Fox said of her character. “Her name was initially Liala, and now they changed it -- or it was Layla, and now they changed it to Leila. ... All the women in the movie are prostitutes. ... [I’m] sort of a tough, no-nonsense prostitute. Like, she’ll shoot you in the head if she has to. And she does!”
Asked if she means that literally, Fox revealed that she definitely gets to wield a handgun in the flick. “Not in the head,” she grinned. “[But I get to shoot someone] somewhere.”
Co-starring Josh Brolin, John Malkovich and Will Arnett, “Jonah Hex” hits theaters everywhere August 6, 2010.
Do Megan’s revelations get you even more excited about “Jonah Hex”? What do you hope they keep – or get rid of – in the comic-to-movie translation?
Megan Fox Profile
Name : Megan Fox
Birth Name : Megan Denise Fox
Nickname : Mega Fox , Foxy Megan
Birth Date : May 16, 1986
Birth Place : Rockwood, Tennessee, USA
Sex : Female
Nationality : American
Height : 5' 6" (1.68 m)
Weight : 114 lbs
Measurements : 34C-26-24
Hair Color : Brown - Dark
Eye Color : Blue
Zodiac Sign : Taurus
Sexual Orientation : Straight
Race or Ethnicity : White
Profession : Actress and Model
Major Genres : Comedy, Sci-Fi, Action, Documentary
First Major Screen Credit : Holiday in the Sun (2001)
Boyfriend : Brian Austin Green (Actor), David Gallagher (Actor)
Career Highlights : Entertainment Tonight, The Help, Hope & Faith
Claim to Fame : As Mikaela Banes in the Movie "Transformers" (2007)
Credits : #68 in FHM magazine's "100 Sexiest Women in the World 2006" supplement. (2006), #18 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2007 list, #17 on interview magazines Hollywood faces to watch "Future Stars of Tomorrow", #1 sexiest woman by FHM readers for 2008
Favorite Movie : Scream
Favorite Band : Nirvana
Favorite Toys : Ninja Turtles
Favorite Sports : Basketball, Tennis, Volleyball, Golf.
Favorite Actress : Angelina Jolie
Fox is of Irish, French and Native American ancestry and was born in Oak Ridge, Tennessee to Darlene Tonachio and Franklin Foxx, who dropped an "x" from his surname. She has one older sister. Fox's parents divorced when she was young and she and her sister were raised by her mother and her stepfather. She said that the two were "very strict" and that she wasn't allowed to have a boyfriend. She lived with her mother until she made enough money to support herself.
Fox began her training in drama and dance at age five, in Kingston, Tennessee. She attended a dance class at the community center there and was involved in
Fox at the premiere of Jennifer's Body, during Midnight Madness at the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival.
At 16, Fox made her acting debut in the 2001 film Holiday in the Sun, as spoiled heiress Brianna Wallace and rival of Alex Stewart (Ashley Olsen). The film was released Direct-to-DVD on
In 2007, Fox won the lead female role of Mikaela Banes in the 2007 live-action film Transformers, based on the toy and cartoon saga of the same name. Fox played the love interest of Shia LaBeouf's character Sam Witwicky. Fox was nominated for an MTV Movie Award in the category of "Breakthrough Performance", and was also nominated for three Teen Choice Awards, in the category of "Choice Movie Actress: Action Adventure", "Choice Movie: Breakout Female", and "Choice Movie: Liplock".[16] Fox has signed on for two more Transformers sequels.[15][17] In June 2007, Fox was cast in a minor role in How to Lose Friends & Alienate People, starring alongside Jeff Bridges, Simon Pegg and Kirsten Dunst. She portrayed Sophie Maes, a love interest of Sydney Young (Simon Pegg). The film premiered on
Fox with Jonah Hex co-stars Josh Brolin and Michael Fassbender at the 2009
Fox reprised her role as Mikaela Banes in the Transformer sequel, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. There was some controversy surrounding Fox's appearance while filming the sequel of Transformers when Michael Bay, the movie's director, ordered the actress to gain 10 pounds.[21] Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen premiered on
Public image
Fox has said during an interview with The Times, on the topic of being a role model that: "It depends on what your idea of a role model is," and continued with, "If your idea of a role model is somebody who’s gonna preach to your kids that sex before marriage is wrong and cursing is wrong and women should be this and be that, then I’m not a role model. But if you want your girls to feel strong and intelligent and be outspoken and fight for what they think is right, then I want to be that type of role model, yeah." Fox said in the same interview, on the topic of being type-cast that: "Getting typecast as what? Attractive? How bad is that?" She feels that it isn't a bad thing to be type-cast in this way and considers it to be flattering. She also believes that it gives her an advantage because people will not expect her to be more than simply attractive and when she does give a good performance, people will be surprised. Fox has shown interest in portraying a character less sexualized than that of Mikaela Banes, whom she portrays in the Transformers film series.
Fox said of being a popular media topic that, though she is not on the same level as Jennifer Aniston, Britney Spears, or Lindsay Lohan, she does find it difficult and that there have been times when people have avoided being around her because they do not want to end up in the media's spotlight. "I need to behave in a way and handle myself in a way that will cause people to take me seriously," she said, "[and] you can be sexy and be intelligent and be taken seriously, or you can be sexy and you can be out at clubs every night and not be [taken seriously]" but that she has not gone "completely insane". Fox also said of going from being "relatively unknown" to her current celebrity status that: "I definitely feel ill-prepared; I mean, I don't know if anyone ever sits back and goes, 'Now is the moment that I think I should be a famous celebrity,' -- but I definitely feel it's premature. I mean, I was in one movie that people have seen."
Fox at the Seventh Annual Hollywood Life magazine "Breakthrough of the Year" Awards,
Fox has appeared on the covers of many magazines. In 2007, she appeared in Maxim; in 2008, the list had grown to include Cosmo Girl, Paw Print Jack (ITALY), FHM (UK), and GQ. In 2009, the list includes, USA Weekend, Esquire, Empire, Maxim, GQ (UK),[45] Entertainment Weekly and ELLE. Fox was ranked #17 on interview magazines Hollywood faces to watch "Future Stars of Tomorrow", ranked #16 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2008 list, named #68 in FHM magazine's "100 Sexiest Women in the World 2006" supplement, ranked #18 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2007 list, she was ranked #1 on Moviefone's 'The 25 Hottest Actors Under 25' in 2008, and was ranked #2 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2009 list in 2009. FHM readers voted her the "Sexiest Woman in the World" in 2008.
In late July 2009, Fox's overexposure in parts of the media caused several men's websites to boycott her AOL's man-blog Asylum dubbed August 4 "A Day Without Megan Fox" with the promise that the site will never mention or feature her on this day; they asked other men's sites to copy this stance, and several (such as AskMen.com, Just a Guy Thing, and Banned in Hollywood) complied. "Listen, we love Megan," Eric Rogell of TheBachelorGuy.com told New York Daily News. "She's responsible for driving more eyeballs to our sites — just by getting photographed walking down the street in a white T-shirt — than any other celeb alive. [But] it's time to give another young actress a shot at the attention."[47] In response to this, Fox told magazine Nylon, in a September 2009 interview, that "the media blitz" for Transformers resulted in an over-extension of her welcome in the media. "I was part of a movie that [the studio] wanted to make sure would make $700 million, so they oversaturated the media with their stars," she said.[48] "I don’t want to have people get completely sick of me before I’ve ever even done something legitimate."[48]
On
Comparison to Angelina Jolie
Fox has often been compared to actress Angelina Jolie, with the media dubbing her as "next Angelina Jolie".[50][51][52] Fox has been compared to Jolie because they each have a "tattoo collection", and status as a "built in sex-symbol".[53][54][55] Fox commented that the comparisons indicate a lack of creativity on the part of the media, and are simply due to the dark hair and tattoos that she and Jolie have, and that both have been in action movies. There were several unconfirmed rumors that Fox was to replace Jolie in the next Lara Croft film.[56][57][58] Fox also said of the comparisons that: "I am a brunette with tattoos, I curse and I have made mention of sex before. I joked about it which people find outrageous so they want to constantly compare that to her."[59] Fox said of meeting Jolie that she had not had the opportunity to but that she tries "to avoid that because I'm afraid," because "she's a powerful person and I bet she would eat me alive".[56][60] Fox also continued with and remarked that, "I'm sure she has no idea who I am. But if I were her, I'd be like, 'Who the fuck is this little bullshit brat who was in Transformers that's going to be the next me?' I don't want to meet her. I'd be embarrassed."[53][61]
Personal life
Fox has been involved with actor Brian Austin Green since 2004, having first met on the set of Hope & Faith.[3][4] In 2006, the two got engaged, but said they had not had any marriage plans.[4] It was reported that the couple had ended their relationship in July 2008[62][63] and in February 2009;[64][65] however, Fox and Green both confirmed on both occasions that the two are still in a relationship.[3][66] On June 15, 2009, at the UK premiere of Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, Fox stated that she was single;[67] however, she was later seen with Green and the media is reporting that the two are in a relationship again.[68] Green also appeared in the SNL Digital Short "Megan's Roommate" in the Season 35 premiere episode of Saturday Night Live, which Fox hosted.
Fox at the premier of Jennifer's Body in September, 2009.
Fox is good friends with Jennifer Blanc, Kellan Rhude, Jennifer's Body co-star Amanda Seyfried, Michael Biehn and Transformers co-star Shia LaBeouf.[69] She is both a fan of comic books, anime, and video games, and has said that her interest in art began at 12 years old, when she watched animated shows during Adult Swim on the Cartoon Network.[14] Fox's favorite artist is Michael Turner whose Fathom comic she describes as a longtime obsession.[7] Fox has two dogs, including a Pomeranian named after the punk-icon Sid Vicious.[69][70] Fox has openly stated that she has taken drugs, and that it has meant she knows she doesn't like them, adding that she knows a few people who aren't on drugs, herself included.[71] Fox has also openly stated that she supports the legalization of marijuana, saying that she does not consider it a drug and that she would be first in line to buy a pack of joints.[72]
Sexuality
In September 2008, Fox alluded to being bisexual; in an interview with GQ magazine, she said that when she was 18 years old she fell in love with and sought to establish a relationship with a female stripper. She used this experience to illustrate her belief that "all humans are born with the ability to be attracted to both sexes" and additionally showed interest in Olivia Wilde and Jenna Jameson.[73][74][75] In May 2009, she confirmed her bisexuality.[76] In the June 2009 issue of ELLE, however, she stated that she somewhat distorted the events of her relationship with the stripper, saying she has given certain male writers "an amped-up version" of her past. "They’re boys; they’re easily toyed with," she said. "I tell stories and have them eating out of my hand. Not all of it is true. In fact, most of it is bullshit."[77] Fox said, "I never said she was my girlfriend! I just said that I loved her, and I did love her. The real story is more sobering. It’s not a sexy, fun-time, fantasy story. But that’s not the story you tell GQ."[77] On
Emotions
Fox has additionally been open about her insecurities, and self-harming. She also acknowledges that she has low self-esteem.
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| Yeah. But I don't want to elaborate. I would never call myself a cutter. Girls go through different phases when they're growing up, when they're miserable and do different things, whether it's an eating disorder or they dabble in cutting. I'm really insecure about everything. I see what I look like, but there are things that I like and things that I dislike. My hair is good. The color of my eyes is good, obviously. I'm too short. But overall, I'm not super excited about the whole thing. I never think I'm worthy of anything... I have a sick feeling of being mocked all the time. I have a lot of self-loathing. Self-loathing doesn't keep me from being happy. But that doesn't mean I don't struggle. I am very vulnerable. But I can be aggressive, hurtful, domineering and selfish, too. I'm emotionally unpredictable and all over the place. I'm a control freak.[82] |
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Further, Fox has a fear of flying; she said she developed this about the time she turned 20. She has had to come up with ways to deal with it in order to avoid having panic attacks when getting onto a plane, most notably by listening to Britney Spears songs.[83] In addition, she has expressed a distrust of men. "I just don’t like them or trust them," stated Fox.[77]
Tattoos
Fox in October, 2007 with two of her tattoos visible.
Fox has eight known tattoos,[84] including her ex-fiancé's name "Brian" on her lower hip and a picture of Marilyn Monroe's face on her right forearm.[85] Fox also has another tattoo on her right shoulder that reads, "We will all laugh at gilded butterflies" a line adapted from William Shakespeare's play King Lear, a yin and yang tattoo on her left inner wrist, a poem on the left side of her rib cage that reads "there once was a little girl who never knew love until a boy broke her HEART," and a Chinese word for "strength" on her neck.[86] Fox also has a crescent moon overlapping a five pointed star on the inner aspect of her lower leg above her right ankle.[87] This tattoo is the only known colored tattoo that Fox has.[88]
Fox said she has a Marilyn Monroe tattoo because, "she was one of the first people I saw on television, like, literally moments after I was born. Every time I heard her voice growing up I always would cry. I wouldn't know why when I was younger but had my own theories" and that Fox has always "empathized" with her.[89] Fox had shown interest in getting her yin/yang tattoo removed remarking that the tattoo artist "didn't do it correctly" because he was under the influence of marijuana; however, Fox still has that tattoo as of August 2009.[89] Fox has said of her tattoos that when she gets a tattoo, "It's a little 'fuck you' to anyone who tells me not to."[90]
Filmography
Fox with Transformers co-star Rachael Taylor at the film's Sydney, Australia premiere in June 2007.
| Film | |||
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 2003 | Bad Boys II | Club Kid | Extra (Uncredited) |
| 2004 | Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen | Carla Santini | Supporting Role |
| 2007 | Transformers | Mikaela Banes | Lead Role |
| 2008 | How to Lose Friends & Alienate People | Sophie Maes | Supporting Role |
| Whore | Lost | Lead Role | |
| 2009 | Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen | Mikaela Banes | Lead Role |
| Jennifer's Body | Jennifer Check | Lead Role | |
| 2010 | Jonah Hex | Leila | (Post-production) |
| Passion Plays | | (Announced) | |
| 2011 | The Crossing | TBA | Lead Role (Pre-production) |
| Film Made for Television or Video | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2001 | Holiday in the Sun | Brianna Wallace | Direct-to-DVD (Debut Role) |
| 2004 | Crimes of Fashion | Candace | TV Movie |
| Television | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2002-2003 | Ocean Ave. | Ione Starr | Lead Role |
| 2004-2006 | Hope & Faith | Sydney Shanowski | Regular Role |
| Television Guest Appearances | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2003 | What I Like About You | | "Like a Virgin (Kinda)" (Season 2, Episode 5) |
| 2004 | Two and a Half Men | Prudence | "Camel Filters and Pheromones" (Season 1, Episode 12) |
| The Help | Cassandra Ridgeway | "Pilot" (Season 1, Episode 1)
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Awards
| Awards | ||||
| Year | Result | Award | Category | Nominated Work |
| 2005 | Nominated | Young Artist Award | Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) - Supporting Young Actress | Hope & Faith |
| 2007 | Teen Choice Awards | Choice Movie Actress: Action Adventure | Transformers | |
| Choice Movie: Breakout Female | ||||
| Choice Movie: Liplock | ||||
| National Movie Award | Best Performance by a Female | |||
| 2008 | MTV Movie Award | Breakthrough Performance | ||
| 2009 | Won[91] | Teen Choice Award | Choice Female Hottie | None |
| Choice Summer Movie Star Female | Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen | |||
| Scream Award[92] | Best Sci-Fi Actress | |||
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