Angelina Jolie talks return to action in 'Those Who Wish Me Dead'

The action thriller 'Those Who Wish Me Dead' is in theaters now. Cast members Angelina Jolie, Finn Little, Jon Bernthal, and Medina Senghore join Yahoo Entertainment's Kevin Polowy to talk about the film.

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FINN LITTLE: Angelina, what would you say is the most important thing you look for in a project these days? And how did "Those Who Wish Me Dead" satisfy that requisite?

ANGELINA JOLIE: For me, it's always just the different times of your life. You're looking to express something different or something you feel hasn't been seen before. And even though maybe in some way, this kind of a thriller, we think we've seen it, but there's a lot that is different. And Taylor, the way he has been telling stories, especially about America--

It's very robust storytelling, and it just felt like a world that I wanted to jump into and see if I could make it through. Because it wasn't familiar to me, and I hadn't played a character like this. And I like broken people making it through.

KEVIN POLOWY: These characters are really put through the wringer. There are killers coming after them. There's a wildfire. There's lightning. There's a lot to be fearful of. Angelina, what would you say is the scariest moment you've had on a film set? On this or really on any of your film projects.

ANGELINA JOLIE: I don't know. Either I don't scare easy or when I'm working, I'm just in a different headspace. I don't know. We had little things, but you're so lucky as an actor. Even if you're doing a big, crazy stunt and you're on top of a truck on a freeway doing a thing, you have your rig. It's been tested, so in fact you get to be pretty brave and have a lot of people looking after you.

KEVIN POLOWY: Finn, you get to spend most of the story opposite the amazing Angelina Jolie here. Did you know her from her work? Were you a fan prior to this?

FINN LITTLE: I was a pretty big fan with "Maleficent" and "Lara Croft Tomb Raider."

KEVIN POLOWY: Were you nervous to work with her?

FINN LITTLE: Oh, very. In the audition, when I was flown over to LA, I felt like I was going to faint. I was so nervous. And then on the first day of set that I worked with her, I was nervous as well. But then I just realized she's a nice, normal person, and there was no need to be afraid of her.

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KEVIN POLOWY: You guys are both pros. You've worked with all sorts of folks. I'm sure you don't get fazed. But is there a little bit more excitement, when you come onto a film set with someone like Angelina Jolie given her illustrious career, the magnitude of her star power?

MEDINA SENGHORE: There absolutely is. The first day that she and I were on set at the same time, I was like, well, I'm not going to go and say anything to her. Because if I do, I'm going to babble, and it's going to be awkward, and I'll probably get banned from set. But she was so kind and generous and came over and spoke to me, and she's just lovely and someone that I admire not just for her work from afar but for her humanitarian work. And it's great when you meet someone who you admire from afar, and then they turn out to be just as incredible or more than you imagined. So it was a real privilege.

KEVIN POLOWY: Jon, you were grinding for years, but many folks first discovered you in "Walking Dead" for your sheriff's deputy role in that hit. You're back in the sheriff's department for this one. Did you get a little nostalgic for that experience, when you put the badge back on? And what did you appreciate about this guy in particular?

JON BERNTHAL: I think for me, this was a man who is just head over heels in love with his wife and so incredibly excited about their life together, and so pleased, so hopeful. And I think really captures this kind of beautiful, scary, wonderful euphoric time before your baby's born. That really excited me. And then getting to know Medina, seeing her work, getting to know her as a person, it all kind of made sense. That's really what I loved about the part, and I think very, very different from anything I've ever done before in that respect.

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