“Yes, we spent our honeymoon playing two people in a terrible marriage, I’m sure a therapist would have a field day analyzing the films I choose to do. But it’s been 10 years since Brad and I have worked together. It felt like it was time” “The last time we worked together [on 2005’s Mr. and Mrs. Smith], it was a lighter movie, So sharing something in a deep artistic way, it’s something I think is necessary for artistic couples. I hadn’t realized how good it would be for us.”

“I’ve felt a deep connection to Africa and its culture for much of my life, and was taken with [Oscar winner Eric Roth’s] beautiful script about a man drawn into the violent conflict with elephant poachers who emerged with a deeper understanding of man’s footprint and a profound sense of responsibility for the world around him.”