Angelina Jolie was 29 years old. Colin Farrell, 28. Just one year, barely 365 days apart.
And yet, in “Alexander” (2004), she played his mother, Olympias of Epirus, sharing scenes where makeup and costumes had to sell a generational gap that did not exist in real life.
The fact has circulated for years as one of the most talked-about bits of trivia in historical cinema, and every time someone discovers it, they react the same way: checking the birth dates to make sure it is not a mistake. It is not. 🎬