Salma Hayek Pinault is singing her friend Angelina Jolie‘s praises as a writer and director following the conclusion of production on the film .The film, an adaptation of the best-selling novel by Alessandro Baricco of the same name, is the second collaboration between Hayek Pinault and Jolie who recently co-starred in Marvel’s Eternals from director Chloe Zhao. (Hayek Pinault remained mum regarding whether she would be returning for the rumored sequel.)“We just finished it,” Hayek Pinault told Deadline. “Angelina is the best director I’ve ever worked with.
I absolutely loved working with her; enjoyed every second of it. It’s a tough piece but it was so delicious to come to work every single day.
She is a genius and I think this might be her best movie yet. She did an amazing job, really.”She continued, “I was completely blown away by her mind, her dedication, her technical knowledge, and her control of every aspect, as well as her vision which is so clear.
She is so good with the actors, so passionate, and so focused. But most of all, I was blown away by her kindness to every single person on the set.
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