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Back when Megan Fox started her career and catapulted to fame following her appearance inTransformers, the actress attracted significant popularity. So much so, that she even got compared to the Hollywood diva Angelina Jolie. People believed that Fox could be the potential second coming of Jolie.
Well, being a massive Angelina Jolie fan herself, Megan Fox welcomed this comparison. However, Fox later revealed that while being grateful for people’s faith in her potential, she believed that she was nowhere near close to Jolie. Claiming that Jolie was a bit more serious than herself, theJennifer’s Bodystar hailed theLara Croftactress.
Megan Fox set the record straight about Angelina Jolie comparisons
During the peak ofMegan Fox’s Hollywood career, after appearing inTransformers, the actress was considered the next Angelina Jolie of the entertainment industry. Carrying similar charm, and bold personality, the two actresses were deemed oddly similar to each other. However, Fox refused the comparison.
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Being a massive Angelina Jolie fan, Megan Fox addressed the comparison and claimed to be flattered by people’s perspective and faith in her potential. However, admiring Jolie’s iconic personality, Fox toldNew York Times,that she was nowhere close to the actress and never wanted to be either.
People compare me to Angelina Jolie, and she’s so serious and stoic. I’m the opposite. When I do interviews, I say things that I think are hysterical. But because we live in a world of sound bites, you’re not allowed to have a sense of humor.
Sarcasm doesn’t translate in print at all. And neither does self-deprecating humor. I’m not a tigress like Angelina. Of course, people want me to be. But I want to be the contradiction of that.
Openly clarifying that while she was grateful for the comparison, she never wanted to live in Angelina Jolie’s ginormous shadow, Megan Fox admitted how she wanted to contradict the comparisons. Willing to be herself and create her own place in the industry, Fox urged fans to look at her for who she is, instead of making comparisons.
Megan Fox was once considered oddly similar to Angelina Jolie
Later on, during the interview, Megan Fox addressed what might have actually started the comparison. Recalling the interviews she gave that almost made her personality look similar to that ofAngelina Jolie, Fox admitted that her characteristics during the discussions were totally made up.
When I sit down to talk to men’s magazines, there’s a certain character that I play. She’s not fully fleshed out — she doesn’t have her own name — but she shows up to do men’s magazine interviews.
There’s something so ridiculous about always being in your underwear in those magazines, and you know the interview is going to run opposite those pictures. So, there’s a character that talks to all of them.
So it seems that Megan Fox is rather willing to create her own persona in the industry and embrace her unique identity, rather than getting compared to Angelina Jolie. Emphasizing that she’s more playful and sarcastic, not a serious, stoic figure like Jolie, Fox expressed her desire to carve her own path in Hollywood.
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Krittika Mukherjee is a Senior Entertainment Writer at FandomWire, majorly focusing on films, TV shows, and celebrity news with over 3,000 articles published. With an educational background in Journalism, and a keen interest in filmmaking, Krittika blends factual precision with creative flair, when crafting her editorials, or dissecting fan theories.Her coverage often includes news and analyses of critically acclaimed films, celebrity news, and franchises like the Wizarding World, LOTR, DC, and MCU—particularly Harry Potter, Fantastic Beasts, Superheroes, and fan theories. As a Wizarding World aficionado, Krittika has spent countless hours exploring hidden backstories, unadapted book moments, spells, and trivias surrounding J.K. Rowling’s lore.An imaginative writer with a way with words, Krittika has worked as an entertainment journalist for the past two years and a web content writer for a year. She brought her experience and expertise to FandomWire to pursue her desire for sipping coffee while dissecting films and tracking celebrity drama.
