JENKINS: That is a great testament to our makeup artist. ĬNN: How was Charlize Theron's transformation into Wuornos accomplished? There have been a ton of books written about them. lots of footage of her interviews, all of the transcripts and depositions from those trials.
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The letters enriched the story with such detail, and the performance with such detail.ĬNN: How did you do the rest of the research? I realized I was on the right track.Ĭhristina Ricci and Charlize Theron in "Monster."īut I also had so much information before I started writing it too. JENKINS: I had already written the script. I just sort of wrote her, "Look, if there's anything you want me to know, I'll show up" but otherwise, Godspeed you know, I didn't know what I could do.Īnd the night before she was executed she and her best friend made the decision to open up the letters to Charlize and I.ĬNN: Did the letters help you determine the course of events? She was suddenly scheduled to be executed, and it became inappropriate to pursue meeting. All of our letters were leading up to us meeting. JENKINS: Yes, the night before she was executed. I did tell her the period of time, and I did tell her it was focused on the relationship but I didn't get to specific with her.ĬNN: While incarcerated she wrote detailed letters to her best friend, and she shared these with you? She had her own things she wanted people to make movies about. For the most part I didn't want to try to explain that kind of thing to her. I was very honest with her and she wrote me back.ĬNN: Did you discuss the details of the film with her? and enriching of the story, while still acknowledging that she crossed the line and committed some murders in cold blood. I also warned that I did feel that there was a space for some compassion. PATTY JENKINS: I knew that I was doing this film, so I wrote her a letter and told her really honestly everything that I felt about her story. Christina Ricci plays Selby Wall, Wuornos' friend in the movie, a character based on a real-life woman named Tyria Moore.ĬNN talked with Jenkins in a telephone interview to discuss the film.ĬNN: How did you first make contact with Aileen Wuornos? It features a Golden Globe-nominated performance by Charlize Theron as Wuornos. The movie, now in theaters, is a gritty look into Wuornos' life of prostitution and murder, and her eventual capture and conviction. The two developed a trusting relationship, to the point that Wuornos shared letters she'd written to her best friend.
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Jenkins struck up a correspondence with Wuornos and dug into her life over part of the course of Wuornos' 12-year incarceration.
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(CNN) - When writer-director Patty Jenkins decided to make "Monster," she went right to the source - serial killer Aileen Wuornos.