Beowulf premiere hits London

Updated 15.30 Sun Nov 11 2007
Keywords: Angelina Jolie, Beowulf

Hollywood hottie Angelina Jolie is set to send temperatures soaring in her latest role as a seductive mother in Beowulf.

The actress is attending the UK premiere of the movie on Sunday night, along with co-stars Ray Winstone and Sir Anthony Hopkins in London's Leicester Square.

In one scene she emerges from a lake naked and dripping in liquid gold

A king of the Geats, Beowulf (played in the film by Ray Winstone) battles three enemies - a monster, Grendel (newcomer Crispin Glover), who is terrorising the people; Grendel's mother (Jolie) and later, in his old age, a dragon.

Jolie's role in the fantasy film has already attracted a lot of attention.

In one scene she emerges from a lake naked and dripping in liquid gold.

The image has been digitally enhanced using the latest animation techniques, giving Jolie's natural curves a bit of a boost.

The Los Angeles Times has described the film as "hyper violent and highly sexualised".

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