Welcome back to the big-screen Mrs. Aniston! '
Mother's Day' marks the actresses return to the silver screen after taking some time to do work in independent films including Daniel Barnz's drama '
Cake' and Peter Bogdanovich's screwball comedy '
She's Funny That Way'.
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| (2015) 'Cake' |
In '
Cake' Aniston played a woman suffering from drug addiction and alcoholism, now in chronic pain after a tragic accident left her physically and emotionally scared, obsessed with another woman's suicide from her chronic pain support group, and overall a shrewish, but likable woman. The role earned Jennifer praise from critics who called her performance, "Oscar-worthy." She received two 'Best Lead Actress' nominations from the Golden Globe awards as well as the Screen Actors Guild awards.
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| (2015) 'She's Funny That Way' |
In '
She's Funny That Way' Aniston played a no-nonsense therapist whose taken over her alcoholic mother's clients. Jane isn't really equipped to be a therapist nor nice for that matter she treats people poorly, but the manor in which Aniston portrays her generated laughs. Her performance was internationally recognized by the Jupiter awards earning her a 'Best International Actress' nomination.
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| (2014) 'Horrible Bosses 2' |
Jennifer's last blockbuster film was in 2014 reprising her beloved role as sex-crazed dentist Dr. Julia Harris in her first ever sequel film '
Horrible Bosses 2'. It grossed a whopping $107,670,357 world-wide compared to the first one it didn't even serve as a box office contender virtually making the sequel a box-office bomb generating mixed-to-favorable reviews with audiences and critics alike. In fact her performance received an Alliance of Women's Film Journalists award nomination for Actress Most in Need of a New Agent. "Ouch!" Let's hope '
Mother's Day' isn't as painful.
In her latest project '
Mother's Day', directed by Gary Marshall, who's no stranger to ensemble films including previous holiday flicks such as (2010) '
Valentine's Day', and (2011) '
New Year's Eve'. In the film Jennifer plays Sandy, a single mother of two young boys, whose ex-husband Henry; played by actor Timothy Olyphant, has just remarried a much young woman Tina; played by actress Shay Mitchell, who wants nothing more than to be the perfect step-mother to Sandy and Henry's two sons. Aniston will star opposite Oscar-winning actress Julia Roberts who plays Miranda - a successful television host and author - doesn't have any children of her own to spend the holiday with, as she's chosen career over a family. However, she learns she has a biological daughter whom she gave up for adoption years ago. Hudson's character Jesse rarely sees her mother, but is forced to spend some quality family time when her parents unexpectedly show up at her home after a 20-hour road trip. Sudeikis' character Bradley, struggles through the awkwardness of being a single father to a 16-year old daughter, as she suffers through typical teenage angst, arguing with her dad and constant at odds with him. The flick is scheduled to be released in April 29, 2016.
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