Beowulf movie is an American action film based on an Old English epic poem of the same name. It uses a motion-capture method, filming actors and then animating over them with computer graphics. Despite her character being animated, considerable buzz has been created about Angelina Jolie appearing naked. A special R-rated trailer was cut featuring extra violence and a scene of Angelina Jolie's character stepping out of the water in the nude.

When Angelina Jolie was asked about her character, she released this statement:

• “So I thought it was all really sexy,” she said. “And I loved that there’s this transition that she’s not really beautiful. She can morph into what other people perceive as beauty but she is this other creature.”

• IMDb: Angelina Jolie as Grendel's Mother in the 2007 Movie version
• Wikipedia: Grendel's Mother
  • Spark Notes: "An unnamed swamp-hag, Grendel’s mother seems to possess fewer human qualities than Grendel, although her terrorization of Heorot is explained by her desire for vengeance—a human motivation."
• IMDb: Grendel's Mother Filmography