Rachel Weisz Talks Playing The Wicked Witch Of The East With Harper's Bazaar

Posted: 04/02/13 | Updated: 04/02/13

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The Harper's Bazaar fashion issue hits newsstands this week and who better to grace its March cover than style icon and Mrs James Bond, Rachel Weisz?

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Weisz stars on the cover in a belted Gucci dress, and that's just for starters. There are also several stunning shots of Weisz posing poolside in Ralph Lauren, Prada, Fendi and Ferragamo. Yep, she looks AMAZING.

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In her interview with the magazine, Weisz talks about playing Evanora, the Wicked Witch of the East, in the Wizard of Oz sequel. She says, "I guess being bad is a lot of fun. I just watched What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? for the very first time in my life last week. It blew my mind. It’s one of the most terrifying things I’ve ever seen, it’s psychological horror isn’t it? Terrifying. I love Bette Davis".

And how does playing the villain make her feel? "I’m polite to everyone on set and I’m not a struggle to work with, but in terms of how you get to treat people, it’s carte blanche, because it’s fiction - no one’s really going to get hurt. And it’s a very joyful place to let go".

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Rachel Weisz, the witch? It sounds like this girl has got it covered.

See the full photo shoot and interview in the March issue of Harper’s Bazaar - on sale 5th February 2013. Also available in a digital edition.

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Ayjan
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06:36 AM on 02/06/2013
I like Rachel Weisz talking, like to read her interviews. She is always clean in her thoughts, and always leads intelegent but simple talking. I wish i have interviewed her too.

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sashaduck
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04:22 PM on 02/05/2013
The photo -shoot is disappointing however Rachel Weisz is an incredibly beautiful woman.
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slam-bam
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02:36 PM on 02/05/2013
Wow! The irrepressible Miss Jones must have been reigned in somewhat?! :-)
She hasn't leapt to her fail-safe 'working' and 'rocking' that photo ... kudos to her on that front! :-)
But, then again, 'stunning' I would attach more to a Pulitzer winning photo than some over-dressed celeb lounging by a pool?!
Hmm, maybe if I got into my luminous green budgie-smugglers, and 'rocked it' by the large puddle in my drive...?!? :-)
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mrjohnbrazil
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02:19 PM on 02/05/2013
Your trouble is,Katie Jones, that you are too easily stunned.
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Arkleson
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03:33 PM on 02/05/2013
Maybe you set your sights too high. She's gorgeous.
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mrjohnbrazil
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04:17 PM on 02/05/2013
That's a fair comment. She is lovely but the photos (to me) are hardly stunning. If you regularly read Katie Jones' reports you will notice that is stunned by almost anything.
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mrjohnbrazil
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04:18 PM on 02/05/2013
"that she is" even..
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08:11 AM on 02/05/2013
Rahal old age you are old you become beautiful life you love
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kbm800609
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11:32 AM on 02/05/2013
And again in English
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mrjohnbrazil
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04:24 PM on 02/05/2013
Wha you meen? That was perfect English as taught at certain academic establishments in his country.
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XXNX
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02:20 PM on 02/05/2013
MUPPET....
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Roger47
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06:40 AM on 02/05/2013
The older she gets the better she gets.
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daniel22135
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07:25 PM on 02/04/2013
Yes please.
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sashaduck
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07:20 PM on 02/04/2013
Beautiful.
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moz69
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07:12 PM on 02/04/2013
when i see rachel and keira k one realises that some english women are stunning and ooze class, then there's all the tattooed so-called celebs who are mostly talentless
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verazgremlin
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07:39 AM on 02/05/2013
Although biologically Rachel is Hungarian and Austrian, well as far as her looks go that is. Keira looked better with her old nose.
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