Gemma Arterton commands attention in a cream blazer and ankle-grazing jeans as she attends the UK premiere of Radioactive
She recently admitted she believes women have been ‘pitted against each other’ in the film industry.
But Gemma Arterton ensured she threw her support behind her fellow thespians as she attended the UK premiere of biographical film Radioactive, held at The Curzon Mayfair on Sunday morning.
The screen star, 34, mixed smart attire with casual chic as she teamed a cream blazer with a pair of light-wash, ankle-grazing jeans.
Turning heads: Gemma Arterton attended the UK premiere of biographical film Radioactive, held at The Curzon Mayfair on Sunday morning
Maintaining her elegant display, the Quantum of Solace actress turned heads in a pussybow blouse, and cinched in her waist with a plain buckle belt.
The St Trinian’s star opted for a pair of crocodile-textured loafers as her choice of footwear, while sporting minimal accessories to ensure attention remained on her stylish outfit.
Straight, fringed tresses framed her stunning features, and her radiant complexion with enhanced with a touch of neutral-toned make-up.
Looking good: The screen star, 34, mixed smart attire with casual chic as she teamed a cream blazer with a pair of light-wash, ankle-grazing jeans
Hitting the red carpet with style: Maintaining her elegant display, the Quantum of Solace actress turned heads in a pussybow blouse
In the film, Rosamund Pike plays legendary physicist and chemist Marie Curie, the first woman to receive a Nobel Prize for her pioneering research on radioactivity.
The movie is based on the graphic novel ‘Radioactive: Marie & Pierre Curie: A Tale of Love and Fallout’ by Lauren Redniss and was acquired by Amazon Studios in February 2018.
Radioactive, which also stars Sam Riley as Curie’s husband Pierre and Anya Taylor-Joy as her daughter Irene, is due to be released in the UK on March 20 and in the US on April 24.
On her role, actress Rosamund, 41, told WWD: ‘I loved that character. Marie Curie was formidable, passionate but in a very individual and unique way, fierce in her commitment to what she believed in.
All in the details: The St Trinian’s star opted for a pair of crocodile-textured loafers as her choice of footwear, while sporting minimal accessories
Watch her glow: Straight, fringed tresses framed her stunning features, and her radiant complexion with enhanced with a touch of neutral-toned make-up
Suave: Radioative star Sam Riley, who plays also chemist Marie Curie’s husband Pierre, also hit the red carpet
‘She never let other people’s opinions guide her life, which is something I really value.’
Gemma’s appearance comes after her candid interview in the December edition of Harper’s Bazaar, where she claimed women have been ‘pitted against each other’ in the film industry because of the ‘fewer opportunities’ afforded to them. came
In December’s edition of Harper’s Bazaar, the brunette explained: ‘I think the film industry has definitely changed for the better – it’s generally very supportive.
‘I’ve always said, the only reason women are pitted against each other is because they have fewer opportunities, so they feel threatened.
‘There’s more opportunity today, and in my experience, when there are lots of women together in a crew or cast, it’s great.’
In character: In the film, Rosamund Pike plays legendary physicist and chemist Marie Curie, the first woman to receive a Nobel Prize for her pioneering research on radioactivity
Who was Marie Curie?
Renowned: Marie Curie was voted the most influential woman ever by BBC History Magazine in 2018
- Born Marie Skłodowska, Marie Curie (1867-1934) was a Polish-French physicist and chemist who conducted pioneering research into radioactivity.
- Her achievements include the development of the theory of radioactivity, the discovery of the elements polonium and radium and techniques for isolating radioactive isotopes.
- She had a tough childhood in her native Poland, then under oppressive Russian rule. Going on to study at the Sorbonne in Paris, she met fellow physicist Pierre Curie, and the pair dedicated their lives to science.
- She was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize and the first person and only woman to win the Nobel Prize twice (once in physics and once in chemistry)