New
York
(ANI):
Actress
Reese
Witherspoon
will
appear
in
a
very
unusual
role
in
her
upcoming
movie
'Rendition",
scheduled
for
release
on
Friday.
The
film
portrays
her
in
the
role
of
a
Chicago-based
woman,
Isabella,
who
is
married
to
an
Egyptian-born
chemical
engineer,
to
be
played
by
Omar
Metwally,
suspected
by
US
authorities
of
having
knowledge
of
a
bombing.
However,
instead
of
protesting
the
authorities
who
fly
her
husband
to
North
Africa
for
a
cruel
secret
interrogation,
she
shows
strong
belief
in
the
justice
system.
The
31-year-old
actress,
who
is
well
known
for
her
commendable
performance
in
the
'Legally
Blonde" franchise,
considers
herself
lucky
that
she
has
so
far
not
portrayed
stereotyped
characters,
and
that
'Rendition"
has
once
again
given
her
a
chance
to
do
a
different
role.
"The
film
(addresses)
an
issue
you
read
about,
but
may
not
feel
connected
to.
I'm
really
lucky
that
I'm
able
to
do
(movies)
like
this,
and
that
people
accept
me
doing
different
things," the
New
York
Daily
News
quoted
her
as
saying.
Film
director
Gavin
Hood
has
revealed
that
Witherspoon
was
not
in
favour
of
showing
Isabella
protesting
in
her
husband"s
innocence.
He
says
that
the
actress
wanted
her
character
to
be
a
woman
who
had
full
faith
in
justice.
"Reese
never
wanted
Isabella
to
simply
shrilly
protest
her
husband's
innocence,"
says
Hood.
"She
in
fact
says,
'Tell
me
what
you
think
he's
done.' Reese
wanted
to
make
sure
Isabella
had
a
certain
dignity,
as
well
as
a
real
belief
in
justice,"
he
added.