Catherine Zeta-Jones on Filming 'Traffic' While Pregnant and Her Dream Wedding

Filming 'Traffic' While Six Months Pregnant

• 🤰 Catherine Zeta-Jones discusses filming the movie 'Traffic' while six months pregnant, noting how it stripped away glamour and allowed her to explore emotional depth.
• 🎬 Working with director Steven Soderbergh, known for directing women in diverse roles, made her feel freer to explore new territory.
• ✨ The experience of filming while pregnant was described as an "exorcist" and a wonderful opportunity to work with high-caliber filmmakers and actors.
• 💖 She humorously suggests other actresses should try filming while pregnant, as they are "looked after so well."

Pregnancy and Perception

• 🌟 Zeta-Jones initially doubted the idea that pregnant women are the most beautiful, citing physical changes and mood swings.
• 👶 However, she acknowledges a distinct "glow" and the unique experience of strangers wanting to touch her stomach.
• 👣 A memorable moment during filming involved her son kicking so hard during an emotional scene that it was visible from the outside.

Career Choices and Perceptions

• 🤔 Zeta-Jones carefully considers her career choices, but acknowledges the frustration of roles going to others.
• 🌟 She hoped that her role in 'Traffic' would change public perception of her as an actor and that the studio wouldn't see it as a typical "Catherine Zeta-Jones project."
• 🎥 She expressed a desire to work in more "gritty" films.

Dream Wedding Planning

• 💍 While planning her wedding, Zeta-Jones initially considered a quiet Vegas elopement due to her pregnancy and the impending wedding dress fitting.
• 💖 Her husband, Michael Douglas, insisted on their dream wedding, emphasizing it was her special day.
• 😂 Douglas humorously rejected the idea of a Vegas wedding with an Elvis impersonator, envisioning a more traditional ceremony.
• 🎉 The wedding was described as the "wedding of my dreams" and a night to remember.