With The Day The Earth Stood Still hitting the media circuits, we’re getting a bit more information about the green habits of the film’s stars. Actress Jennifer Connelly recently revealed that while she’s conscious of her footprint, her husband is a much better environmental steward than she is. “We drive around in a Prius, we recycle and we use energy-saving light bulbs. Although Paul I have to confess is better at it than I am. He always berates me if I forget and leave a light on in the kitchen and goes and shuts it off,” she said.

As we mentioned in the previous post, the film is light on the preachy tone of its predecessor — something Connelly admits was avoided from the beginning. “It’s about aggression, greed and selfishness, and the fact that we can’t keep treating each other like this and treating the planet like this,” she said. “It’s unsustainable. I think while you’re watching it, you’re not feeling like you’re watching an issue film or you’re being preached to. But you walk out and it’s still provocative.”

via Lincoln Shire

[Update: For those of you curious, Connelly is also a vegan.]

[Update 2: Actually, she isn't. Perhaps I should read our own posts sometimes...]

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