Budding Aussie actor Alex Russell says Angelina Jolie is a joy to work with Rockhampton-born actor Alex Russell is an up and coming Aussie star who has just finished filming scenes for Angelina Jolie's film Unbroken. WHAT'S it like working with the world's biggest superstar? For young Queensland actor Alex Russell, working with A-list actor Angelina Jolie on her new movie Unbroken was a dream come true. The Rockhampton-born 27-year-old has just finished his scenes on the WWII drama, which is being directed by the Oscar-winning actress and is being shot on the Gold Coast and in Sydney. Angelina Jolie on the set of her new movie Unbroken filmed in Sydney. The Los Angeles-based actor, one of the guests of honour at this weekend's Magic Millions Carnival, has nothing but praise and admiration for his famous director. "She's very 'on it' when she needs to be but when there's a bit of downtime, which usually a director doesn't have, she takes a moment to come and chat," he said. On set she's very calm, extremely focused and decisive. She's got a pretty clear picture in her head how she wants it to look and how she wants it to pan out. She's very personable and I just thought she was lovely. Angelina Jolie was a joy to work with in Alex Russell's experience. Picture: Jeremy Piper Source: News Limited Unbroken is based on the true survival story of American track star Louis Zamperini, whose plane crashed in the Pacific Ocean during WWII. Russell plays older brother Pete Zamperini, who takes the youth in hand and puts him on the path to Olympic glory. "It's just such a moving script, I've never read anything so extraordinary," he said. I laughed and cried and went through a hundred thousand emotions just from reading it from start to finish. Film set for Angelina Jolie's movie Unbroken at Wentworth Park in Sydney. It's been a busy few years for Russell, who's found Hollywood success with lead roles in films such as Chronicle and Carrie. "I hadn't shot a movie here in three years (before Unbroken) and I was so happy to be coming back because I was so close to home," he said. Rockhampton's just up the road compared to being on the other side of the world and I got to see my family which I was very happy about. Screenwriters Joel and Ethan Coen have revealed the difficulties filming the flick. One of the men told The Independent's Radar magazine: "That movie is really a motherf...er ... a difficult production thing. There is aerial combat stuff, dog fight stuff, and there is stuff on a lifeboat on an open sea.