Hilary Swank Ready To Fly Solo

OCT 21, 2009 AT 06:58 PM
Hilary Swank Ready To Fly Solo

Hilary Swank caught the "aviation bug" while filming for her upcoming role as Amelia Earhart. Hilary racked up 19 hours in flight time but couldn't complete the solo requirement.

“You have to fly solo, obviously, to get your pilot’s license and the insurance policy on the movie was never going to allow me do that.”

She plans to finish what she started, however.

"I definitely want to see that through,” she said.

Hilary shared with Access Hollywood about portraying the most famous female pilot in history.

“She had the Amelia Earhart clothing line, the Amelia Earhart luggage – and it was all to finance her flying,” Hilary said of Amelia’s stardom.

“This was a woman who made no apologies for living her life the way she wanted,” Hilary told Access at the film’s junket. “She was ahead of her time, in the ‘20s and ‘30s. She was living in 2009.”

The movie opens in theaters this Friday. Are you planning to go see it? I think Hilary is an amazingly talented actress and I'm intrigued to see Hollywood's take on Amelia's life.

Photos by WENN

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COMMENTS...

<a href="/user/213" title="View user profile.">Monica</a>
132965 points
Oct 21, 2009 @ 07:09 pm
Monica said:

I want to learn to fly one day. My 16 year old brother almost has his private license. I love flying! She's a good actress. I'll probably eventually see this.
<a href="/user/190" title="View user profile.">lara jane</a>
45267 points
Oct 21, 2009 @ 07:18 pm
lara jane said:

I don't know about the drape down on her hips/thighs, but overall I love the dress, especially the color! I'm so drawn to peacock blue lately.
<a href="/user/17235" title="View user profile.">maiah912</a>
17580 points
Oct 21, 2009 @ 11:41 pm
maiah912 said:

I was just thinking the same thing about the draping part anyway.
Anonymous
Oct 21, 2009 @ 10:27 pm
Anonymous said:

I will check it out.
<a href="/user/403" title="View user profile.">kimmytoo</a>
27500 points
Oct 21, 2009 @ 10:54 pm
kimmytoo said:

i will netflix it.

<a href="/user/539" title="View user profile.">Helen</a>
14005 points
Oct 22, 2009 @ 12:27 am
Helen said:

Meh.
<a href="/user/2981" title="View user profile.">Chery423</a>
78600 points
Oct 22, 2009 @ 08:30 am
Chery423 said:

I love her, she is so different but strong. I am jelous of her flight time. It would be so cool to fly solo.
<a href="/user/9155" title="View user profile.">DonnaJ</a>
129675 points
Oct 22, 2009 @ 09:44 am
DonnaJ said:

I will totally see this film. Is Gary Busey her father?
Mistyblue
3145 points
Oct 22, 2009 @ 02:05 pm
Mistyblue said:

I want to see it for sure, she makes great movies.

<a href="/user/1040" title="View user profile.">bgduckie_01</a>
93685 points
Oct 23, 2009 @ 02:04 pm
bgduckie_01 said:

i think im just going to rent the movie.
<a href="/user/704" title="View user profile.">Chelle</a>
52515 points
Oct 29, 2009 @ 08:12 pm
Chelle said:

She looks great. Love the color of her dress. I will rent this.
<a href="/user/2222" title="View user profile.">suffy_78</a>
7318 points
Nov 6, 2009 @ 07:42 am
suffy_78 said:

Am I alone in thinking she is one of the most overrated actresses out there?

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