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===2010s=== [[File:Rachel Weisz 2012.jpg|thumb|left|upright|Weisz at the 2012 [[Deauville American Film Festival]]]] Weisz starred in the film ''[[The Whistleblower]]'', which debuted at the [[Toronto International Film Festival]] in 2010. The film was based on the [[DynCorp#Employee involvement in child sex slave traffic|true story]] of human trafficking by employees of contractor [[DynCorp]]. During its première, the intense depiction of the treatment meted out to victims by the kidnappers made a woman in the audience faint.<ref>{{cite news |first=Melissa |last=Leong |url=http://arts.nationalpost.com/2010/09/17/star-rachel-weisz-and-subject-kathryn-bolkovac-on-detaching-themselves-from-the-events-of-the-whistleblower/ |title=Star Rachel Weisz and subject Kathryn Bolkovac on detaching themselves from the events of 'The Whistleblower' |work=National Post |publisher=[[Postmedia Network]] Inc |access-date=13 April 2011 |date=17 September 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140907081932/http://arts.nationalpost.com/2010/09/17/star-rachel-weisz-and-subject-kathryn-bolkovac-on-detaching-themselves-from-the-events-of-the-whistleblower/ |archive-date=7 September 2014 }}</ref> ''Variety'' wrote "Weisz's performance holds the viewer every step of the way."<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.variety.com/review/VE1117943562?refcatid=31&printerfriendly=true |title=The Whistleblower: A tense, focused piece of storytelling with a powerful sense of empathy |last=Chang |first=Justin |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |publisher=[[Reed Business Information]] |date=15 September 2010 |access-date=8 May 2011 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120308060341/http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117943562?refcatid=31&printerfriendly=true |archive-date=8 March 2012}}</ref> That same year, she guest-starred in the animated series ''[[The Simpsons]]'', in the [[The Simpsons season 22|22nd season]] episode "[[How Munched is That Birdie in the Window?]]".<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.irishcentral.com/culture/entertainment/danica-patrick-and-rachel-weisz-to-appear-in-the-simpsons-106434983-237725171 |title=Danica Patrick and Rachel Weisz to appear in 'The Simpsons' |date=1 November 2010 |work=Irish Central |first=Antoinette |last=Kelly |access-date=18 July 2021}}</ref> Weisz's 2011 roles included an adaptation of [[Terence Rattigan]]'s play ''[[The Deep Blue Sea (2011 film)|The Deep Blue Sea]]'',<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cinemablend.com/new/Rachel-Weisz-Set-To-Suffer-In-The-Deep-Blue-Sea-19904.html |last=Rich |first=Katey |title=Rachel Weisz set to suffer in 'The Deep Blue Sea' |publisher=Cinema Blend LLC |date=30 July 2010 |access-date=2 January 2011 |archive-date=13 October 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121013091014/http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Rachel-Weisz-Set-To-Suffer-In-The-Deep-Blue-Sea-19904.html}}</ref> [[Fernando Meirelles]]' drama ''[[360 (film)|360]]'',<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cinemablend.com/new/Rachel-Weisz-Starring-In-Psychosexual-360-20750.html |title=Rachel Weisz starring in psychosexual '360' |website=CinemaBlend |date=21 September 2010 |access-date=30 January 2011 |last=Mariani |first=Mike |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121013091108/http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Rachel-Weisz-Starring-In-Psychosexual-360-20750.html |archive-date=13 October 2012 |url-status=usurped}}</ref> the BBC espionage thriller ''[[Page Eight]]'', and the thriller film ''[[Dream House (2011 film)|Dream House]]''.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Catsoulis |first=Jeannette |date=2011-09-30 |title=Moving Out of New York Is Just a Bad Idea |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/01/movies/dream-house-with-daniel-craig-and-rachel-weisz-in-review.html |access-date=2024-06-03 |work=The New York Times |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> She filmed scenes for ''[[To the Wonder]]'', a 2012 romantic drama film written and directed by [[Terrence Malick]]; her scenes were cut.<ref>{{cite web |title=Barry Pepper, Michael Sheen & Amanda Peet Also Cut From Terrence Malick's 'To The Wonder' |work=The Playlist |url=http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/barry-pepper-michael-sheen-amanda-peet-also-cut-from-terrence-malicks-to-the-wonder-20120829 |last=Jagernauth |first=Kevin |date=29 August 2012 |access-date=30 August 2012 |archive-date=1 September 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120901004025/http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/barry-pepper-michael-sheen-amanda-peet-also-cut-from-terrence-malicks-to-the-wonder-20120829%23}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |first=Laura |last=Summers |url=http://www.tulsaworld.com/scene/article.aspx?subjectid=268&articleid=20101005_268_0_BARTLE615180 |title='Untitled' Malick film is official, shooting in Bartlesville |work=[[Tulsa World]] |publisher=World Publishing Co |date=5 October 2010 |access-date=7 March 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110923055659/http://www.tulsaworld.com/scene/article.aspx?subjectid=268&articleid=20101005_268_0_BARTLE615180 |archive-date=23 September 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.filmratings.com/filmRatings_cara/reports/s10746885.htm |access-date=14 May 2012 |title=To The Wonder |publisher=FilmRatings.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120518015117/http://www.filmratings.com/filmRatings_cara/reports/s10746885.htm |archive-date=18 May 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref> She has starred in the 2012 action thriller film ''[[The Bourne Legacy (film)|The Bourne Legacy]]'' based on the series of books by [[Robert Ludlum]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.indiewire.com/news/general-news/first-look-at-rachel-weisz-alongside-jeremy-renner-in-the-bourne-legacy-110247/ |title=First Look At Rachel Weisz Alongside Jeremy Renner In 'The Bourne Legacy' |last=Lyttelton |first=Oliver |website=IndieWire |date=28 May 2012 |access-date=23 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240223230451/https://www.indiewire.com/news/general-news/first-look-at-rachel-weisz-alongside-jeremy-renner-in-the-bourne-legacy-110247/ |archive-date=23 February 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref> In 2013, Weisz starred on [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] alongside her husband, [[Daniel Craig]], in a revival of [[Harold Pinter]]'s ''[[Betrayal (play)|Betrayal]]''. It opened 27 October 2013, and closed 5 January 2014.<ref>{{cite news |title=Daniel Craig Heads Back To Broadway With 'Betrayal' |url=https://www.npr.org/2013/09/18/223752897/daniel-craig-heads-back-to-broadway-with-betrayal |publisher=[[NPR]] |date=18 September 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131109192934/http://www.npr.org/2013/09/18/223752897/daniel-craig-heads-back-to-broadway-with-betrayal |archive-date=9 November 2013 |url-status=live |access-date=9 November 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |title=Daniel Craig, Rachel Weisz to Star in Broadway 'Betrayal' |url=https://variety.com/2013/legit/news/daniel-craig-rachel-weisz-broadway-1200333595/ |access-date=9 November 2013 |magazine=variety.com |last=Cox |first=Gordon |date=5 April 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113012356/http://variety.com/2013/legit/news/daniel-craig-rachel-weisz-broadway-1200333595/ |archive-date=13 November 2013}}</ref> Box office receipts of $17.5 million made it the second highest grossing Broadway play of 2013.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2014/jan/07/daniel-craig-rachel-weisz-huge-success-betrayal-broadway |title=Daniel Craig and Rachel Weisz claim huge success with Betrayal on Broadway |newspaper=The Guardian |last=Trueman |first=Matt |date=7 January 2014 |access-date=16 January 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140114155126/http://www.theguardian.com/stage/2014/jan/07/daniel-craig-rachel-weisz-huge-success-betrayal-broadway |archive-date=14 January 2014}}</ref> That year, Weisz played [[Wicked Witch of the East|Evanora]] in the fantasy film ''[[Oz the Great and Powerful]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://playbill.com/article/rachel-weisz-joins-james-franco-michelle-williams-for-disneys-oz-the-great-and-powerful-com-179307 |title=Rachel Weisz Joins James Franco, Michelle Williams for Disney's "Oz, the Great and Powerful" |last=Gioia |first=Michael |website=Playbill |date=18 May 2011 |access-date=18 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240218203154/https://playbill.com/article/rachel-weisz-joins-james-franco-michelle-williams-for-disneys-oz-the-great-and-powerful-com-179307 |archive-date=18 February 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref> [[File:Rachel Weisz Cannes 2015.jpg|thumb|upright|Weisz at the [[2015 Cannes Film Festival]]]] In 2015, she appeared in drama film ''[[Youth (2015 film)|Youth]]'' and in science fiction film ''[[The Lobster]]''. The film won Cannes Jury Prize. In 2016, she appeared in the drama film ''[[The Light Between Oceans (film)|The Light Between Oceans]]'', and portrayed Holocaust historian [[Deborah Lipstadt]] in ''[[Denial (2016 film)|Denial]]'', a film based on Lipstadt's book, and directed by [[Mick Jackson (director)|Mick Jackson]]. In 2017 Weisz starred in ''[[My Cousin Rachel (2017 film)|My Cousin Rachel]]'', a drama based on [[Daphne du Maurier]]'s novel, and in 2018 co-starred in a British [[biographical film]] about sailor [[Donald Crowhurst]], ''[[The Mercy]]'', directed by [[James Marsh (director)|James Marsh]]. Weisz's production company, LC6 Productions, released its first feature film, ''[[Disobedience (2017 film)|Disobedience]]'', in 2017, starring Weisz and [[Rachel McAdams]].<ref name=krollvariety>{{cite news |last1=Kroll |first1=Justin |title=Rachel Weisz to Produce and Star in Adaptation of Naomi Alderman Novel 'Disobedience' (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2016/film/news/rachel-weisz-to-produce-and-star-in-adaptation-of-naomi-alderman-novel-disobedience-exclusive-1201873255/ |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=29 September 2016 |access-date=4 May 2018}}</ref><ref name=turnermm>{{cite web |last1=Turner |first1=Kyle |title=Weisz Beyond Her Years: From Optioned Novel to Arthouse Drama, Rachel Weisz Nurtured Disobedience at Every Stage |url=https://www.moviemaker.com/archives/news/rachel-weisz-disobedience/ |work=[[MovieMaker]] |date=27 April 2018 |access-date=4 May 2018}}</ref> Weisz grew up three [[London Underground]] stops away from the [[Orthodox Judaism|Orthodox Jewish]] neighborhood where the film is set. Raised within [[Judaism]], Weisz never fully connected to her ancestral religion. She claims she was "really disobedient" herself and has never felt she fits in anywhere.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-rachel-weisz-disobedience-20180502-story.html |title=Rachel Weisz takes matters in her own hands in her film 'Disobedience' |last=Kaufman |first=Amy |website=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=2 May 2018 |access-date=30 June 2018}}</ref> In 2018, Weisz played [[Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough|Sarah Churchill]] in ''[[The Favourite]]'', winning the [[BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role]] and receiving her second nomination for the [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress]]. In April 2019, she entered talks to join [[Scarlett Johansson]] in the [[Marvel Cinematic Universe]] film ''[[Black Widow (2021 film)|Black Widow]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://variety.com/2019/film/news/rachel-weisz-black-widow-marvel-scarlett-johansson-1203177636/ |title='Black Widow': Rachel Weisz Circling Key Role in Marvel's Standalone Film (EXCLUSIVE) |last=Kroll |first=Justin |magazine=Variety |date=3 April 2019 |access-date=4 April 2019}}</ref> In July of that year, Weisz was announced to play [[Melina Vostokoff (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Melina Vostokoff]] in the film, which was released on 9 July 2021.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://ew.com/comic-con/2019/07/20/black-widow-movie-first-look-scarlett-johansson/ |title=Black Widow hits Comic-Con with first details of Scarlett Johansson film |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |first=Devan |last=Coggan |date=20 July 2019 |access-date=21 July 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.indiewire.com/2021/03/black-widow-release-july-streaming-disney-plus-1234610752/ |title=Disney Moves 'Black Widow' to July, Releasing in Movie Theaters and Disney+ Streaming |website=[[indiewire]] |first=Ryan |last=Lattanzio |date=23 March 2021 |access-date=23 March 2021}}</ref>
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