UNBROKEN: Derby movie star Jack O'Connell joins Angelina Jolie on red carpet for world premiere - with trailer and tweets

DERBY actor Jack O'Connell has joined Hollywood megastar Angelina Jolie on the red carpet for the world premiere of Unbroken. Journalists from across the world are in Sydney to report on the glamorous event at the State Theatre. Jack, 24, plays the lead role in the prisoner of war film, which is directed by Jolie. The Harrowing WWII epic was filmed across New South Wales last year. Watch the trailer here:

Brits abroad. Oi. Oi. pic.twitter.com/PzfImFac3w

— Jack O'C (@JackO__C) November 11, 2014

Me with Miyavi and Jack O'Connell at the world premiere of #UNBROKENpic.twitter.com/0thdvOlzq4

— Angelina Jolie (@1975Jolie) November 17, 2014

Brad Pitt makes red carpet appearance at World Premiere of Unbroken. By @RichardMilnes1 - @Demotix News http://t.co/SnBuoKFtwN

— Demotix (@Demotix) November 17, 2014

Aussie fans go wild for Brangelina on red carpet: http://t.co/aRCSkjWtJMpic.twitter.com/ptrcQuTBcf

— PerthNow (@perthnow) November 17, 2014

Jolie is at the premiere with her husband Brad Pitt. Speaking at the Hollywood Film Awards on Friday, Jolie told reporters Jack was a "gift" to work with and that she handed him the part after he wowed her in an audition. She said: "The auditions were very intense and none more so than the cell. In the cell, the actors would be confined, not knowing if he would be there for three minutes or an hour. "A crew member with a rubber baton would go in at unexpected times and hit the actor. It didn't hurt, but the feeling would bring up the emotion of the loss of freedom, the control, the never knowing, the sense of powerlessness. "All of the actors were so brave and many of the auditions were emotional and heartbreaking, and then came Jack. "He went in the cell, he sat in the dark, he didn't force anything, he didn't act. He was just present. He looked around the darkness, he felt the isolation, and he looked so young and vulnerable, and when he was hit, he took the beating, he ended up shaking from the feelings and he allowed his emotions to come forward. "The second time he begged the guard to stop with tears in his eyes. And the third time, something happened. His eyes changed and he went against the script. And when the guard came in, he fought back. He just couldn't stay down. "As a director, to have Jack in front of your lens is a gift. He draws you in, he makes every moment honest. In his work, he gives all that he has." Jack has attended the premiere fresh from picking up the award for best newcomer at the Hollywood Film Awards on Friday, receiving the trophy from Jolie on stage. Follow us on Facebook and Twitter