She regularly tops Hollywood's best dressed list but Angelina Jolie has abandoned clothes all together for her latest movie.

In scenes sure to set pulses racing, the much lusted-after star emerges from a lake completely naked except for dripping gold liquid.

For the adult fantasy film Beowulf, Jolie plays the mother of Grendel the monster, who is the father of all evil from Anglo-Saxon mythology.

In her transformation for the role, the actress appears to have regained her famous knock-out curves, perhaps with a little digital assistance.

Filmed in a photo-realistic animation style, the release has been described by the Los Angeles Times as a "hyper violent and highly sexualized tale".

Jolie stars alongside British actors Ray Winston, who plays her evil son, and Sir Anthony Hopkins who plays King Hrothgar.

With Beowulf set to hit cinemas in the UK on November 16, the actress has already started work on her next project, the action movie Wanted.

The 32-year-old, who lost a considerable amount of weight following the death of her mother earlier this year, has welcomed the return to action films.

She said: "It seemed like a good thing for me – and my family agreed – to have a reason to get strong and do something that was not serious."

Away from the big screen, Angelina and her partner Brad Pitt are preparing to add to their brood, which already includes Maddox, 6, Pax, 3, Zahara, 2, and Shiloh, 1.

When asked at the Venice Film Festival if they were ready for another child, Pitt answered: "Yeah, we're ready."