'Barely Lethal' 2015 Trailer, Cast & Release Date: Jessica Alba Shares Views on Education & The Honest Company
- Ma. Elena Espejo
- Mar 20, 2015 05:16 AM EDT
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Aside from her various commitments in the film industry, Jessica Alba is also keeping busy through The Honest Company, an institution the actress co-founded which manufactures eco-friendly and non-toxic consumer goods.
"We give people access to safer and healthier options to live a better life," Alba said of her company, as quoted by Fox News Latino. "Education is a huge piece of what the Honest Company is all about: empowering people with knowledge, so they can make better choices."
According to Fox News Latino, The Honest Company's success has been steadily rising. The business venture "has been valued at $1 billion by the Wall Street Journal" and was "listed on Forbes' hottest startups of 2014." The company is also set to be unveiled publicly this year, with Alba revealing that it has gained $150 million in revenue in 2014.
The 33-year-old actress recently attended the 30th Anniversary Impact Awards Gala for the "Independent School Alliance for Minority Affairs," an organization that focuses on the promotion of "racial diversity in private schools and address issues of multicultural education," Fox News Latino wrote. Alba presented the event's Visionary Award to Brian Lee, CEO and co-founder of The Honest Company.
During the awards gala, the actress stated that she supports the mission of Alliance, and that she believes in "equal opportunity" for education, the news outlet noted.
Discussing her company's environment-friendly products with Domaine, the "Barely Lethal" star shared that their popular aromatic soy candles had undergone improvement and reformulation.
"Our candles are clean and safe, but they also feel luxurious and have such a delightful scent," Alba told Domaine, adding that they used soy milk and vegan ingredients from "natural essential oils to unadulterated plant essences."
She continued, "Our clean-burning soy wax is GMO-free, U.S. grown, and hand-poured in small batches. It's finished with an unbleached 100% cotton wick--we're conscious every step of the way. We wanted a range of scents that weren't polarizing and felt familiar yet fresh. A scent gives a sense of groundedness--it's memorable enough to inspire nostalgia, but not overwhelm."
Trailer for 'Barely Lethal' Now Out
Alba's upcoming film "Barely Lethal" has released its first ever trailer online. Check it out below.
The movie, which stars Alba, "True Grit" actress Hailee Steinfeld, Samuel L. Jackson, and Sophie Turner of "Game of Thrones," was written and directed by "Fanboys" helmer Kyle Newman.
According to ComingSoon.net, "Barely Lethal" centers on Steinfeld's character Megan, a young global assassin who wishes to have a normal adolescent life. She decides to fake her own death and enrolls herself in a suburban high school. Alba plays Victoria, "Megan's former handler and current nemesis, who enlists Heather (Turner) to go undercover at the high school and reacquire the runaway." Jackson, meanwhile, is Megan's mentor, Hardman.
"Barley Lethal" is out in theaters in April 2015.
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