▁Z eta - J ones ▁repr ise ▁her ▁role ▁of ▁El é na ▁opposite ▁B ander as . ▁Set ▁ 1 0 ▁years ▁after ▁the ▁first ▁film , ▁the ▁sequ el ▁follows ▁El é na ▁struggling ▁with ▁married ▁life . ▁Un like ▁the ▁original , ▁the ▁film ▁was ▁dis lik ed ▁by ▁critics ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁commercial ▁disappoint ment . ▁She ▁did ▁not ▁have ▁any ▁film ▁releases ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁A ▁bi op ic ▁of ▁Harry ▁H oud ini , ▁entitled ▁Death ▁Def ying ▁Act s ▁( 2 0 0 7 ), ▁st arring ▁Guy ▁Pear ce ▁as ▁the ▁esc ap ologist ▁H oud ini , ▁featured ▁Z eta - J ones ▁as ▁a ▁Scottish ▁con ▁artist ▁who ▁claims ▁psych ic ▁powers . ▁The ▁un success ful ▁production ▁was ▁given ▁only ▁a ▁limited ▁the atr ical ▁release . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁Z eta - J ones ▁star red ▁alongside ▁A aron ▁E ck hart ▁and ▁Ab ig ail ▁Bres lin ▁in ▁the ▁rom antic ▁comedy ▁No ▁Res erv ations , ▁a ▁re make ▁of ▁the ▁German ▁film ▁Most ly ▁Mar tha ▁( 2 0 0 1 ). ▁No ▁Res erv ations ▁tells ▁the ▁story ▁of ▁an ▁am bit ious ▁chef ▁( Z eta - J ones ) ▁whose ▁life ▁changes ▁for ▁the ▁better ▁when ▁she ▁takes ▁in ▁her ▁young ▁nie ce ▁( B res lin ) ▁after ▁her ▁sister ' s ▁death . ▁In ▁prepar ation ▁for ▁her ▁part , ▁Z eta - J