Angelina Jolie, David Oyelowo to Star in Fantasy Adventure 'Come Away'
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- Published on Friday, 01 June 2018 05:53
- Written by Hollywood Reporter
The story uses 'Alice in Wonderland' and 'Peter Pan' as a jumping-off point, reimagining Peter and Alice as brother and sister.Angelina Jolie and David Oyelowo will star in the fantasy adventure Come Away, an imagined prequel to the classics Alice in Wonderland and Peter Pan.The movie imagines Peter and Alice as siblings before they went to Wonderland and Neverland. When their eldest brother dies in a tragic accident, they each try to save their parents, played by Jolie and Oyelowo, from their downward spirals of despair until finally they are forced to choose between home and imagination.Brenda Chapman, who won an Oscar for her work on Pixar's Brave, will direct from a script by Marissa Kate Goodhill. Come Away will be Chapman's live-action directorial debut. Leesa Kahn, James Spring and Andrea Keir will produce the feature, with Michelle Manning executive producing. Oyelowo will also produce through his Yoruba Saxon banner. The film is set to shoot in the U.K. and Los Angeles.Come Away is being co-repped by UTA and Endeavor Content.Jolie, who is repped by UTA and Sloane Offer, is currently working on Disney's Maleficent sequel and an adaptation of the children's story The One and Only Ivan.Oyelowo will next be seen in Doug Liman's Chaos Walking. He is repped by CAA, the U.K.'s Hamilton Hodell, Inphenate and Schreck Rose.Chapman is repped by WME.
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Angelina Jolie makes her Instagram debut with Elle Fanning on Maleficent 2 set... days before 43rd birthday
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- Published on Wednesday, 30 May 2018 03:28
- Written by Daily mail
Angelina Jolie does not do social media; she has never had an Instagram, Twitter or Snapchat account.But that all changed on Tuesday when the Oscar-winning actress was seen smiling and flashing a peace sign behind co-star Elle Fanning on the London set of her new film, Maleficent 2.This comes just six days before the mother-of-six is set to celebrate her 43rd birthday.Jolie was covered up in a white plush robe and already had her Maleficent horns on with heavy makeup that included a pale face, filled in eyebrows and deep ruby red lipstick.The Salt star had long nails and several rings on as well as a pair of very think black sunglasses.Elle was in a cream silk blouse and mirrored sunglasses with her flaxen locks in a Swedish braid with yellow flowers tucked in.The caption read, 'It's bring your mom to work day on the #Maleficent2 set.' At age 20, the 42-year-old Jolie could be her mother. But the star was likely referring to how Angelina's character is like a mom to Elle's character in the movie.Fanning also shared a photo where she was looking into the camera with Jolie's horns behind her.The young star cleverly captioned that one, 'Photobomb.'In both shots the ladies were in a parking lot with their large movie trailers behind them. Elle portrays Princess Aurora and Angelina is Maleficent. Maleficent 2 shoots at the UK Pinewood studios and is scheduled to come out in 2019 or 2020.
The first Maleficent film - based on Disney's Sleeping Beauty - came out in 2014 and was a massive hit with $750M globally. Jolie told Entertainment Weekly: 'She was just my favorite as a little girl. I was terrified of her but I was really drawn to her/ I loved her … What’s interesting about her that I do relate to, and hat I think everyone relates to, is she’s not what you assume she is.'She also said she made the movie because she wanted to 'do something that my children could see,' she told Collider.The Tomb Raider star added, 'I thought it was, in fact, an important story to tell.'It looks like Angie and Elle are getting some company soon. On Tuesday Deadline reported that Robert Lindsay is joining the cast, and that Chiwetel Ejiofor is 'definitely attached.' Other stars in the film are Michelle Pfeiffer as Queen Ingrith, Ed Skrein and Harris Dickinson as Prince Phillip.Sam Riley as Diaval; Imelda Staunton as the pixie Knotgrass; Juno Temple as the pixie Thistlewit; and Lesley Manville as the pixie Flittle are coming back from the original Maleficent.Joachim Rønning is directing from a script by Linda Woolverton and Micah Fitzerman-Blue & Noah Harpster. Jolie is one of the producers with Joe Roth. The sequel picks up several years after Maleficent. 'Maleficent II continues to explore the complex relationship between the horned fairy and the soon to be Queen, as they form new alliances and face new adversaries in their struggle to protect the moors and the magical creatures that reside within,' Deadline reported.
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Angelina Jolie “Amused” By Dating Rumors, Focused On Kids, Work
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- Published on Monday, 28 May 2018 17:09
- Written by Gossip Cop
Angelina Jolie is “amused” by the tabloids romantically linking her to random people, but her main focus remains on her kids and work, an insider tells Gossip Cop. Since the beginning of the year, the actress and humanitarian has been reported to be involved with a slew of different men, but as we’ve previously noted, she’s not dating anyone right now. And while she generally pays little to no attention to tabloid reports, and the rumors don’t particularly bother her, Gossip Cop is told Jolie is still a bit surprised at how much people care about the phony stories about her supposed love life.Starting in January, Jolie has wrongly been connected to a number of different men. She was first falsely linked to Cambodian rapper and filmmaker PraCh Ly, who OK! dubbed her “new love.” The tabloid even had the gall to maintain it had a “source” who claimed “they’re a perfect match” and “their connection is becoming stronger by the day. It’s just what Angie needs.” And while it’s true the two know each other, People later confirmed Gossip Cop’s reporting that the actress and Ly were not a couple and that Jolie isn’t interested in dating for a “very long time.”That was followed several weeks later by an absurd report about Jolie “crushing” on Chris Hemsworth, a claim manufactured simply because the two sat next to each other during the Golden Globes. Hemsworth later dismissed the gossip tying him to Jolie while appearing on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show.” Following that, Jolie was wrongly linked romantically to a few more celebrities, as well as some unnamed and untraceable men.
In March, it was falsely maintained Jolie was looking to “sink her claws” into Garrett Hedlund, whom she had cast in the 2014 movie Unbroken. After that off-base claim, the Oscar-winner was purportedly getting “flirty” with Ethan Hawke, her co-star in the 2004 film Talking Lives. Of course, the actor has been married for a decade and even told USA Today in 2015 that they haven’t stayed in touch but “every now and then” Jolie sends Hawke a Christmas card. Gossip Cop also busted a report claiming Jolie was dating Ed Skrein, her new co-star in the upcoming Maleficent sequel. And just a few weeks ago, we shot down an untrue story that asserted she was pursuing Channing Tatum.On the non-famous front, Gossip Cop corrected a slew of wholly fabricated articles contending Jolie was set to marry her fourth husband, an unnamed “British philanthropist.” While Life & Style devoted a cover story to the actress walking down the aisle with this supposed fiance, glaringly the tabloid didn’t offer one concrete piece of evidence about his very existence, including his name, age, or any specific physical attributes. The phony narrative about Jolie having a mysterious British boyfriend was actually recycled from more than a year ago, and even back then our impeccable insider denied it.Also phony were claims that she was dating an unidentified real estate estate. In fact, Us Weekly debunked the rumor, noting Jolie was not dating a real estate agent and is single. Similarly, People also reported this spring that Jolie is not dating anyone one these days.One would think that with all these untrue tales, the fairly private actress would be annoyed, but she’s not. An insider tells Gossip Cop that Jolie is unfazed by all the relationship rumors and is “amused” by the fact that there’s a (misguided) obsession with her love life, particularly when she’s not focused on it all. We’re told Jolie’s main priorities are her six kids and her work, both on and off the screen.
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'Maleficent 2' Star Ed Skrein Talks 'High Caliber' Sequel With Michelle Pfeiffer & Angelina Jolie
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- Published on Friday, 25 May 2018 11:01
- Written by ET online
Maleficent 2, the long-awaited sequel to Disney's 2014 hit based on Sleeping Beauty, will not disappoint, according to one of the movie's actors.At the In Darkness premiere on Wednesday — which hits theaters and OnDemand on May 25 — Ed Skrein exclusively dished to ET's Ash Crossan about what it was like working with the sequel's A-list stars, Angelina Jolie and Michelle Pfeiffer."I mean, all you want to do is work with people that can improve you as an actor. People that you respect, and, you know, Angelina, Michelle Pfeiffer, this is a phenomenal cast," the 35-year-old actor said in praise of the movie. "People that I respect and [have] been watching for years and have a human respect for as well as a professional respect."Along with Jolie starring in the titular role of Maleficent and Pfiffer playing Queen Ingris, Jenn Murray, Elle Fanning and Chiwetel Ejiofor are all set to star in the film.In addition to the great cast, Skrein was excited for the film because it's a little more family-friendly than his typical role."It's Disney man. It's great fun," Skrein said. "Its finally something that my nieces and nephews and my children can enjoy and watch instead of this fool mouth, dark, stuff that I usually do."His dark streak continues with his role In Darkness, which is about a blind musician who hears a murder in the apartment upstairs."From the beginning, he was an interesting character that had an interesting arc that drew me to it," Skrein said of his character. "What you actually want from a role is for it to be interesting from the beginning and only get more interesting as it goes along. That's exactly what happened."
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Howard Stern Says Trump Rated Women, Called Angelina Jolie a ‘Seven’
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- Published on Tuesday, 22 May 2018 06:47
- Written by Variety
Before he became President, Donald Trump made frequent appearances on Howard Stern’s radio show — and Stern says he was a great guest because he would “say anything on his mind.”On an upcoming segment of David Letterman’s Netflix interview series “My Next Guest Needs No Introduction,” Stern recalled conversations with Trump in which he judged the physical attractiveness of women, including Angelina Jolie and his daughter Ivanka.“I’d say, ‘Mr. Trump, tell me, who are the great beauties? If I ask you some names, can you tell me who the great beauties are?,'” Stern said.“First of all, the great beauties, Howard, are not actresses. It’s models,” Trump replied, according to Stern. “Anyone who works in the entertainment industry, really, I’ve only seen sixes and sevens.” Stern said the conversation then turned to specific women. “Well, you know Donald, I think Angelina Jolie is a great beauty,” Stern recalled saying. To which Trump allegedly replied, “Seven. You know who’s a great beauty? My daughter Ivanka. Now, she’s a 10.” The radio and TV personality also added that he regards Trump as a “great guest” for a radio show because of his willing responsiveness and candor.“For me, a guest who comes on and says anything that is in his mind is a great guest,” Stern said. “He would get on, and no matter what I asked him, he would answer in a very sincere and thought out way.” Stern’s interview on “My Next Guest Needs No Introduction” launches on Netflix on May 31.
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