Angelina Jolie Considers ‘Maleficent 2’ and Directorial Projects Galore Amid Divorce From Brad Pitt
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- Published on Saturday, 05 May 2018 16:19
- Written by US magazine
Not done with Hollywood just yet. Angelina Jolie may reprise her role as the titular character in Maleficent 2 and has numerous directorial projects in the works amid her nasty and very public divorce from Brad Pitt, according to The Hollywood Reporter.The site reports that Jolie, 41, will not be taking a step back from Hollywood, as has been previously speculated; instead, the By the Sea actor-director will be tackling a number of different projects in the coming year.Her most recent directorial endeavor, First They Killed My Father, screened in Cambodia on Saturday, February 18, and Jolie made headlines when she brought all six kids — Maddox, 15, Pax, 13, Zahara, 12, Shiloh, 10, and twins Knox and Vivienne, 8 — with her to meet Cambodian royalty and taste-test the local cuisine, including spiders.The Oscar winner’s next projects will keep her closer to home, however, with two large-scale projects in development for Universal: an adaptation of Simon Sebag Montefiore’s Catherine the Great and Potemkin: The Imperial Love Affair and The Spy Who Loved, a World War II espionage drama based on Clare Mulley’s 2012 book.Jolie is also looking to develop what might be her next directing project, an adaptation of Alessandro Baricco’s 2004 novel Without Blood, which tells the story of an unnamed war. On the other end of the genre spectrum, the U.N. special envoy is also a producer on the Disney kid’s film The One and Only Ivan.Jolie’s last appearance in front of the camera was in By the Sea, which she also wrote and directed. Costarring her now ex-husband, Brad Pitt, the film bombed at the box office. In 2016, she lent her voice to Kung Fu Panda 3, as the character Tigress.She is also considering starring in Universal’s remake of The Bride of Frankenstein and Sony’s Shoot Like a Girl, based on the true story of American Air Force major and helicopter pilot Mary Jennings Hegar.As previously reported, while in Cambodia with her kids, Jolie opened up about her headline-making split from Pitt, 53, calling it a “difficult time.” “My family, we’ve all been through a difficult time,” Jolie said during a BBC interview when asked about how she's been dealing with the stress of the divorce. “My focus is my children, our children, and it is — and my focus is finding this way through. And as I said, we are and forever will be a family. And so that is how I’m coping. I’m coping with finding a way through to make sure this somehow makes us stronger and closer.”
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Watch Terrence Malick’s Perfume Commercial Starring Angelina Jolie
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- Published on Monday, 27 February 2017 14:38
- Written by The Film Stage
It was precisely a month ago when we learned — along with premiering two new films this year — Terrence Malick was planning to direct a perfume commercial for Guerlain starring Angelina Jolie. As the new face of the French company’s campaign for their fragrance Mon Guerlain, Jolie is donating her entire paycheck to a charity of her choosing, and now they’ve kicked things off with the launch of the ad.Backed by Andy Quin‘s gorgeous song “Awakening” — used previously by Malick in the trailer for To the Wonder — it’s a beautiful, one-minute commercial which features the director’s angelic imagery of nature, his star, and of course, some perfume. As we await the forthcoming premiere of Song to Song, check out the spot below as well as the To the Wonder trailer to see his past use of the music.
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Angelina Jolie cooks scorpions with her kids
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- Published on Wednesday, 22 February 2017 07:24
- Written by USA Today
In a BBC video, the filmmaker -- whose passion project First They Killed My Father just premiered in Cambodia-- is seen comfortably cooking insects with her cast members, kids and reporter Yalda Hakim."You start with crickets ... and a beer, and then you kind of move up to tarantulas,” Jolie says, after explaining how to take the fangs out of a spider and sautée it. "It's actually really good, the flavor," she says.But what do Jolie's kids think of the bugs? Son Knox had this review: They taste like "dry chips ... like flavorless chips." Jolie also talked with the BBC about her film, which is set during the Khmer Rouge genocide, and about her divorce from Brad Pitt. "We are and forever will be a family and so that is how I am coping," she said. "I am coping with finding a way through to make sure that this somehow makes us stronger and closer."
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Angelina Jolie tearfully breaks silence on split with Brad Pitt: 'We will always be family'
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- Published on Wednesday, 22 February 2017 07:21
- Written by TVNZ
Hollywood star Angelina Jolie insists her estranged husband Brad Pitt will "always be a family" with her and their six children, and hopes their split will make them a "stronger" family unit.Hollywood star Angelina Jolie insists her estranged husband Brad Pitt will "always be a family" with her and their six children, and hopes their split will make them a "stronger" family unit.The pair are doing their best to settle the divorce in private for the benefit of their six children.The By The Sea star filed for divorce from the Fury actor last year.Although they have decided to go their separate ways, Jolie hopes the whole thing will make them a "stronger" unit.Speaking to BBC World News, she said, "I don't want to say very much about that, except to say it was a very difficult time and we are a family and we will always be a family, and we will get through this time and hopefully be a stronger family for it"."Many, many people find themselves in this situation. My whole family, we've all being through a difficult time."My focus is my children, our children... and my focus is finding this way through. We are and forever will be a family."I am coping with finding a way through to make sure that this somehow makes us stronger and closer." "My focus is my children, our children"" Angelina is currently in Cambodia for the film premiere of First They Killed My Father, where she was was joined by her six kids - Maddox, 15, Shiloh, 10, Pax, 13, Zahara, 12, and eight-year-old twins Vivienne and Knox.Speaking at the premiere, she said, "I cannot find words to express what it means to me that I was entrusted with telling part of the story of this country."This film was not made to focus on the horrors of the past, but to celebrate the resilience, kindness and talent of the Cambodian people."Most of all, this film is my way of saying thank you to Cambodia. Without Cambodia I may never have become a mother."Part of my heart is and will always be in this country. And part of this country is always with me: Maddox."
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Trailer of Turkish TV series starring Angelina Jolie, Cristiano Ronaldo shot in Gaziantep
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- Published on Saturday, 18 February 2017 15:53
- Written by Daily sabah
Shooting for the trailer of a new Turkish series called "Hayat Köprüsü" (Bridge of Life), which will feature international stars like actress Angelina Jolie and football player Cristiano Ronaldo, wrapped up in Turkey's southern Gaziantep province.The series is planned to last for three seasons, and will tell the story of a Syrian family seeking refuge in Turkey, after fleeing their war-torn country.Director Eyüp Dirlik said that the project was launched with the slogan "Either you stay there and die, or you come here and live". Dirlik also gave information about the casting, stating that international celebrities would visit Turkey's Gaziantep to support the project.The director announced that his crew was in contact with some international relief agencies, adding that Ronaldo and Jolie were among the big celebrities who wanted to contribute to the project.The new series is expected to become an international project after the trailer reaches wide audiences and particularly considering the production's existing contacts with countries across the Middle East.Gaziantep Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Fatma Şahin said that the series' plot was gripping, as it would include love, drama, family ties and the struggle for life.Leading actress Perihan Savaş announced that the actual filming of the series would start this March in Gaziantep.Expressing her excitement about the new project, Savaş stated that the series could also be seen as a lesson for humanity, telling the lives of Syrian refugees in Gaziantep and the city's hospitality.
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