Angelina Jolie accepts honourary post at Cambodian film festival
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- Published on Wednesday, 25 November 2015 11:43
- Written by Bangkok post
The little-known Cambodia International Film Festival is getting a star-powered boost this year from Angelina Jolie Pitt.Organisers said in a statement Wednesday that Jolie, who is in Cambodia filming her latest movie, will serve as president of the festival's honourary committee.The festival, which is in its 6th year, runs from Dec 4 to 10. It is screening 130 films from 34 countries.Jolie is currently in the Southeast Asian country filming an adaptation of a Khmer Rouge biography, "First They Killed My Father,'' based on a 2000 memoir by Cambodian author and human rights activist Luong Ung.
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Angelina Jolie Could Play A Famous Movie Monster For Universal
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- Published on Wednesday, 25 November 2015 04:57
- Written by Cinemablend
For all the heroes Angelina Jolie has portrayed over the years, she has developed just as strong of a knack for creating iconic monsters. From Grendel’s mother in Beowulf to Maleficent, the actress’ beauty and gravitas have always endowed her with the ability to dominate a scene in a frightening way. Now, if rumors are to be believed, she may soon bring that skill to an iconic Universal monster: the Bride of Frankenstein.THR reports that Universal is currently eyeing Jolie to portray the venerable cinematic monster for producer Brian Grazer. The report indicates that the studio’s decision to back her recent passion project, By the Sea, was so that she will now return the favor by lending her household name to a likely more profitable project. It remains entirely plausible that Universal will use this leverage to get Jolie involved in a long-awaited sequel to the 2008 action film Wanted, but as of now it seems that getting her involved in the Bride of Frankenstein is the more likely scenario.Fans of classic movie monsters will undoubtedly remember that the Bride of Frankenstein debuted in the 1935 film of the same name. She was created by Doctor Septimus Pretorius – Dr. Frankenstein’s former mentor – to exist as a bride for Frankenstein’s original monster. In the years since the film’s release, she has become arguably as iconic as her male counterpart – especially her tall black and white hairstyle.
If Jolie does indeed sign on to the project, it seems likely that it will be a long term investment for both her and the studio. Universal has had plans to create their own "Universal Monster Universe" in the same vain as the Marvel Cinematic Universe for quite some time. Instead of Iron Man and Captain America, characters such as Frankenstein, the Mummy, Dracula, and the Creature from the Black Lagoon will inhabit this realm and interact with one another across films and storylines. Universal began this endeavor back in 2014 with Dracula Untold. Starring Luke Evans, the film experienced moderate success at best, but it got the ball rolling on this universe – albeit with shaky footing. Bringing Jolie and her star power into the fold may have the effect of stabilizing everything – similar to Warner Bros. decision to cast established star Ben Affleck as Batman opposite relative Hollywood newcomer Henry Cavill in the DC Extended Universe.It’s worth noting that, as of now, these are all just rumors. Until we know for sure that Jolie has signed on the dotted line, nothing can be confirmed. We here at Cinema Blend will keep you informed on all updates regarding Angelina Jolie, her role as the Bride of Frankenstein, and the Universal Monster Universe at large. Stay tuned.
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Angelina Jolie wanted by Universal for Wanted 2
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- Published on Monday, 23 November 2015 20:29
- Written by Superhero Hype
After two weeks of release, director/star Angelina Jolie’s relationship drama By the Sea has yet to cross the million dollar mark at the worldwide box office, but in spite of its perceived failure-to-launch, it could still prove a boon to Universal Pictures. In an article from The Hollywood Reporter about the studio’s tactics in greenlighting the art house film, it supposedly did so because they want Jolie to return to their long-in-development sequel Wanted 2.A sequel or, given the death of certain main characters, prequel to the Chris Morgan-scripted 2008 action hit Wanted has been batting around the studio for some time with little movement. Ultimately, Jolie is rumored to favor in-development sequels to more recent hits like Maleficent or Salt if she wanted to go the franchise route, a path she has avoided since the failure of 2003’s Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life.“Being dead makes it difficult,” Jolie stated to us in 2010 about the return of her deceased character Fox. “They were (trying to bring me back) but I kind of feel like if I die in a movie, I should die actually. I’m that way, and that character is not as complex as Salt. It would just be doing the exact same thing in another movie, so it’s not that interesting to me.” We got to talk to Marc Platt last year, who explained where the new Wanted installment was headed at that time, with a screenplay being worked on by the likes of Michael Brandt, Derek Haas and Evan Spiliotopoulos.“We have a script that’s getting pretty good,” Platt explained. “To do a sequel when it wasn’t really set up for a sequel–one of our main characters dies in it. You don’t want to just retread a similar story, but when we get the script to a certain bar, there will be a sequel. It’s taken a while because it’s challenging, as I said, because we lost a main, main character, so where that James McAvoy character goes now… we have good ideas though. It’s coming along.” Based on the comic book by Marc Millar and J.G. Jones, the original Wanted was helmed by Timur Bekmambetov and concerned a young man named Wesley (James McAvoy) who learns he’s part of a secret society of assassins with superhuman killing abilities. It grossed over $340 million worldwide.
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Angelina Jolie Reveals She "Loves" Being in Menopause
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- Published on Tuesday, 24 November 2015 04:34
- Written by US Magazine
No regrets. Angelina Jolie has revealed that her experience of early menopause since having her ovaries and fallopian tubes removed back in March has not been bad at all.In fact, the 40-year-old wife of Brad Pitt says she "loves" being menopausal and isn't pining for her youth in any way.“I actually love being in menopause,” the mom-of-six said in an interview with Australia's Daily Telegraph. “I haven’t had a terrible reaction to it, so I’m very fortunate," she added."I feel older, and I feel settled being older," the actress and humanitarian continued. "I feel happy that I've grown up. I don't want to be young again."Jolie has been very vocal about her health choices, penning two New York Times op-eds on the topic. She first explained her decision to have a preventative double mastectomy back in 2013. Her second detailed her choice to remove her ovaries and fallopian tubes in March of this year after a terrifying cancer scare.The By the Sea star has been keen to make it clear that, far from feeling the surgeries have had a detrimental effect on her life, these days she feels more womanly than ever."I feel feminine, and grounded in the choices I am making for myself and my family," she wrote in her article back in March. "I know my children will never have to say, ‘Mom died of ovarian cancer.’"
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‘Tomb Raider’ Movie Reboot Cast Angelina Jolie? New Director Revealed
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- Published on Sunday, 22 November 2015 14:12
- Written by Australia Network News
Fans anticipating the release of a “Tomb Raider” film reboot may have given up a long time ago, given that the film has been ‘in development’ status for more than five years.However, the development of the film may now pick up its pace.According to The Hollywood Reporter, the “Tomb Raider” reboot project has already found its director. Roar Uthaug, who is known for directing the Norweigan disaster film “The Wave”, will lead the MGM, Warner Bros. and GK Films feature project.Meanwhile, IGN reports that “Transformers 5” co-writer Geneva Robertson-Dworet is also in talks to write the screenplay of the Lara Croft adventure.In terms of Uthaug’s directing prowess, Variety reports that “The Wave” was submitted as an entry for a foreign film Oscar. Other films under the director’s belt include Norweigan films “Cold Prey” and “Magic Silver”.Variety details that the original “Tomb Raider” game was released in 1996 by Eidos, a London-based developer, and selling over 35 million units. After Eidos merged with the company Square Enix, the latter then released a reboot of the game in 2013 which featured a younger Lara Croft.On the other hand, the two “Tomb Raider” films by Paramount starring Angelina Jolie went on to gross $432 million worldwide.At this point, casting news may still be a long way ahead but Angelina Jolie is unlikely to return as the well-loved British archaeologist.Cinema Blend has reported back then that the new “Tomb Raider” edition may feature a younger version of the heroine. This consideration may be in line with a 21-year-old Lara Croft being featured in the 2013 reboot game.The website also pointed out that die-hard fans of the game “hated the Jolie duology of features”, which is more reason for MGM, Warner Bros. and GK Films to cast a different actress for the role of Lara Croft.The “Tomb Raider” reboot film is slated for release in 2017, though the date is tentative for now.
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