‘Bride of Frankenstein’ Reboot to Be Written by David Koepp
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- Published on Saturday, 19 December 2015 12:58
- Written by Variety
David Koepp will write Universal’s remake of “Bride of Frankenstein” as the studio continues to make strides in forming its new monster universe.The film is part of the studio’s endeavor to expand and unify a network of classic monsters led by narrative architects Alex Kurtzman and Chris Morgan.Like so many of its current monster movies, plot details are under wraps. “Bride of Frankenstein” is set in the present day in order for the film’s characters to have cross-over capabilities with other monster movies.Universal’s exec VP of production, Jon Mone, and VP of production, Jay Polidoro, will oversee the project for the studio.Sources tells Variety that Universal wants to offer Angelina Jolie Pitt directing and starring gigs in “Bride of Frankenstein.” The studio has had their eye on Jolie Pitt for some time, but she will remain undecided on whether she takes on the project until a script is delivered.Koepp’s relationship with Universal dates back to the 1990s when the studio assigned him the job of penning the first “Jurassic Park.” He has helped launched other major franchises since then, including “Mission: Impossible” and “Spider-Man” with Tobey Maguire.Koepp most recently penned the next Robert Langdon pic, “Inferno,” which bows next fall with Tom Hanks returning to star as Langdon. He is repped by CAA, and Myman Greenspan Fineman Fox Rosenberg & Light LLP.
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Happy Birthday, Brad Pitt! Angelina Jolie's Other Half Turns 52
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- Published on Friday, 18 December 2015 18:39
- Written by E! online
Even with a heavily parodied, smoldering Chanel ad, Brad Pitt still makes 52 look hot.Angelina Jolie's handsome hubby-to-be celebrates his 49th birthday today, and given that he has one stunning fiancé, an adorable brood of tykes and a bustling movie career, he definitely has a reason to celebrate. Take a look back at Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's romance.The charitable thesp made his way to the big 4-9 with an engagement, popping the question to the Oscar winner with a blingtastic ring this spring.And while the pair hasn't tied the knot just yet (and the world waits for that big day), Pitt has been successfully balancing family and work life, taking on projects like World War Z and Killing Them Softly, and even adding the title of furniture designer to his repertoire.Recently, Pitt talked about turning the big 5-0, telling Good Morning America, "I've given a lot of thought to it." "You become very aware of time and also, being a father, everything is time allocation for me now, making sure I spend my time wisely and doing the things that are important to me and spending the time I need to with my family." It seems like he's doing just that.
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Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt Go For a Sweet Shopping Trip in Matching Outfits in Cambodia
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- Published on Wednesday, 16 December 2015 05:29
- Written by Popsugar
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt took a break from the hustle and bustle of the Cambodia International Film Festival on Monday to sneak away for a sweet shopping trip in the resort town of Siem Reap. This is the first time the By the Sea actress has been seen since debuting her new tattoo earlier this month, and she looked carefree as she checked out a rack of colorful scarves from a local street vendor while wearing coordinating outfits with Brad. While the couple is in Cambodia primarily for the film festival, Angelina was scouting it earlier in the year for her new Netflix film, in hopes of bringing her son Maddox, whom she adopted from the country in 2002, closer to his roots. Take a look at the cute photo here, then check out how the family celebrated Thanksgiving this year!
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What’s behind the Angelina Jolie syndrome?
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- Published on Sunday, 13 December 2015 11:10
- Written by The Hindu
With the media constantly bombarding audiences with cancer, sanitisers and all manner of strange diseases, people are experiencing Hypochondriasis or Nosophobia, the fear of illness or disease, which has led to growing healthism, a peremptory idea of self-preserving behaviour.This approach criticises everything that fails to fit into the glamorous standards of a beautiful, young and slim body. In extreme forms, healthism is close to eugenics, which selects a ‘correct’ heredity. “But even simple concerns about the ‘standards’ of physical condition may provoke hypercorrection, such as surgery on a healthy body,” said Evgenia Golman from the HSE Faculty of Social Sciences Department of General Sociology.
Vigilant monitoring.The ‘Angelina Jolie syndrome’ has been frequently mentioned in the media recently, implying increased attention to the probability of dangerous diseases. This results not only in the vigilant monitoring of health, but also in possible attempts to prevent even hypothetical diseases, including by means of surgery on a healthy body.The famous case of the actress, who underwent a preventive mastectomy, is symptomatic of this obsession and fits into the healthism concept.
More signs.More widespread displays of healthism include the boom in diets, fitness, plastic surgery and organic food, as well as the popularity of mobile apps for health monitoring. Such ‘body worship’ is extensively supported by beauty salons, manufacturers of bioactive supplements and ‘superhealthy’ food, fitness and yoga centres, and, ultimately, even healthcare officials in many countries.Popular healthcare policy today often shifts the responsibility for health from healthcare institutions to individuals themselves, and shifts the focus from treatment to prevention, including prevention of even purely hypothetical pathologies, Golman explained in her paper.
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Angelina Jolie-Pitt adds to her tattoo collection as she reveals symbolic new ink on her forearm at the Cambodia Film Festival
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- Published on Friday, 11 December 2015 20:00
- Written by Daily Mail
Angelina Jolie-Pitt has revealed a brand new tattoo on her forearm.The 40-year-old actress and director stepped out at the Cambodia Film Festival in Phnom Penh last weekend with the ink clearly visible on the inside of her left arm, a new addition to her ever-growing collection of body art.Complete with a thin, intricate outline in black ink it is thought the tattoo is an homage to the thousands who lost their lives during the country's Khmer Rouge reign, as she is currently in the country working on a film about the atrocities.The ink appears to be in the style of the Southeast Asian sak yant style of tattooing, which is often constructed with lines of script, geometric patterns and animal shapes.The style is linked to Buddhist beliefs and those who wear sak yant often believe their tattoos genuinely lend them magical powers, bringing good luck or protection from evil spirits.Angelina already has a large collection of tattoos, including the phrase 'Know your rights' written in gothic print across her nape, the word 'Determination' in Arabic script inside her right forearm and a large Latin cross tattoo on her hip.She also has ancient Khmer script - the language of Cambodia - etched onto her back, the lines of text written down her left shoulder blade in Bangkok, Thailand in 2003.The five vertical rows, which are said to 'ward off bad luck', translate as: 'May your enemies run far away from you. If you acquire riches, may they remain yours always. 'Your beauty will be that of Apsara. Wherever you may go, many will attend, serve and protect you, surrounding you on all sides.' The Academy Award-winning actress has previously spoken out about how her six children are keen to get their own inkings, as both she and her husband Brad Pitt have a large collection between them.
The star - who also has a large tattoo of a tiger on her lower back - told Radio Times magazine last year that she does not want her offspring to follow them into the movie business, but that she is loathed to stop them from getting tattoos of their own.'My kids rebelling would be if they all became brain surgeons. They're already asking me about tattoos. How do I say "No"?,' she said.'It's especially hard for dads and girls,' she said. 'For some reason men get a little more sensitive when the daughter gets a tattoo. And Brad thinks the girls can do no wrong. He's mush in their hands!' Angelina and Brad are parents to six children: seven-year-old twins Vivienne and Knox, Shiloh, nine, Zahara, 10, Pax, 12 and Maddox, 14.And, in a sweet tribute to her large brood - the eldest three of whom were adopted from various countries - she has each of the coordinates of their places of birth (Cambodia, Vietnam, Ethiopia, France and Namibia) etched onto her left arm. Angelina is currently in Cambodia to direct a movie version of the harrowing Khmer Rouge memoir, First They Killed My Father.Angelina is bringing human rights activist Loung Ung's 2000 memoir of the same name to life with her screen adaptation, which she has also co-written.First They Killed My Father tells the harrowing tale of Ung's life through the Khmer Rouge years, under the reign of dictator Pol Pot, and her escape from the 'killing fields' in the 1970s.The film will also star Angelina's son Maddox, who hails from Cambodia: he'll also help out on the production side of things.
The Unbroken director first expressed an interest in adapting the book after reading it over a decade ago.'I was deeply affected by Loung's book,' she said previously. 'It deepened forever my understanding of how children experience war and are affected by the emotional memory of it. And it helped me draw closer still to the people of Cambodia, my son's homeland.''Films like this are hard to watch but important to see,' she continued of the movie, which is set for release in late 2016.'They are also hard to get made. Netflix is making this possible, and I am looking forward to working with them and excited that the film will reach so many people.'Ung has said of the adaptation, which will be produced by Cambodian film-maker Rithy Panh: 'Angelina and I met in 2001 in Cambodia, and immediately, I trusted Angelina's heart. 'Through the years, we have become close friends, and my admiration for her as a woman, a mother, a film-maker and a humanitarian has only grown. It is with great honour that I entrust my family's story to Angelina to adapt into a film.'
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