Angelina Jolie Says She And Brad Pitt Are 'Raising Confident Children'
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- Published on Monday, 01 February 2016 05:14
- Written by Design Trend
Angelina Jolie says she's raising "confident children."The 40-year-old actress/director, who has six kids -- Maddox, 14, Pax, 12, Zahara, 11, Shiloh, 9, and twins Vivienne and Knox, 7 -- with husband Brad Pitt, told Britain's OK! magazine (via the Belfast Telegraph), "As a parent, you want to create a safe, happy environment where your children feel loved and secure, it builds their self-confidence and that's going to help them deal with the problems they'll face later in life." She continued, "I'm very honest with them and I often talk to them about serious issues, so they're not scared by things they don't understand. I want them to be able to explore their own imaginations. Brad and I want them to grow up ready to deal with the real world and know that we'll always be there to support them." After Knox and Vivienne were born, "The first year was the toughest because I wasn't able to spend as much time with our children as I had before," Jolie said. "But Brad was great about looking after them and making sure mummy would get enough sleep and that everything was OK in the house. It was beautiful to watch him being so caring and generous, even though I could see how exhausted he was at times." Asked on "The Today Show" last week if her kids will follow in her and Pitt's acting footsteps, Jolie said, "I hope not!" "We've always said if they're going to be actors I hope they do something [else first] and then be actors," she said.The four youngest children nonetheless contributed animal noises for Jolie's new film "Kung Fu Panda 3." Jolie said "they took it very seriously.""They came in and said, 'I don't know if I could do this. I'm not sure if I can do this,'" she said, "but they really took it seriously as a job and getting it right and not doing a bad job."
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‘Maleficent 2’ in the works at Disney; Angelina Jolie to reprise role as titular anti-hero
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- Published on Saturday, 05 May 2018 16:20
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'Maleficent 2' is a planned sequel to 2014's film of the same name. It is currently under development in Disney. Angelina Jolie, who plays the lead protagonist, is set to reprise her role in the upcoming film.According to /Film, Disney is developing a sequel for 2014's dark fantasy film of the same name. It was directed by Robert Stromberg based on a screenplay by Linda Woolverton. It starred Oscar-winning actress Angelina Jolie in the titular role of the good fairy turned evil sorceress.Details on the upcoming project remain under wraps but it was speculated that Jolie may return to reprise her role for a second time despite being well known to turn down sequels. According to Cinema Blend, she admitted that Maleficent remains one of her favorite characters of all time and wouldn't mind revisiting her for a possible follow-up.Two of Jolie's movies, 'Salt' and 'Wanted', had planned sequels but didn't push through due to the actresses' hesitance to return. She did star in the live-action adaptations of the popular video game franchise 'Tomb Raider' as Lara Croft for two films but that was in the early 2000s.
According to Cheat Sheet, it may also be possible that Jolie will not be returning to reprise her role due to previously stating that they would like to do more film projects involving her behind the camera instead of in front of it. She said, "I see myself moving into directing more and doing much less as an actor... I have a few more in me, ones I have been developing for some time, so I will do those before I step away."The 40-year old actress made her big screen debut in 1982's 'Lookin' to Get Out' alongside her father Jon Voight and went on to become one of Hollywood's most sought after and highest paid actresses. In 2011, she directed her first feature film 'In The Land of Blood and Honey', a romantic drama film set in the time of the Bosnian War. She went on to direct 'Unbroken' in 2014 as well as 'By The Sea' in 2015.Meanwhile, it was also reported that Stromberg will not likely to return for the sequel but that Joe Roth will stay on as producer. Woolverton is also in negotiations to return to pen the new screenplay.'Maleficent 2' is a planned sequel to 2014's film of the same name starring Angelina Jolie, Elle Fanning, Sam Riley and Brenton Thwaites. It will be based on the popular Disney villain from 'Sleeping Beauty'. Its predecessor grossed $758 million against a $180 million budget.
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Surprise Friendship! Angelina Jolie Pitt Always Celebrates Easter with ... Jack Black?
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- Published on Sunday, 31 January 2016 12:44
- Written by People
It's a family affair at the Jolie-Pitt house on Easter morning – plus a few special guests! While Angelina Jolie Pitt and Jack Black have formed a close friendship over the years while working on the Kung Fu Panda films, the two stars admit that when they're not working, most of their time is spent at home."I like Angelina, I love hanging out with her, but as with all my movies, you do the work and then you go home to the familia," Black, 46, tells PEOPLE in this week's issue. But the two do make sure to get together every year on one special occasion: Easter Sunday. "We do get together for Easter," reveals Jolie Pitt, 40."You guys invite us over, which is awesome," adds Black.Jolie Pitt has six children, Maddox, Pax, Zahara, Shiloh, Knox and Vivienne, and Black has two sons of his own, Thomas and Samuel.And while eight kids might make for one crowded house, that's exactly what makes the day so much fun for the families."I'm a big Jew, so I don't really understand Easter traditions, but I do know this: Easter at Brad and Angie's is awesome," Black says. "The kids love it, and so do I."
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Protesters may target Angelina Jolie's Unbroken on belated Japanese debut
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- Published on Sunday, 31 January 2016 12:40
- Written by The guardian
War biopic has drawn ire from rightwing groups who claim it lacks credibility and could undermine relations between the US and Japan.The controversial Angelina Jolie second world war epic Unbroken could be hit by protests from nationalist groups protesting against its depiction of torture in prisoner-of-war camps when it debuts in Japan next month, reports the Daily Telegraph.There are fears the film’s 6 February premier in Tokyo, as well as subsequent screenings across the country, could be targeted by campaigners. It is not clear if director Jolie – whose film was a global box-office success, with $163.2m in receipts despite middling reviews – will be in attendance.Jolie’s film was released in the US and UK in December 2014, but has had difficulty finding a distributor in Japan. Rightwing protesters say its vision of Japanese guards severely mistreating American prisoners of war is deeply misleading, and have petitioned for it to be banned on grounds of racism.Based on Laura Hillenbrand’s 2010 book Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption, it tells the life story of American Olympic runner and US Air Force second lieutenant Louis Zamperini, played on screen by Britain’s Jack O’Connell. The prisoner of war, who died in July 2014, claimed he was beaten and mistreated by the Japanese navy between July 1943 and August 1945, after being captured near the Marshall Islands following the downing of the B-24 bomber he had been helping to fly, and a harrowing 47 days at sea.
The book and film tell how the airman was tormented by prison guard Mutsuhiro Watanabe, nicknamed the Bird, who later featured in General Douglas MacArthur’s list of the 40 most wanted war criminals in Japan. Hillenbrand claims Watanabe once forced a weak and starving Zamperini to hold a heavy piece of wood above his head for 37 minutes before punching him in the stomach, and the book also accuses the Japanese of engaging in cannibalism of POWs and murderous medical experiments.However, Yoichi Shimada, a professor of international relations at Fukui Prefectural University, told the Telegraph that the book and its big-screen transfer should both be regarded as fiction.“The book and the film both unnecessarily stress violent events by the Japanese military,” he said. “Yes, there were a few atrocities during the war, but they were not only committed by the Japanese. All armies committed atrocities.“At a time when Japan and the US should be heightening their security cooperation to combat the threat posed by China, the timing of the release of this film is not at all constructive.” Tatsuya Mori, a Japanese documentary film-maker, said during a recent preview event that Jolie’s drama was particularly vulnerable to nationalist ire. “The film drew much more of a backlash in Japan than it should have just because it was directed by a foreign film-maker,” he said. “The situation casts a light on the essential problems of Japanese society.”
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Angelina Jolie, Jack Black: 'Kung Fu Panda 3' is a family affair
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- Published on Thursday, 28 January 2016 04:54
- Written by Today
Angelina Jolie and Jack Black aren't just A-list stars: They're parents too. So when it came time for the third installment in "Kung Fu Panda" franchise of animated family films, they decided to get their kids involved. How? "We force them!" Black said during a joint interview with Jolie for TODAY. "It's like, 'Get out there and do your job. Earn some money for this family.'"He was kidding, of course. But if you were a kid whose dad or mom were involved in such a fun franchise, wouldn't you want to be a part of it too? So for "Panda 3," four of Jolie (and Brad Pitt's) children and Black's son Samuel got small parts in the film."What I think was so sweet about it was that they took it very seriously," Jolie said. "They came in and they said, 'I don't know if I can do this!'" Black said that Samuel had asked directly if he could have a part once the third movie was announced. "I was like, 'We'll see what I can do,'" deadpanned the actor. "'I'll try to get you a line.' And I was able to pull some strings." Still, both stars have mixed feelings about getting their children into the business. Jolie said she and Pitt actively discourage acting as a first career."We've always said, if they're gonna be actors, I hope they do something and then be actors," she explained. Black says he encourages his kids to think beyond being on camera. "I try to steer 'em towards, you know, writing and directing the little things on the iPhone," he said.Still, if there are more "Panda" movies to come, the kids might have more to do down the line. Black says he thinks a trilogy is a natural way to end the series, but appeared open for more."I think there's a hunger for panda," he laughed. "People want more panda. And that's a good sign."
"Kung Fu Panda 3" opens in theaters January 28.
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