'Fast & Furious 8' rumors: Helen Mirren, Angelina Jolie, and Ruby Rose considered for cast?
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- Published on Thursday, 10 September 2015 10:30
- Written by Christian Post
Universal Pictures has begun the hype surrounding the eighth "Fast & Furious" movie with speculations on its cast.With two years more to go before "Fast & Furious 8" hits theaters, the film's star and producer, Vin Diesel, and Michelle Rodriguez have been interviewed about their choice of actors to make an appearance in the eighth film.Dame Helen Mirren, who earlier mentioned she was a huge fan of Diesel during an April appearance in "Late Night with Seth Meyers," calling the action star "smart, funny, and cool," gave him a shoutout in an Entertainment Online red carpet interview to "get your act together" because she always wanted to star in a "Fast & Furious" movie but was never asked to do so.Diesel responded with a whoop, saying he respected her directness and mentioned there were many characters Dame Mirren could play in the eighth film, including Ramsey's (Nathalie Emmanuel) mother or the Shaw brothers' (Owen, played by Luke Evans in "F&F 6," and Deckard, played by Jason Statham in "Furious 7") scheming matriarch.Michelle Rodriguez also expressed her actress of choice to join the cast, picking her dream co-star, Angelina Jolie as another "Fast and Furious" badass to up the franchise's ante, the Latina actress declared in an August interview with ET."Orange is the New Black's" newcomer, Australian actress Ruby Rose, may also be joining the film. Rose, who auditioned for one of the franchise's flicks before she landed a role in Netflix's "OITNB," confirmed she is currently in negotiations to star in "Fast & Furious 8," saying she was previously turned down for her resemblance to Canadian singer, Justin Bieber.While Jason Statham has already confirmed he will reprise his role, speculations have also emerged Eva Mendes, who played Agent Monica Fuentes in "2 Fast 2 Furious," as well as the late Paul Walker's brother and body double, Cody, will be coming back to the eighth sequel."Fast & Furious 8" is scheduled to premiere in theaters on April 14, 2017.
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Angelina Jolie Speaks Out Against Sexual Violence In Conflict
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- Published on Tuesday, 08 September 2015 19:31
- Written by Just Jared
Angelina Jolie makes a speech about sexual violence during times of conflict to the House of Lords committee on Tuesday (September 8) in London, England.“The most aggressive terrorist group in the world today knows what we know, knows that it is a very effective weapon and they are using it as a centrepoint of their terror and their way of destroying communities and families, and attacking and dehumanising,” the 40-year-old actress and director told the committee.“This terrorist group we are dealing with in Syria and Iraq is absolutely using rape. They are dictating it as policy. This is beyond something we have seen before… they are saying, ‘You should do this, this is the way to build a society, we ask you to rape,’” Angelina continued.
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Angelina Jolie urges Europe to prioritise refugees over economic migrants
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- Published on Tuesday, 08 September 2015 04:49
- Written by Independent
Angelina Jolie and Baroness Arminka Helic have called for refugees fleeing war and persecution to be prioritised over economic migrants as Europe faces the biggest refugee crisis to hit its shores since the Second World War.Jolie, an actress and activist, is special envoy of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. Helic is a member of the House of Lords and a former refugee, having escaped the war in Bosnia-Herzegovina in the 1990s. She also served as the special advisor to the former Foreign Secretary, William Hague.In a jointly written comment piece for The Times, Jolie and Helic urged governments to recognise the humanitarian responsibility they have with the thousands of displaced men, women and children fleeing countries ravaged by war for Europe. A Chnage.org petition launched by The Independent calling on the British Government to accept its fair share of refugees has been signed over 360,000 times. The petition was launched after the devastating picture of Syrian toddler Alyan Kurdi washed up on a Turkish beach emerged, shocking thousands into action.Ten thousand refugees reached Munich on Sunday and were greeted with welcome signs, food, water and toys upon their arrival.
Helic and Jolie said it was important to remember the distinction between economic migrants trying to escape lives of extreme poverty, and refugees who are fleeing an immediate threat to their lives in this time of emergency.They wrote: “All people on the move in these tragic circumstances must have their human rights and dignity respected and their needs understood and addressed. We should not stigmatise anyone for the aspiration to a better life. “But refugees are facing an immediate need to be saved from persecution and death and their rights are defined in international law. That is why effective reception and screening are so important, to enable claims to be analysed and protection extended to those who need it.”Jolie and Helic called for leaders to use their heads as well as their hearts in order to create a forward thinking, long-lasting plan to tackle the global crisis. They stressed that the refugee crisis must be tackled at the source of the problem, warning that Europe cannot simply “donate our way out of the crisis”. “We cannot solve it simply by taking in refugees, we have to find a diplomatic route to end the conflict," they wrote.
The pair said their plight reflects the wider issues with global governance, with over 60 million people being displaced by international crisis over the past decade. “It is unsustainable and beyond what international humanitarian organisations can manage. It is driven by a systemic failure to resolve conflicts. Nothing tells us more about the state of the world than the movement of people across borders. It is time to look for long-term solutions and to recognise that governments, not refugees, have to provide the answer.”Jolie joins Pope Francis, Bob Geldof and many other prominent figures making impassioned pleas to leaders to support refugees after they arrive in Europe.
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Copycait! Caitlyn Jenner reveals her style is inspired by Angelina Jolie... but admits she is insecure about wearing heels in I Am Cait
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- Published on Wednesday, 23 September 2015 10:39
- Written by Daily mail
There are worse people to base your style on than the word's most beautiful woman.Catlyn Jenner has revealed Angelina Jolie is one of her style idols.On the latest clip from I Am Cait, the 65-year-old enlists the help of Jen Rade to get ready for her Espy award back in July, primarily because she is the stylist behind the actress.'I just love her look,' she says of the Oscar-winner. 'Very casual, very elegant, chic.'In the preview, Jen greets Caitlyn at her door, and instantly compliments her with: 'My gosh, could you be more tall and gorgeous?' - oblivious to the fact she has just hit on one of the reality star's biggest insecurities; her height.As the two woman make their way to the bedroom, Rade is stunned to discover the former Olympian has got an impressive wardrobe.'Oh my gosh, this is a great closet! every one of these is so pretty,' she exclaims. 'I was thinking I wanted to go shopping for you, but this is beautiful!'As she picks through Caitlyn's closet, she claims to get a sense of 'easy classics... little bit of a hippie in you'.'Little bit, yeah,' Caitlyn replies. 'Product of the sixties and seventies. I've been there.'When she describes her own style as liking to blend in', Rade quips 'I think it's a little late for that... We've leaped over that hurdle already.' In July, Caitlyn was awarded the Arthur Ashe Courage Award at the sports ceremony.She admits to Rade one of her wardrobe insecurities is looking too tall in heels. 'The big issue I have with shoes is:' she says, gesturing to the four inches beneath a red pair of red shoes/ 'Okay? That makes me about 6' 9".While Rade is more concerned with Caitlyn negotiating the tricky walk to the stage, she need not have worried.'What is your level of skill walking in heels?' she asks her.'I'm a professional,' Caitlyn shots back with a wink and a wry smile. 'I've been doing it a long time, girl.' On an upcoming interview with Ellen DeGeneres, the father of six claimed there is no part of her previous life that she wishes she could have back.'Absolutely, no. Because as a woman I can do all this fun stuff anyway. I can still play golf. I can still go race cars. There’s nothing better than to wake up in the morning and be able to be your authentic self."'The things I’ve learned over the last few months [have] just been overwhelming,' she said. 'My experience is very different than anyone else’s.'
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Maleficent Meets the Wicked Witch! Angelina Jolie Pitt Takes Her Kids to See Wicked on London's West End
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- Published on Sunday, 06 September 2015 19:43
- Written by People
Angelina Jolie Pitt took her children on a cultural excursion to London's West End theater district on Saturday for a performance of beloved fantasy musical Wicked.Spotted exiting the Apollo Theatre after "one short day in the Emerald City," the Maleficent actress had at least four of her six children in tow – Zahara, 10, Shiloh, 8, and twins, Knox and Vivienne, both 7.One fellow theatergoer tweeted that the actress's husband, Pitt, was also in attendance. However, he was not spotted leaving the theater with the rest of the group."Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt with their kids 6 rows in front of us at the theatre seeing Wicked!" the user wrote.
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