Angelina Jolie Meets with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen
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- Published on Thursday, 17 September 2015 18:22
- Written by Just Jared
Angelina Jolie shakes hands with the Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen at the Peace Palace on Thursday (September 17) in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.The 40-year-old actress, director, and activist is about to make a film set during Cambodia’s Khmer Rouge regime, adapted from the book “First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers.” The movie will debut on Netflix, and will film in the country.Angelina and Brad Pitt have a special connection to Cambodia as their son Maddox, 14, was born in the country.
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Angelina Jolie Casts Son Maddox, 14, In ‘First They Killed My Father’: Their First Film Together
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- Published on Wednesday, 23 September 2015 11:13
- Written by Hollywood Life
There might just be another movie star in the Jolie-Pitt family! According to a new report, Angelina Jolie has cast her 14-year-old son, Maddox, in her next directorial project, ‘First They Killed My Father.’ Find out more about the mother-son collaboration here! Now that Angelina Jolie, 40, has finished By the Sea — her second film with hubby Brad Pitt, 51 — she’s ready to bring more family into her work life! For her next project, she’s directing a Netflix biography called First They Killed My Father, and she has allegedly cast her son, Maddox Jolie-Pitt, 14, in a role. This is not only Maddox’s opportunity to prove he has picked up the same acting chops as his famous parents, but also his chance to show the world who he really is! Angelina’s project is an amazing choice for Maddox’s breakout role, as the movie is based in Cambodia, where Maddox was born. The film is a bit of a darker one, centered around the deadly reign of ruler Khmer Rough in the 1970s, but a source told OK! magazine that Maddox is just excited to be in a movie!“[Maddox] has been desperate to get into acting,” the insider told the outlet. “This is a dream come true for him. He’s read the book the film’s based on and speaks the language. It’s a perfect fit.”
Although First They Killed My Father would be the first major role for Maddox, he has already had a little experience working alongside his parents — Maddox actually had a nonspeaking role as a zombie in Brad’s sci-fi flick World War Z! This also isn’t the first time Angelina has worked with one of their children, either. Brangelina’s daughter Vivenne, 7, played 5-year-old Aurora in Maleficent in 2014. It seems like Brad and Angelina’s incredible careers are rubbing off on their kids, and we certainly don’t mind!No further details about the movie have been revealed, but if Maddox really is starring in Angelina’s film, we can’t wait to see them work together. How amazing would it be to see another Jolie-Pitt become a star?!Would YOU love it if Maddox starred in Angelina’s movie, HollywoodLifers? Do you think he’s destined for stardom? Let us know!
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Angelina Jolie helps bring Sundance hit to theaters
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- Published on Thursday, 17 September 2015 11:21
- Written by EW
Ethiopia has made great progress as a nation since the devastating famine and civil war of the 1980s, but as recently as the 1990s, women in that country were susceptible to unspeakable violence disguised as custom. In Difret, which played at Sundance and opens in theaters on Oct. 23, two Ethiopian women fight back against the practice of telefa, the accepted abduction and rape of teenage girls as long as the man marries his victim. Based on a true story, Difret was the passion project of Ethiopian filmmaker Zeresenay Berhane Mehari. It tells the story of a 14-year-old (Tizita Hagere) who defends herself against her abductor and is sentenced to death when she kills him. A female lawyer (Meron Getnet) takes her case, pitting generations of tradition against the future of equal rights in her country. Mehari turned down opportunities to get his film made abroad, in English, because he was determined to film it in Ethiopia, in Amharic, so that his countrymen and women could see and relate to the story.“Difret not only shows the tenacity and strength of two remarkable Ethiopian women and brings the world’s attention rightfully to these two real-life heroes, but it also shows the extraordinary talent and creativity of Ethiopian filmmakers,” says Angelina Jolie, who became an executive producer prior to Sundance, where the film won an Audience Award. “I’m very proud to be a part of it.” EW has the exclusive trailer above.
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Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie Consulted a Transgender Expert About Shiloh’s Gender Identity
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- Published on Wednesday, 16 September 2015 04:01
- Written by In Touch Weekly
While Shiloh/John Jolie-Pitt has yet to comment on his/her own gender identity, we will be using gender neutral “their/they" pronouns out of respect.Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt may be two of Hollywood’s most accepting parents.According to a new report by Radar Online, the parents-of-six have consulted with a transgender expert to address their nine-year-old child Shiloh’s reported gender dysmorphia.Angelina, Shiloh and her sister Zahara. “Brad and Angelina were only coming from a place of love and only wanting the best for Shiloh,” a source explains. “They want Shiloh to feel loved and secure.” In 2008, the Oscar-nominated actor, 51, told Oprah Winfrey that Shiloh preferred to go by the name John — a decision they supported.And now the parents want to make sure Shiloh isn’t just a “tomboy” and wasn't influenced into wearing suits — rather than dresses — by older brothers, Maddox, 14, and Pax, 11.“Brad was told Shiloh would have gravitated towards dressing as a boy, and being called John, even if [their] siblings were all girls,” the source explains.“It’s just the way Shiloh is.” While Angelina, 40, and Brad have both been “very accepting” of their child, the source is quick to note they are still a child — and neither Shiloh, nor either of their parents, have concretely labeled them as “transgender.” “Shiloh could be a tomboy and as a teenager could become the most girly girl,” the source says. “There are no concrete answers. Brad and Angelina are committed to giving Shiloh a loving family environment.”
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Angelina Jolie Covers First ‘Entertainment Tonight’ Print Magazine: ‘Before They Were Famous’
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- Published on Wednesday, 16 September 2015 04:03
- Written by The Wrap
Series of glossies kicks off with 100-page edition featuring young Beyonce, Dwayne Johnson, Jennifer Lawrence.“Entertainment Tonight” is getting into the print business, launching a series of collectible glossy magazines to hit newsstands nationwide.The inaugural edition, a 100-page retrospective titled “ET: Before They Were Stars,” will feature cover girl Angelina Jolie with additional stories other A-listers before they made it big including Beyonce, Dwayne Johnson, Jennifer Lawrence, Matthew Perry and more.Topix Media Lab will distribute the series, each devoted to a single topic, and will be sold at over 50,000 newsstands nationwide and online at Onnewsstandsnow.com and ETonline.com.“Entertainment Tonight” will also keep its day job as a multi-platform news magazine show — including a broadcast that averages 5 million viewers daily, as well as web and social channels.Produced and distributed by CBS Television Distribution, “ET” is hosted by Nancy O’Dell and Kevin Frazier with executive producer Brad Bessey.
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