Angelina Jolie Responds to Retirement Rumors & Says How Many More Movies She'll Act In
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- Published on Friday, 21 November 2014 20:19
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Angelina Jolie rocks knee-high boots while arriving at Paley Center on Friday (November 21) in New York City.The 39-year-old actress was on hand to speak at the Paley International Council Summit.Angelina recently addressed rumors that she was retiring from acting.“I’ll do a few more,” Angelina shared in Variety‘s latest issue, which also has her on the cover. “I’m about to direct something with Brad and myself, in fact.”She added, “I’m happier when I get to put a camera on another actor and watch them do great work.”
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Angelina Jolie & Brad Pitt's Son is a Production Assistant On Their Film 'By the Sea'!
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- Published on Friday, 21 November 2014 20:16
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Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt‘s son Maddox Jolie-Pitt is officially a working man! The 13-year-old son of the power couple was just revealed to be a production assistant on By the Sea, their new movie venture together.“It’s so weird,” Angelina, 39, said of having her son working on the movie in her latest magazine cover. Check out Angelina and the handsome Jack O’Connell on the cover of DuJour magazine’s latest issue – where she also talks about directing Brad in the film! By the Sea is expected to hit theaters next year.
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Angelina Jolie says ready to give up acting
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- Published on Thursday, 20 November 2014 13:58
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Hollywood A-lister Angelina Jolie says she plans to give up acting after a "few more" films and switch her focus to directing.Jolie walked the red carpet in Sydney with husband Brad Pitt this week at the premiere of her new movie, World War II epic "Unbroken", which was filmed in Australia.It was her second foray behind the camera after the critically-acclaimed 2011 "In the Land of Blood and Honey" and she said directing was now her passion and where she saw the future."I'll do a few more, but I'll be happy to let that all go at some point," she told the Sydney Morning Herald of acting, in comments published online Thursday."I love directing, I'm much happier directing," added the 39-year-old."I like following a project all the way through. I like spending two years on something and learning about it... I like being pushed mentally to have to learn so much and be a part of every single aspect of a production." She separately told The Australian newspaper that "unless I'm sure there's a role or something I should do or (that) really means something to me, I'd rather be spending my time telling stories from behind the camera".Jolie's new movie is based on the true story of a US Olympic athlete turned Japanese prisoner of war, Louis Zamperini, who competed in the 5,000m at the 1936 Games in Berlin before becoming a bombardier in World War II.When his plane crashed over the South Pacific, he spent 47 days adrift on a raft with a crewmate before being captured by Japanese soldiers in the Marshall Islands.
He was held in a prisoner of war camp for more than two years, enduring beatings and torture, before his return home.Jolie, who has been acting since she was a child, said her preference for being behind the camera did not mean she thought any less of acting or actors."I love actors, I love watching actors work, and I like to shine a light on them. I actually prefer it when it's not me," she told the Herald.Since wrapping up "Unbroken", Jolie has directed both herself and Pitt in the yet to be released "By the Sea", of which little is known."To direct myself was hard, to direct him (Pitt) was a challenge and to be in the scenes with him doing very heavy, heavy drama was difficult," she told The Australian."But it was also a great pleasure for us both to bust out of our comfort zones and just get back to being actors who work and fight through scenes and figure it out, and not be safe and not be sure and try and push." The last time they appeared on screen together was in "Mr and Mrs Smith" in 2005, during which they fell in love.
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Angelina Jolie Says Directing Husband Brad Pitt Was 'Tricky'
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- Published on Wednesday, 19 November 2014 17:37
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Angelina Jolie looks stunning with Jack O’Connell on the brand new cover of DuJour Magazine‘s winter issue.Here’s what the 39-year-old actress and director had to share with the mag:
On giving up acting: “I’ve never been comfortable as an actor; I’ve never loved being in front of the camera. I didn’t ever think I could direct, but I hope I’m able to have a career at it because I’m much happier.”
On making By The Sea with husband Brad Pitt: “Compared to Unbroken, this film is a walk in the park. The tricky thing is directing myself and directing Brad. It’s hard, dramatic material, and we’re balancing. It’s a heavy film, and it’s not easy for us. But even as you struggle through it, you’re in the trenches together and you don’t expect it to be easy. We’re challenging each other and that’s a really good thing.”
On Unbroken and her sons: “In the back of my mind, I wanted to make a film that would help my boys become better men. They know Louie’s story, so I’m able to say to them that it’s not bad to be full of fire—it’s what you choose to do with that fire.”
For more on Angelina, visit DuJour.com.
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Angelina Jolie Takes the Spotlight on 'Variety' Cover
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- Published on Wednesday, 19 November 2014 17:35
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Angelina Jolie is the center of attention in the brand new cover for Variety‘s latest issue! “They say you should never meet your heroes, because they often disappoint you. But Louis really was one of the greatest people ever,” the 39-year-old actress shared about Louis Zamperini, who was the subject of her latest movie Unbroken.Louis‘ daughter Cynthia Garris added, “The night our father passed away, she and Brad [Pitt] came to our home and took such beautiful care of us. They cried with us, they held us, they made a soft place for us to fall. At one point I told her, ‘My father was really in love with you.’ And she said, ‘I was in love with him!’”
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