Zoe Saldana Agrees That 'Angelina Jolie Said It Best'
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- Published on Thursday, 21 August 2014 04:19
- Written by Just Jared
Zoe Saldana steps out for a walk with her dog on Wednesday afternoon (August 20) in Beverly Hills, Calif.The 35-year-old pregnant actress retweeted a quote from Angelina Jolie earlier in the week and agreed that she “said it best.”Here is the quote: “I think every teenager is a hero. When we are young we feel so much pain. Go to school is like going to war, people let you down all the time. Sometimes it’s very, very difficult to stay strong, but you have to.”
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Angelina Jolie on 'Unbroken': This story is 'a giant responsibility'
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- Published on Thursday, 21 August 2014 04:21
- Written by Inside Movies
Before U.S. Olympian-turned-WWII hero Louis Zamperini died on July 2 at age 97, director Angelina Jolie showed him the film she’s made about him (in theaters Dec. 25), adapted from Laura Hillenbrand’s 2010 best-seller. “I brought it on my laptop to the hospital,” Jolie says. “It was a deeply moving, very profound few hours of my life. Telling his story is a giant responsibility.” It was certainly an extraordinary life: Zamperini competed in the 1936 Olympics in track, enlisted with the U.S. Air Force in WWII, survived a crash into the Pacific, spent 47 days marooned on a raft, and then endured over two years of torture in a Japanese POW camp. Playing Zamperini was no easy task. Jack O’Connell, a veteran of British TV’s teen drama Skins, had to lose nearly 30 pounds to appear emaciated in key scenes. “You learn not to think of your own problems,” he says. “That’s something you can attribute to Louie and Angie—they both strive to be selfless every day.” Luckily, not every day was so grueling: One night, O’Connell formed an impromptu band with producer Matthew Baer and costars Garrett Hedlund (who plays a fellow prisoner) and Miyavi (a real-life Japanese rocker who portrays a sadistic guard in the film). Their tunes included “Angie” by the Rolling Stones and, of course, the Kingsmen classic “Louie Louie.”
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Angelina Jolie on why she and Brad Pitt have been “shy” about upcoming film together
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- Published on Sunday, 17 August 2014 20:29
- Written by Radio Times
By the Sea will be the first time the couple have been on screen together since Mr & Mrs Smith, but Jolie says they’re ready for the challenge.Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are to appear in the same film for the first time in nine years, but the actress admits it’s taken some time to decide to do it. “We have been shy of it for quite a few years because it’s very heavy, about a relationship, people going through and surviving a lot together,” Jolie tells the Inquirer of By the Sea. “It’s not easy. So we were nervous about being able to handle the material as actors and to take it on together.” The last time the duo were on screen together was for action hit Mr & Mrs Smith in 2005, the film credited with sparking the pair’s real life relationship. Now, Jolie will both co-star with Pitt and direct him. “Obviously Brad is willing to have me direct him in a film and work with me. He’s extremely supportive, which is wonderful, because we’re interested in different aspects of film.”The film is being described as an intimate character-driven drama, and Pitt will also join Jolie as a producer.This isn’t the first time Jolie has stepped behind the camera. Her 2011 directorial debut, In the Land of Blood and Honey, earned her a Golden Globe nomination. Her current project, Unbroken, will chart the true life story of Olympian and war hero Louis Zamperini.It’s believed filming on By the Sea will start at the end of this month in Malta.
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Angelina Jolie subject to new appeal in copyright lawsuit by author who claims she used his book for her film
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- Published on Friday, 15 August 2014 10:42
- Written by Daily Mail
Angelina Jolie emerged victorious in court last year when a judge ruled she had not copied another author's work for her film In The Land Of Blood And Honey.But journalist James Braddock is now appealing against the decision.In papers filed in March 11 this year, the Croatian author claims the original judge in the case 'used a poor system to determine if Jolie had infringed on his copyright,' for his book The Soul Shattering reports Radar Online.Claiming his book was not translated accurately, Braddock says in the appeal papers: 'The Court’s decision noted a number of material errors, starting with clear descriptions that are interpreted or translated incorrectly, to the downgrading of a complex of the work.'The court did not compare the whole scene at all elements, but he pulled the individual parts! In this way, the bit violated all the rights of the Appellant’s, violated the law and the tests that were performed were not executed in the right way.'Braddock published The Soul Shattering (Croatian name Slamanje Duse) in 2007, a love story between a Muslim and a Croatian in a Bosnian village in 1992, who are torn apart by the war. Jolie's movie also depicts a love story during the Bosnian War.
Radar reports that Braddock claimed in the original 2011 filing that one of Jolie's producers said they discussed his book before making the movie, adding: 'They all decided they wanted to adapt it into a film' - this was all denied by Jolie.In last year's case, Judge Dolly Gee wrote that 'although Blood and Honey is also a story of love, it highlights the complications of romantic love during wartime.'In her ruling, she noted that Braddock could not have 'invented the concept of rape as a war crime' and says the similarities are not strong enough 'particularly in light of the fact that those overlapping concepts are commonplace in books and films depicting war.''Blood and Honey is primarily a story of betrayal, revenge and tragedy with little or no hope, while Slamanje Duse focuses on family, love and strength.'Following Jolie's victory, one of her attorneys Harrison Dossick said: 'The Court’s tentative ruling was thorough and well reasoned. We are hopeful the court will adopt it in full when the final order is issued.'Jolie said of the film back in 2011: 'I was thinking and meditating on these international themes of violence against women, lack of intervention and how human beings are changed and warped by war and how some people come out stronger and some people are truly broken.'The website reports that the actress has yet to respond to the new appeal.
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Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie wants Beyonce and Jay Z to sing at their wedding
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- Published on Wednesday, 13 August 2014 08:44
- Written by Emirates247
Beyonce and Jay Z are set to perform at Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's wedding.The couple - who recently wrapped their US 'On The Run' tour - are said to have been pencilled in to play at the nuptials of Brad, 50, and Angelina, 39, as their kids Maddox, 13, Pax, 10, Zahara, nine, Shiloh, eight, and five-year-old twins Vivienne and Knox are huge fans of the duo.A source told The Daily Star newspaper: "Brad told Bey and Jay, that their kids, especially Maddox - adore them."He told them it would make their big day extra special to have them both do a number."While Beyonce, 32, and Jay Z, 44, have said they will try their best to make time to perform at the ceremony they haven't made any promises to appear due to their "hectic schedules".The source explained: "They were flattered and said they'd do their best to fit it into their hectic schedule, depending on the date."Meanwhile, the couple - who have been married for six years and have a two-year-old daughter, Blue Ivy, together - have recently sought solace at their close friend Gwyneth Paltrow's Los Angeles mansion to escape constant speculation about the state of their marriage.According to reports, the couple are enjoying the privacy that the Brentwood property offers and plan to stay there before flying to France for their final gigs on September 12 and 13.
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