The Director For Angelina Jolie's New Movie 'Come Away' Is Blasting Review Bombers of the Film
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- Published on Sunday, 15 November 2020 13:01
- Written by Just Jared
Angelina Jolie‘s upcoming movie, Come Away, is breaking a lot of boundaries as it’s a flick based on fairytales that historically have white-only leads.However, the new movie, which imagines Peter Pan and Alice (of Wonderland) as siblings, and are part of a multi-racial family. Angelina and David Oyelowo star as their parents.Brenda Chapman, known for directing Pixar’s Brave, is putting critics and review bombers on blast for the negative words they have left about the flick without even seeing it.“It just made me sad, like so much of our society these days, the last four years,” she told IndieWire during a recent interview. “It just makes me sad that we haven’t risen above all this.”Brenda added, “People are people and we all have our hopes and dreams and disappointments, and to have someone just purposely go out because they’re racial bigots to destroy something, it’s just hateful and it just makes me sad.”She also pointed out that when they were first casting the project, her eyes did skim by David‘s name because of the historically white context. But then, she had the opportunity to do something not a lot of others have done and cast color blindly.“I was disappointed, oh, it’s too bad, I’d love to work with him, and I moved on and then I sort of went back to his name like, wait a minute, why not?,” Brenda said. “And then, going through the story in my mind, it was like, I don’t need to change anything. It would open up the story so much more.” She added, “I didn’t choose David for political reasons, I chose him because I thought he was the best person to play Jack, because he’s got such a warmth and a presence on screen that it just felt like I looked at the story and I thought this would just add so much depth to it. It was an artistic choice.” Come Away just got an official premiere date and a whimsical and heartbreaking new trailer.
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Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie's Former Bodyguard Shares Exes’ 'Biggest Concern' When It Comes To Kids
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- Published on Sunday, 15 November 2020 12:58
- Written by IB Times
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are just like all the other parents out there — they are afraid of losing their kids.SAS Australia directing staff Mark "Billy" Billingham recently shared his experience when he was still working for Pitt and Jolie. The 55-year-old worked with the Hollywood couple and their kids for 18 months and he revealed their biggest concern when it comes to their six children."The biggest concern for them was the kidnapping of the kids, it's all about money," he told Woman's Day."Angie and Brad are very worried about who goes near the children." During the interview, he also shared how it was working with high-profile celebrities like Pitt and Jolie. "Working with such high-profile celebrities was great," Billingham said."I learned a lot of lessons from them, they learned a lot from me and the beauty of working together was the mutual respect. They respected what I had to do and I respected what they had to do, and it worked fine and created a very professional understanding." He also shared the thing that really surprised him about A-list celebrities, including Pitt and Jolie. Billingham was impressed with their time management because they had time to do everything, from their family, to their work and charity engagements.Jolie and Pitt separated in 2016, and their custody battle is still ongoing. In October, a hearing was set, but it was delayed. Pitt is asking for 50/50 custody, a source told Entertainment Tonight."Angelina wants to be fair when it comes to custody. She is very structured with the children. Brad has high hopes [they can] try to make it work because of the importance of co-parenting," the insider said.He also shared the thing that really surprised him about A-list celebrities, including Pitt and Jolie. Billingham was impressed with their time management because they had time to do everything, from their family, to their work and charity engagements.Jolie and Pitt separated in 2016, and their custody battle is still ongoing. In October, a hearing was set, but it was delayed. Pitt is asking for 50/50 custody, a source told Entertainment Tonight."Angelina wants to be fair when it comes to custody. She is very structured with the children. Brad has high hopes [they can] try to make it work because of the importance of co-parenting," the insider said.
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source : IB Times 
Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life Director Details How the Experience Mad Him Stop Directing
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- Published on Thursday, 12 November 2020 06:32
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Thanks to action films like Speed and Twister, director Jan de Bont was a major force in filmmaking back in the '90s, though his directing efforts concluded in 2003 with Lara Croft: Tomb Raider – The Cradle of Life, which he recently explained was due to interference from studios over the endeavor. De Bont noted that, not only did his decisions with the film have to go through the studio and executives, but that figures from the video game world would also weigh in on what they thought would be best for a character, ultimately leading him to leave the studio system behind for decades."It was not such a great experience. But more from the reason how the studio tried to really interfere with it in a way. And the thing itself is that the makers of the game were also involved. And they never told me that they, also, have a say in the story," de Bont shared with Uproxx. "Suddenly there were all these changes that have taken, and who had to be what, and what cast. And then suddenly it became such a big scene. Everything was a big deal. And then the very first day of shooting, it was in Greece, on the Island. The very first day, we got a call, 'Oh, I want to congratulate you on your first day. And by the way, you have to cut $12 million out of your budget.' The very first day! And in those days, $12 million, that’s like four scenes." Few pop culture figures were as big in the '90s as Lara Croft, with her debut big-screen outing starring Angelina Jolie also being a major crossover event. Having previously delivered audiences original concepts and narratives, clearly de Bont wasn't interested in having to answer to a number of executives with his directing efforts. "Basically, you say, 'Wait a second, every movie’s going to be like this? Where the studio has a say in what will be done, what scenes have to be in, and even what kind of shirts somebody has to wear at one point?'" de Bont pointed out. "They didn’t like the buttons on one shirt! I still remember, I got a call, 'I didn’t like the buttons on the shirt.' I don’t even remember. What was the guy’s name? The male lead in that movie? Man, I forgot his name. But then, 'Wait a second. You’re calling me because you don’t like the buttons on the shirt?' That was so absurd. Really. And then also having to really constantly deal with budget issues." He continued, "There were films that I wanted to work on, and, unfortunately, they also did not get made. None of them got made. I said, 'Wait a second, is this too much work? This is too difficult.' Because I felt this wasn’t a traditional period, where studios were taking a much bigger part in the making of the movie. And it became… that’s not worth it. You know?" Stay tuned for details about Jan de Bont's potential upcoming projects.
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source : Comic Book
Angelina Jolie's father Jon Voight posts 'disturbing' video endorsing pro-Trump conspiracy theories
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- Published on Thursday, 12 November 2020 06:26
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Hollywood actor and the father of Angelina Jolie, Jon Voight, has shared a video on social media promoting a pro-Trump conspiracy theory about the US election result.The 81-year-old, who is an outspoken supporter of Donald Trump, shared the video late on Tuesday where he called the election a sham and a lie because Joe Biden had won.Voight says that he is "disgusted with this lie that Biden has been chosen as if we don't all know the truth" and seemingly adding a threat to the people that celebrated Biden's being named as president-elect on Saturday. "There will be a price to pay. The ones who are jumping for joy now are jumping toward the horror they will be in for. I know the promises being made from the left to the American people will never come to be.\" He then goes on to reference the American civil war and Satan and calls members of the left 'evil' and has a desire to 'tear down this nation.' " My friends from all colors, races and religions, this is now our greatest fight since the civil war or the battle or righteousness versus Satan because these leftists are evil, corrupt and want to tear down this nation. We must not allow this. We must fight this corruption that has taken over and fight for the good that seems lost." Voight then goes on to talk about the voter fraud that the Trump administration has been touting, without any evidence, and for Trump supporters to put their faith in God." Let us give our trust to God and fight now for Trump's victory because we all know that this ballot count is corruption like they are so let us not back down. Let us fight this fight as if it is our last fight on Earth." He ends by quoting the great boxer and civil rights activist Muhammad Ali.
"As Muhammad Ali said 'it's not over until the last punch you have.'" It's unclear what Voight means when he is encouraging others to 'fight' but he did add a caption to the video reading 'we all know the truth.' Voight has been a passionate supporter of Trump for many years, previously calling Trump the greatest president since Abraham Lincoln. He has also said that 'racism was solved long ago' in a defence of the president and that efforts to impeachment the president were 'evil.' His daughter, Angelina Jolie has had a tumultuous relationship with her father but they have begun to make amends with each other in recent years and have found a common ground in the arts. That being said, the two have vastly different political ideologies. Speaking to the Hollywood Reporter in 2017 she said:"We're finding a new relationship...We've had some difficulties, [but] through art we've been able to talk. It's the common language. We don't really talk politics well. We talk art very well." The Trump administration has so far refused to recognise the results of the election and that Biden is now the president-elect claiming that the Democrats committed voter fraud in the states that Biden successfully flipped. Despite this, Trump's team have thus far been unable to produce any evidence of fraud and have already had several legal cases dismissed.
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source : Indy100
Angelina Jolie masks up with youngest daughter Vivienne at LA coffee shop... before finalizing holiday visitation with ex Brad Pitt
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- Published on Wednesday, 11 November 2020 10:35
- Written by Daily mail
Oscar winner Angelina Jolie and her youngest daughter Vivienne got two short beverages at Starbucks in Los Angeles on Monday.The 45-year-old actress-humanitarian and the French-born 12-year-old made sure to protect themselves and others from the coronavirus by wearing masks.Governor Gavin Newsom made masks and face coverings mandatory for all public outings back on June 18. COVID-19 is spiking nationwide, and there have been over 323K confirmed cases in Los Angeles leading to 7,177 deaths as of Tuesday - according to Johns Hopkins University.Angelina looked chic in a classic Louis Vuitton trench over a black dress and $675 Valentino Garavani 'VLogo Signature' slides.During lockdown, little Viv - who played young Aurora in Maleficent in 2014 - suffered the loss of her pet bunny, who died during surgery.'We adopted two sweet little [bunnies] who are disabled,' Jolie told Harper's Bazaar UK in June. 'They need to be in pairs. They are so gentle and it has helped to focus on their care with her at this time. And on the dogs, and snake and lizard.'The One and Only Ivan producer-star and her estranged husband #3 Brad Pitt are still solidifying holiday visitation with a judge, but he will definitely have five of their six children on Christmas day.'He is hoping that he will be given increased custodial time with the kids which would result in having them overnight for the holidays this year,' a source told Us Weekly last month.'The decision will be made by the judge in November.' Angelina and the 56-year-old Oscar-winning producer - who didn't have a prenup - still haven't finalized custody or their divorce despite filing way back in September 2016.'I separated for the well being of my family. It was the right decision. I continue to focus on their healing,' Jolie told Vogue in June.'Some have taken advantage of my silence, and the children see lies about themselves in the media, but I remind them that they know their own truth and their own minds. In fact, they are six very brave, very strong young people.'And while son Maddox is a legal adult at 19 - the former couple are still working out what to do with Pax, 16; Zahara, 15; Shiloh, 14; and Viv's fraternal twin brother Knox, 12. The Black Lives Matter supporter and Brad famously tied the knot in 2014 after portraying a married couple on the 2004 set of spy flick Mr. & Mrs. Smith.Angelina next plays grieving married mother Rose Littleton in the Alice In Wonderland/Peter Pan prequel Come Away, which hits US theaters/VOD on this Friday and UK theaters on December 4.Brenda Chapman's dismally-reviewed fantasy family flick will also feature David Oyelowo, Michael Caine, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Derek Jacobi, and Anna Chancellor.
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source : Daily mail
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