Brad Pitt Eyes Lead Role in Angelina Jolie’s Africa
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- Published on Thursday, 29 January 2015 11:10
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It was revealed last September that Unbroken helmer Angelina Jolie had found a new directing project (to be her fourth overall) in Skydance Productions’ Africa, a sweeping epic based on Eric Roth’s screenplay about paleo-archaeologist Richard Leakey’s battle with ivory poachers that threaten the existence of the African elephant population and the very soul of Africa. Today, TheWrap reveals that Jolie is looking at her real-life husband, actor Brad Pitt, to play the Leakey role. “I’ve felt a deep connection to Africa and its culture for much of my life,” Jolie said when the project was first announced last year, “and was taken with Eric’s beautiful script about a man drawn into the violent conflict with elephant poachers who emerged with a deeper understanding of man’s footprint and a profound sense of responsibility for the world around him.” Jolie previously worked onscreen with Pitt in Doug Liman’s 2005 action comedy Mr. & Mrs. Smith, and both talents are currently reteaming for Universal Pictures’ By the Sea. Jolie is directing that project from her own original script and also plans to star opposite Pitt, Mélanie Laurent and Niels Arestrup.Africa is set to be produced by David Ellison, Dana Goldberg, Jon Peters and Jolie herself. Cinematographer Roger Deakins, who also Unbroken, is also set to reteam with Jolie for the production.
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Angelina Jolie signs on to direct biopic 'Africa'
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- Published on Thursday, 29 January 2015 11:01
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Angelina Jolie has only just offered a first look at her next project By the Sea, and her upcoming biopic Unbroken hasn’t yet hit theaters. But already the busy actor/writer/producer/director has lined up her next project.Jolie has signed on to direct and produce Africa, which is written by Oscar-winner Eric Roth, whose last film was Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close before he delved into television with projects like Luck and House of Cards.Africa is another biopic for Jolie, and will tell the story of Kenyan politician and paleoanthropoligst Richard Leakey, who battled with elephant poachers to protect the animal’s population in Africa. In the 1980s and 1990s, Leakey made it a priority to combat poachers while he served as the head of Kenya’s Wildlife Conservation and Management Department.Skydance Productions will be behind the film, which is a change of pace for the company currently producing Star Trek 3 and the Terminator franchise revival Terminator: Genisys.Unbroken, which tells the story of Olympic athlete Louis “Louie” Zamperini, who became a prisoner of war during World War II, will debut on Dec. 25. Unbroken‘s cinematographer Roger Deakins will join Jolie on Africa.
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Angelina Jolie organised helicopter for Jack O'Connell
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- Published on Wednesday, 21 January 2015 08:26
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'Unbroken' director Angelina Jolie organised a helicopter so her lead actor, Jack O'Connell, could visit a terminally ill friend.Angelina Jolie chartered a helicopter so Jack O'Connell could visit a terminally ill friend.The 24-year-old actor was preparing to star in her movie 'Unbroken' when he learned his pal didn't have long left to live so his director helped him to return home to Derbyshire in order to make a visit before it was too late.He said: ''He was terminally ill. She provided me with a helicopter from down South where I was preparing for the shoot, so I could go and visit him.''And after Jack's friend died, Angelina wanted to visit his family and the actor thinks the 'Maleficent' star helped them through their grief.He added: ''After his passing, she insisted on meeting his family and spending time with them in his house. It did them the world of good.''That is an insight into Angelina and how big her heart is. She had no agenda - what did she want out of me? She was doing that because that's the humanitarian in her.''The 'Harry Brown' actor also felt grateful that the actress-turned-filmmaker took the time to meet his own family.He told Grazia magazine: ''She met a handful of my nearest and dearest, bless her, she didn't need to do that either. But she took it upon herself.''While I was preparing for the shoot, she decided it was a good idea when she was in the country to come and do that.''
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Angelina Jolie Honors 'Unbroken' at AFI Awards with Brad Pitt!
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- Published on Saturday, 10 January 2015 11:06
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Angelina Jolie walks the carpet with her husband Brad Pitt while attending the 2015 AFI Awards Luncheon held at the Four Seasons Hotel at Beverly Hills on Friday afternoon (January 9) in Los Angeles.The 39-year-old actress/director’s new movie Unbroken was honored at the event as one of the Top 11 Movies of the Year.This is the first year that the top ten list has resulted in 11 movies being included, even after tiebreakers were taken into consideration. Make sure to go see Unbroken in theaters right now! FYI: Angelina is wearing YSL.
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Angelina Jolie's 'Unbroken' May Not Be Released in Japan
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- Published on Saturday, 24 January 2015 10:56
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Angelina Jolie keeps it chic in black while arriving for a departing flight at LAX Airport on Friday (January 23) in Los Angeles.The 39-year-old actress is flying out of town right before this weekend’s 2015 SAG Awards, where her film Unbroken has one nomination.It was recently announced that Unbroken may not get a release date in Japan.“We decide to distribute films on a case by case basis,” a spokesman for distribution company Toho-Towa, who works with Universal, said in a statement.Some of the Japanese have viewed Unbroken as an anti-Japanese movie, such as Japanese pop star Miyavi, who wrote, “The depictions of hard-to-believe inhuman acts make this an anti-Japanese film by definition.”
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Angelina Jolie Is the Shining Star at Critics' Choice Awards 2015
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- Published on Friday, 16 January 2015 04:41
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Angelina Jolie is breathtakingly beautiful in her shimmering dress on the carpet at the 2015 Critics’ Choice Movie Awards held at the Hollywood Palladium on Thursday evening (January 15) in Los Angeles.The 39-year-old actress/director is nominated tonight for Best Director for her work on the movie Unbroken. Unfortunately, she was snubbed of an Oscar nomination this morning though.Unbroken has three other nominations at tonight’s awards show, including Best Picture! FYI: Angelina is wearing Versace.
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Italy Box Office 2014: Angelina Jolie Reigns, Local Comedies Do Well, Revenue Drops
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- Published on Wednesday, 31 December 2014 08:20
- Written by Hollywood Reporter
Angelina Jolie and Maleficent conquered the Italian box office in 2014, but overall revenue dropped sharply compared with 2013, which was boosted by a big homegrown hit and Disney's Frozen.Maleficent took home $19.1 million in Italy in 2014. The Sleeping Beauty retelling drew in families from around the country, who mostly saw a dubbed version of the new Mrs. Brad Pitt taking on the good side of a classic villain.Italian comedies continued to fare well, with three low-budget films breaking the top 10 box-office rankings, surrounded by the latest installments of Hollywood tentpoles Hunger Games, Transformers and Spider-Man.The number two spot went to mafia comedy Un Boss in Salotto, which took $16.6 million. Luca Minieri’s local hit garnered laughs with a pitch-perfect family being upended when a small-time criminal brother hides out in their home.Martin Scorsese’s The Wolf of Wall Street took the number three spot with $15.96 million. But it was followed closely by Sotta Una Buona Stella (Under a Lucky Star) with $14.1 million. The Carlo Verdone-directed film about a man who has to change his lifestyle when something terrible happens in his life stars Netflix’s Marco Polo star, newcomer Lorenzo Richelmy.Tutta Colpa di Freud (It's All Freud's Fault) by Paolo Genovese also broke the top 10 for the year with box-office revenue of $10.7 million. The fast-paced comedy about a psychoanalyst treating his three troubled daughters proved to be a homegrown hit.Overall, the box-office numbers for the top 10 films of 2014 are dramatically below 2013. The top 10 in 2014 pulled in $135.6 million, compared with $239.3 million in 2013.Road trip comedy Sole a catinelle in 2013 raked in $69.9 million, breaking records, with another Disney hit, Frozen, taking the number 2 spot with $26.4 million. The box office saw a big boost in 2013 when theaters lowered the price of admissions, but the incentive did not seem to make a lasting impression.
Here is the list of Italy's top 10 box-office performers in 2014:
1. Maleficent ($19.1 million)
2. Un Boss in Salotto ($16.6 million)
3. The Wolf of Wall Street ($16.0 million)
4. Sotta Una Buona Stella ($14.1 million)
5. The Amazing Spider-Man 2 ($13.0 million)
6. Interstellar ($12.9 million)
7. Transformers: Age of Extinction ($11.6 million)
8. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 ($11.0 million)
9. Tutta Colpa di Freud ($10.7 million)
10. How to Train Your Dragon 2 ($10.65 million)
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