Angelina Jolie took drug tests in order to get cast in ‘Tomb Raider’
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- Published on Thursday, 30 March 2017 11:52
- Written by NY Daily News
Angelina Jolie’s rebellious past almost affected her legendary career.The former bad girl had to agree to drug tests during the filming of the 2001 film “Tomb Raider” before she got the role, director Simon West revealed in Stephen Galloway’s new biography of former Paramount executive Sherry Lansing.At the time, 24-year-old Jolie was in her wild child phase, including her relationship with Billy Bob Thornton, and executives worried about her “baggage.” “She said: ‘Look, I want to do it, but I know what my reputation is, and I'll do anything you want to prove that I'm worthy. I'll be reliable, and I'll turn up, and I'll work hard,’” West said in the excerpt of "Leading Lady" acquired by the Hollywood Reporter. “She said, ‘I don't care if the studio wants to drug test me every day.’” And that’s what they did: Then-Paramount president John Goldwyn required random drug tests — urine and blood — which Jolie continually passed.“Tomb Raider,” based off the wildly popular video game series, eventually went on to make $275 million worldwide and launched two sequels, including an upcoming spinoff starring Alicia Vikander as Lara Croft.
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'Maleficent 2' Release Date, Rumors: How Likely Will Angelina Jolie Reprise Her Role?
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- Published on Saturday, 05 May 2018 16:19
- Written by Christian post
It has been a long time since Disney's "Maleficent" hit the theaters, yet it remains to be one of the most memorable films yet, probably because it shifted the focus from the supposed protagonist to the initially thought villain, showing a deeper side to her. As such, fans are clamoring for a sequel to the movie, and it looks like the main character herself is considering her return.Many are hoping that Angelina Jolie reprises her role as Maleficent once more in the sequel.According to The Hollywood Reporter, Angelina Jolie is pondering on many acting roles this year, and one of them is reliving her role as the powerful yet kind fairy turned bad and then turned good again for "Maleficent 2." Although she has not officially confirmed this yet, it is obviously going to be met with jubilation from a huge crowd of fans.This was not the first time that Jolie was rumored to accept the role for the sequel. The Wrap has also mentioned that Linda Woolverton, who created the script for the first film, is going to write the second movie's script with the expectation that Jolie will be there again. There is no deal in place yet, however.The question on everyone's mind is this — how likely is Jolie to reprise her role? It can be recalled that she is very nitpicky when it comes to doing sequels, declining the offer for both "Salt" and "Wanted," which is probably because of what happened to the Tomb Raider franchise. If she accepts, however, then this will be a first after a very long time.She did, however, tease in the past that she could take up her staff once more, although she admits it is going to be difficult. "It's kind of hard to top her. She was pretty fun. Maybe I'll get the chance to play her again.""Maleficent" was a phenomenal success at the box office. With a $180-million budget, it was able to hit $758,536,735 worldwide, The Numbers has learned. One can expect that the sequel can, more or less, match that or even exceed it.If the rumors are true, "Maleficent 2" could possibly come between 2017 to 2019, although this year might be pushing it.
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Angelina Jolie Considers ‘Maleficent 2’ and Directorial Projects Galore Amid Divorce From Brad Pitt
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- Published on Saturday, 05 May 2018 16:19
- Written by US magazine
Not done with Hollywood just yet. Angelina Jolie may reprise her role as the titular character in Maleficent 2 and has numerous directorial projects in the works amid her nasty and very public divorce from Brad Pitt, according to The Hollywood Reporter.The site reports that Jolie, 41, will not be taking a step back from Hollywood, as has been previously speculated; instead, the By the Sea actor-director will be tackling a number of different projects in the coming year.Her most recent directorial endeavor, First They Killed My Father, screened in Cambodia on Saturday, February 18, and Jolie made headlines when she brought all six kids — Maddox, 15, Pax, 13, Zahara, 12, Shiloh, 10, and twins Knox and Vivienne, 8 — with her to meet Cambodian royalty and taste-test the local cuisine, including spiders.The Oscar winner’s next projects will keep her closer to home, however, with two large-scale projects in development for Universal: an adaptation of Simon Sebag Montefiore’s Catherine the Great and Potemkin: The Imperial Love Affair and The Spy Who Loved, a World War II espionage drama based on Clare Mulley’s 2012 book.Jolie is also looking to develop what might be her next directing project, an adaptation of Alessandro Baricco’s 2004 novel Without Blood, which tells the story of an unnamed war. On the other end of the genre spectrum, the U.N. special envoy is also a producer on the Disney kid’s film The One and Only Ivan.Jolie’s last appearance in front of the camera was in By the Sea, which she also wrote and directed. Costarring her now ex-husband, Brad Pitt, the film bombed at the box office. In 2016, she lent her voice to Kung Fu Panda 3, as the character Tigress.She is also considering starring in Universal’s remake of The Bride of Frankenstein and Sony’s Shoot Like a Girl, based on the true story of American Air Force major and helicopter pilot Mary Jennings Hegar.As previously reported, while in Cambodia with her kids, Jolie opened up about her headline-making split from Pitt, 53, calling it a “difficult time.” “My family, we’ve all been through a difficult time,” Jolie said during a BBC interview when asked about how she's been dealing with the stress of the divorce. “My focus is my children, our children, and it is — and my focus is finding this way through. And as I said, we are and forever will be a family. And so that is how I’m coping. I’m coping with finding a way through to make sure this somehow makes us stronger and closer.”
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Trailer of Turkish TV series starring Angelina Jolie, Cristiano Ronaldo shot in Gaziantep
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- Published on Saturday, 18 February 2017 15:53
- Written by Daily sabah
Shooting for the trailer of a new Turkish series called "Hayat Köprüsü" (Bridge of Life), which will feature international stars like actress Angelina Jolie and football player Cristiano Ronaldo, wrapped up in Turkey's southern Gaziantep province.The series is planned to last for three seasons, and will tell the story of a Syrian family seeking refuge in Turkey, after fleeing their war-torn country.Director Eyüp Dirlik said that the project was launched with the slogan "Either you stay there and die, or you come here and live". Dirlik also gave information about the casting, stating that international celebrities would visit Turkey's Gaziantep to support the project.The director announced that his crew was in contact with some international relief agencies, adding that Ronaldo and Jolie were among the big celebrities who wanted to contribute to the project.The new series is expected to become an international project after the trailer reaches wide audiences and particularly considering the production's existing contacts with countries across the Middle East.Gaziantep Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Fatma Şahin said that the series' plot was gripping, as it would include love, drama, family ties and the struggle for life.Leading actress Perihan Savaş announced that the actual filming of the series would start this March in Gaziantep.Expressing her excitement about the new project, Savaş stated that the series could also be seen as a lesson for humanity, telling the lives of Syrian refugees in Gaziantep and the city's hospitality.
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Angelina Jolie Steps Out Ahead of Cambodia Premiere of Her New Film
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- Published on Saturday, 18 February 2017 12:03
- Written by People
Angelina Jolie is back in the spotlight.The actress stepped out for a press conference ahead of the Cambodia premiere of her new film First They Killed My Father on Saturday in Siem Reap, Cambodia.The film will be presented in the ancient Angkor Wat temple complex. Cambodia’s King Norodom Sihamoni, Queen Mother Norodom Monineath Sihanouk and senior government officials are expected to attend.This marks the 41-year-old Oscar winner’s first public appearance since she filed for divorce from Brad Pitt in September 2016. She visited a Syrian refugee camp in Jordan on Sept. 9, where she urged United Nations leaders to find an end to the Syrian conflict.During the press conference for the film, Jolie said she thinks of Cambodia “like a second home,” adding, “Maddox is happy to be back in his country.”First They Killed My Father is based on the autobiography of the same name by Cambodian human-rights activist Loung Ung, a friend of Jolie’s. The memoir tells the true story of the devastation inflicted on Cambodia by the Khmer Rouge communist party in the 1970s.“I read Loung’s book many years ago,” Jolie said. “It helped to open my eyes to what was going on the world.” She added, “I wanted to tell the story to through the eyes of the child’s point of view, the love of a family, to show the beauty of the country and understand what Maddox’s parents may have gone through.”More than two million people, out of a total population of seven million, were killed during the purge, including Ung’s father, mother and two sisters. “The heart of it is Loung’s story, it’s the story of a war through the eyes of a child, but it is also the story of a country,” Jolie said in a promotional clip for the film.In order to create an accurate portrait of the war, Jolie insisted on using only Cambodian actors, and the language spoken throughout is their native Khmer. The actors themselves are the survivors and children of the survivors of the genocide. Jolie, Ung and the producers hoped the experience of making the film would be cathartic for those who participated.Jolie fell in love with Cambodia after filming Tomb Raider in 2000. Not long after she was finished with production, she returned to the country as a volunteer for the U.N. refugee agency, UNHCR, for which she is now a special envoy. In 2002, Jolie adopted her first child, Maddox, from a Battambang orphanage.And it was Maddox who, after years of putting it off, convinced Jolie and Ung to make the film. “He was the one who just called it and said he was ready and that he wanted to work on it, which he did. He read the script, helped with notes, and was in the production meetings,” Jolie recently told The Guardian.Jolie’s second-oldest son, Pax, was also involved in the production. In 2015, Jolie told PEOPLE, “Pax is doing a lot of the stills,” adding, “The whole movie is from a child’s point of view.”During the presser, Jolie made it a point to emphasize that the public does not hear the stories of all of the girls and boys who are going through the same thing today as Loung Ung did in the 1970s, noting, “Her story is universal.”“I’m deeply honored to have had the chance to work on the film,” Jolie said. “I hope it reminds everyone that there are little Loungs all around the world today.”First They Killed My Father will be released globally via Netflix later this year.
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