This week's cover: Angelina Jolie and Jack O'Connell in 'Unbroken'
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- Published on Monday, 24 November 2014 18:43
- Written by Entertainment Weekly
All she can see, in every direction, is water. It’s Oct. 16, 2013, the first day of filming on the WWII drama Unbroken, and a barge has taken Angelina Jolie, her crew, and an enormous crane camera onto the open Pacific off the coast of Queensland, Australia. As she stands on the ship, silhouetted by bright blue sky and deep blue sea, actors Jack O’Connell, Domhnall Gleeson, and Finn Wittrock float nearby in a small yellow raft. They are skinny and weak and starving, having subsisted on just 500 calories a day for two months. Suddenly, the wind picks up, stirring salt spray and waves. The crew on the barge begins to slip and fall. Jolie can barely hear O’Connell, her young star, deliver his lines, and for a moment she can’t even see him. As the camera zooms in for a close-up, he bobs helplessly in and out of frame.“If you saw that first shot and my reaction to it, you’d be absolutely sure that this was going to be one of the great disasters of filmmaking history,” Jolie says today with a smile, sitting on a sofa at Milk Studios in Los Angeles. “The only thing you could do was laugh at how insane this was all going to be. And then you just had to take a deep breath and figure out what to do next.”
Ah, the eternal unanswerable question: What will Angelina Jolie do next? In a life that has spanned her transformation from Gia Carangi to Evelyn Salt, from femme fatale to media-sainted ambassador, from wild child to mother of six, she has been everything except one thing: predictable. Now, on the heels of the highest-grossing film of her career, Maleficent, Jolie, 39, is shifting her focus from movie star to director. Unbroken, her $65 million period epic, is her most ambitious undertaking yet. “I didn’t know what I was up against when I was first getting into it,” Jolie says. “I had never done anything like it. I was up for the challenge, but I had so much to learn.” For more on Unbroken, including how Jolie cast the young British actor Jack O’Connell, pick up the latest issue of Entertainment Weekly on stands this Tuesday..
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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
- Written by Just Jared
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
- Written by Just Jared
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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Angelina Jolie Had to Fight Quite Hard For 'Unbroken' Job
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- Published on Tuesday, 18 November 2014 13:50
- Written by Just Jared
Angelina Jolie rocks a form-fitting dress while attending a photo call for her latest movie Unbroken held at Sydney Opera House on Tuesday (November 18) in Sydney, Australia.The day before, the 39-year-old actress was stunning while hitting the film’s premiere with her husband Brad Pitt at State Theater in the country.“I had to fight quite hard for this job,” Angelina shared to People about directing the film at the premiere.In case you didn’t know, Unbroken hits theaters in the country on January 15, 2015! FYI: Angelina is wearing Versace.
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Angelina Jolie Gets Support from Hubby Brad Pitt at Australia 'Unbroken' World Premiere!
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- Published on Monday, 17 November 2014 18:18
- Written by Just Jared
Angelina Jolie is stunning as she hits the red carpet while attending the world premiere of her highly anticipated film Unbroken held at the State Theatre on Monday (November 17) in Sydney, Australia.The 39-year-old actress was joined at the event by her husband Brad Pitt, stars of the flick Jack O’Connell and Miyavi Ishihara, as well as Sophie Lowe and Miyavi‘s wife Melody, who both came out to show their support.Unbroken is the chronicle of the life of Louis Zamperini, an Olympic runner who was taken prisoner by Japanese forces during World War II. FYI: Angelina is wearing a Gucci Premiere gown and Anita Ko bangle.
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