Louis Zamperini Dead - Angelina Jolie's 'Unbroken' Subject Dies at 97
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- Published on Thursday, 03 July 2014 18:19
- Written by Just Jared
Louis Zamperini, the World War II hero who is the inspiration for Angelina Jolie‘s upcoming movie Unbroken, has passed away at the age of 97.“Having overcome insurmountable odds at every turn in his life, Olympic runner and World War II hero Louis Zamperini has never broken down from a challenge,” his family said in a statement (via THR). “He recently faced the greatest challenge of his life with a life-threatening case of pneumonia. After a 40-day long battle for his life, he peacefully passed away in the presence of his entire family, leaving behind a legacy that has touched so many lives. His indomitable courage and fighting spirit were never more apparent than in these last days.” Angelina also released a statement, saying “It is a loss impossible to describe. We are all so grateful for how enriched our lives are for having known him. We will miss him terribly.” We send out our thoughts and condolences to Louis‘ family during this difficult time.
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Angelina Jolie's 'Maleficent' Becomes Her Highest Grossing Film!
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- Published on Tuesday, 24 June 2014 16:51
- Written by Just Jared
Angelina Jolie keeps it classy in a black dress while attending a photo call for her new film Maleficent held at Grand Hyatt on Tuesday (June 24) in Tokyo, Japan.The 39-year-old actress was joined by her co-star Elle Fanning and Japanese actress Aya Ueto.The day before, Angelina and Elle glammed up while hitting the premiere for the film at Ebisu Garden Place.In case you didn’t know, Maleficent has become Angie‘s highest grossing film, earning over $520 million worldwide.
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‘Maleficent’ becomes Angelina Jolie’s highest grossing movie at half a billion dollars
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- Published on Tuesday, 24 June 2014 03:53
- Written by NY Daily News
The fairytale flick has a storybook ending for the actress, passing the $500 million box office milestone worldwide to pass her previous best, 2005’s ‘Mr. & Mrs. Smith.’ Angelina Jolie's "Maleficent" held its spell on moviegoers last weekend, flying past the $500 million mark to set a new record for the actress.The fairytale flick — a live-action blockbuster that reimagines Disney's "Sleeping Beauty" from the sorceress' point of view — earned another $13 million during its fourth week in U.S. theaters to top $520 million in worldwide box office sales.Jolie's previous best was the 2005 movie "Mr. & Mrs. Smith," which took in $478.2 million and co-starred her fiancé, Brad Pitt."Maleficent" was a passion project for Jolie, 39, who said she was ready to try something big and "bold" that her six kids — Maddox, 12, Pax, 10, Zahara, 9, Shiloh, 8, Knox, 5, and Vivienne, 5 — could watch and enjoy. "I wanted to have fun and explore different art and performance in a way I hadn't done," she said at a press event last month.
Jolie said she was profoundly "moved" by the script by "The Lion King" writer Linda Woolverton, which turns the title character Maleficient into a powerful heroine who bonds with a gutsy Aurora and rescues her in a surprising twist."I actually got really emotional when I finished it, and I thought it was one of the best scripts I'd read in a long time because of the issues it dealt with. And I thought it was in fact an important story to tell," she said. The gorgeous, globe-trotting humanitarian said she wasn't even sure she wanted to return to acting after her directorial debut with "In the Land of Blood and Honey" in 2011.She said "Maleficent" captured her imagination because it "wasn't anything normal.""It was such a crazy idea, and I was so challenged by it. And my kids are now all watching all these movies and wanting to play with mommy, and it was perfect timing to have them all on set, playing, being a part of the adventure with me, and for me as an actress, to not do something where I'm taking myself so seriously," she said.
"The artist in me felt it's good to do something bold every once in a while, that you're not comfortable with, haven't done. And I was a bit nervous to take her on. I just thought, you know, I don't have a big theater voice. I don't do things that are kind of comedic. This is such a crazy idea. I'm a fairy!" she said.She said it was indeed a family affair, with her youngest daughter playing Aurora."She was good. The first day was the day she had to catch the butterfly, and she just really didn't feel like doing it. So, I actually was holding the pole with the ball on the end, bouncing up and down and kind of dancing, trying to make her laugh. And daddy (Pitt) was on the edge of the cliff she had to jump off, kind of like making faces and doing all this stuff," Jolie recalled with a laugh. "She eventually did it, but she was taking her sweet time, and not wanting to do it twice, certainly," she recalled, referring to Vivienne."Then when we got to our scene, we kind of practiced it a little bit at home," Jolie said. "I'd say like, 'Okay, I'm gonna say go away, and you try to, you know, get back.' So by the time we did that one, we did it together, we had a good time, we played together. I was actually shocked that she was doing so well. You know, inside I thought, 'Ohhh, she went back and hit her mark.' That's frightening."
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Angelina Jolie & Elle Fanning Hit Japan In Style for 'Maleficent' Premiere!
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- Published on Monday, 23 June 2014 20:02
- Written by Just Jared
Angelina Jolie looks stunning in a strapless black dress while attending the premiere of her latest film Maleficent held at Ebisu Garden Place on Monday (June 23) in Tokyo, Japan.The 38-year-old actress was joined at the event by her co-star Elle Fanning as they both happily took time to sign autographs and take photos with the large crowd of fans.The film, which also stars Sharlto Copley, Sam Riley, Imelda Staunton, and Juno Temple, finally hits theaters in Japan on July 5!Last week, Angelina was spotted with her love Brad Pitt making their way through Heathrow Airport to catch a flight out of town.FYI: Angelina is wearing an Atelier Versace cocktail dress. Elle is wearing an Alexander McQueen gown, Valentino shoes, and Cathy Waterman rings.
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Angelina Jolie Angers Chinese Fans Into Possible 'Maleficent' Boycott
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- Published on Wednesday, 11 June 2014 12:39
- Written by Huffington post
The Chinese government softened for Angelina Jolie, letting her fiancé, Brad Pitt, into the country for the ongoing "Maleficent" press tour despite the fact that he was banned from China after filming "Seven Years In Tibet." Now, Jolie's the one on the outs with the nationalists.The Independent reports that the A-lister and UN Goodwill Ambassador recently “became the subject of controversy in China, after she labelled film director Ang Lee Taiwanese, not Chinese, inadvertently embroiling herself in complex cross-Strait relations.”It seems Jolie was asked by an AP reporter during a "Maleficent" press conference in Shanghai to name her favorite Chinese director. Her answer, reprinted in the Independent and the Wall Street Journal, was arguably carefully delivered:“I am not sure if you consider Ang Lee Chinese, he’s Taiwanese but he does many Chinese-language films with many Chinese artists and actors, and I think his works and the actors in his films are the ones I am most familiar with and very fond of,” she reportedly said.
The speech was “widely” disseminated across Chinese media, according to the Chinese-language news site ET Today. Those who took issue with it pounced on Jolie’s reference to Lee as Taiwanese.“By implying that Taiwan and China are two separate countries, in a moment of excitement, a brilliant woman [Jolie] became a stupid laughing stock,” said one Chinese Weibo user, according to the Independent. Another reportedly labelled Jolie a “deranged Taiwan independence supporter.”China has disputed the sovereignty of Taiwan since a rival government was established on the island in 1949, after the Chinese Civil War. Tensions have cooled, but China still sees Taiwan as a “renegade province” they are prepared to take by force, as the WSJ reports.“It’s not clear whether Ms. Jolie knew that she risked getting caught in the cross-Strait cross-fire,” continues the WSJ story, “but her comments certainly set off a volley of scathing comments among Chinese Internet users, with some threatening to boycott her movies for, as one put it, 'disrespecting China’s sovereignty.'"The movie has yet to open in China, but has held at number two in Taipei since its opening on May 30.Indeed, the WSJ reports, there’s been a “new surge in popularity” for the "Maleficent" star in Taiwan because of her comments. As the saying must go in the very large Jolie-Pitt household: you can’t win ‘em all.
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