Angelina Jolie's WWII film Unbroken 'not easy to shoot' according to screenwriters the Coen brothers
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- Published on Saturday, 11 January 2014 12:46
- Written by Daily Mail
Angelina Jolie is not one to shy away from a challenge and her latest directorial effort is no different.The Oscar-winning actress is currently in Australia directing the harrowing WWII biopic Unbroken.I's not an easy feat, according to the film's screenwriters Joel and Ethan Coen, who talked to The Independent's Radar magazine, out Saturday.Shooting the life story of World War II hero Louis Zamperini is so challenging because of all the war and water scenes.'That movie is really a motherf***er ... a difficult production thing,' one of the brothers told the paper.'There is aerial combat stuff, dogfight stuff, and there is stuff on a lifeboat on an open sea.'The Coens usually direct their own scripts - think Fargo and The Big Lebowski - but admit they are relieved they didn't have to step behind the camera on this one.'There is something good about being able to blithely write whatever you want without having to worry about having to think, even in the back of your mind, about the reality of production,' one of the two added.'But you know, it's from a book, it's not fiction stuff, so it's not like Angie can blame us for that.'Quizzed why they were hired to make a script of Laura Hillenbrand's book about the hero, they added: 'We know [Angelina] a little. Why did she solicit us? Yeah, because she knows us.' Last October, Angelina spoke to Entertainment Weekly about the difficulty of the shoot.'On set, we started to joke and say, "Tomorrow will be easier," knowing full well that on this challenging shoot, there are no easy days,' the fiancée of Brad Pitt told the publication via email.'Anytime it gets tough, we think of the real men who lived through this, and no one complains. In fact, we all just feel honored to be here.'Unbroken tells the true story of American Olympic runner Zamperini, who was taken prisoner by the Japanese army during World War II.The movie stars 'Skins' actor Jack O'Connell, Garrett Hedlund and 'About Time' star Domhnall Gleeson. It is scheduled for release in December this year.Angelina has been spotted Down Under with Brad and her six children since November.
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Angelina Jolie set to star in Hollywood movie of Nigella Lawson's life
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- Published on Tuesday, 07 January 2014 11:12
- Written by NY Daily News
The 'Maleficent' actress is the top pick to play the troubled chef, who recently admitted having taken cocaine.Angelina Jolie is set to play Nigella Lawson in a Hollywood movie about the "Domestic Goddess's" turbulent life.Producers have reportedly made the 38-year-old actress their number one choice to play the TV chef who recently divorced husband Charles Saatchi and was accused of taking cocaine in a court case."Angie had planned to take a lot of time off next year but this role is very tempting," an insider on the project told The Sun."She has been gripped like everyone else by all the drama surrounding Nigella these past few months and thinks she is a remarkable woman," the source added.The movie would follow the rollercoaster life of "The Taste" star, who is now 54.It would also reportedly include the $1.1million fraud trial that saw her two former aides cleared. It also saw Lawson admit having taken cocaine.It's unclear when the movie would be released, but another insider said it was being touted for next year.
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Angelina Jolie struggles in the Australian heat as temperatures soar to nearly 40C
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- Published on Monday, 16 December 2013 04:49
- Written by Daily Mail
With temperatures hitting highs of nearly 40C in Australia it’s no surprise that Angelina Jolie doesn’t like to be parted from her favourite straw hat.The star, who has been spotted on the set of her new movie Unbroken wearing the wide-brimmed hat several times, looked like she was struggling in the heat down under.Wearing a black vest and a black pair of skinny jeans the 38-year-old might want to think about adjusting her outfit to co-ordinate with her hat – and keep her cool.Hot hot hot! Angelina Jolie was out in the Australian heat wearing a straw hat.It's a scorcher: The star looked like she was struggling a little in the beating midday heat.The actress was spotted walking around the set of Unbroken – a movie she is directing while her fiancé Brad Pitt is shooting Fury in England. With an all-black outfit on she had her hair hanging loosely in large waves until she took the time to plait it to one side, keeping her cooler in the heat.The star wore aviator sunglasses as she strolled around the set where earlier in the week she had been spotted directing dozens of actors in a scene based around a train station.Unbroken is drama that covers the life of Olympic runner Louis Zamperini who was taken prisoner by Japanese forces during World War II.Garrett Hedlund, Jack O'Connell and Alex Russell star in the epic drama and the Coen brothers worked on the script.The movie, which is expected to be released on Christmas day in 2014, has been shooting Down Under for the past two months.Earlier in the week not only did the director chuck her customary black attire in favour of more cheerful colours, but she also stopped to take selfies with young fans and even told the crowd, 'G'day everyone' as she smiled happily.Great fans: Earlier that week the star, in her new favourite hat, took selfies with her adoring fans.The set was at an old train station in Australia's Werris Creek, New South Wales; the actress was seen talking to her film's actors who were dressed in vintage dresses and suits.At one point the actress turned director - who last was behind the camera for In The Land Of Blood And Honey - turned to a sea of fans and said, 'Do you like all the 1920s stuff?' according to an onlooker.Maybe it was a visit from hunky long-term-partner Brad Pitt that boosted her spirits, as the pair were seen taking to a yacht on Sydney Harbour later that day.
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Angelina Jolie Takes Selfie With Fans on Unbroken Set, Proving She's Just Like Everyone Else!
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- Published on Friday, 13 December 2013 04:36
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Yes, even Angelina Jolie takes selfies!While on the set of her new movie Unbroken in Werris Creek, Australia today, the 38-year-old Oscar winner took some time off from directing to pose for pics with some excited young fans.Jolie, who was dressed casually chic in skinny jeans, a gray tank top, wide-brimmed hat and sunglasses, joined a group of girls who had gathered near the set. She promptly grabbed one of their smartphones and began snapping shots of herself with the group, proving she knows how to take a good selfie just like all of us! Last month, "selfie' was named word of the year by the Oxford Dictionary, proving that the countless celeb selfies taken by the likes of Kim Kardashian, Justin Bieber, Miley Cyrus and now Angelina Jolie weren't for nothing. Oxford defined selfie as, "A photograph that one has taken of oneself, typically one taken with a smartphone or webcam and uploaded to a social media website." Selfies aside, Brad Pitt's other half also spent time on set chatting with extras and saying hi to fans earlier today in between filming scenes in the town's local train station.Her twins Knox and Vivienne were also spotted grabbing some sweet treats at an ice cream parlor with a nanny before their mama joined them.Jolie was spotted getting animated while showing her film's stars what to do on the Unbroken set last week. She's been Down Under filming the World War II flick for over a month.
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Angelina Jolie “Tragic Collapse” On Movie Set – Crew Thinks She’s Dying?
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- Published on Thursday, 12 December 2013 18:01
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The latest cover issue of the National Enquirer claims that Angelina Jolie had a ‘tragic collapse’ on the set of her movie, Unbroken, in Australia. As we know, Unbroken marks Angelina’s second directorial collaboration, but her rumored weight loss and exhaustive schedule are apparently getting to her.A source tells the Enquirer, “Exhausted from overwork and a punishing travel schedule, a rail-thin Angelina Jolie suffered a frightening collapse on her Australian film set! When Angelina dropped to the ground, some of the cast and crew weren’t sure what was going on. Then, they rushed to her side, believing she was seriously ill — or worse, dead! She was sickly pale and gasping for air. But Angie refused to be taken to the hospital. After she composed herself, she assured everyone she was fine and went right back to work.” There’s a lot of points to address in this story. First of all, there’s no doubt that Angelina’s a very, very skinny woman, maybe unhealthily so. The tabloids claim she’s 93 pounds, and while that’s a very exact figure to be estimated so wildly, it’s probably not far off from the truth. But Angelina’s been that skinny for a very long time, almost 6 years.That being said, she did go through some major medical procedures earlier this year, and staying at such a low weight while trying to wrangle six children and also direct a movie on a strict schedule isn’t conducive to anyone’s health. But even then, if Angelina did collapse on the movie set, we’d be hearing about it from outlets such as E! Online and CNN, not the National Enquirer. There are usually dozens and dozens of people on film sets, sometimes even hundreds, and there’s no way Angelina’s collapse would have been kept secret. Also, there’s no way that she would not have gone to the hospital, whether by her own willing or because she was forced to by the studio.
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