Venice Film Festival welcomes its first stars as Angelina Jolie arrives ahead of Maria premiere alongside Jenna Ortega and Golden Lion winner Sigourney Weaver... but Winona Ryder goes undercover
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- Published on Wednesday, 28 August 2024 05:03
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Angelina Jolie, Jenna Ortega and Sigourney Weaver have arrived in Venice ahead of the city's annual Film Festival which begins on Wednesday.Actress Angelina, 49, looked as chic as ever in a beige trench coat ahead of the screening for her new film Maria - a biographical drama film about opera singer Maria Callas.Her ex-husband Brad Pitt is also expected to be at the festival later in the week for his new film Wolfs which he stars in with George Clooney. Jenna, 21, who stars in the Beetlejuice sequel which will open the festival, looked gorgeous in a pleated miniskirt and checked blazer as she arrived ahead of the 81st Venice Film Festival.Her onscreen mother in the movie Winona Ryder, 52, who reprises her role as Lydia, was also spotted arriving but hid her face under a visor hat and was sporting a bizarre chin strap.Sigourney meanwhile happily greeted fans, whilst looking chic in a pair of white wide-legged trousers and a boater hat. Maria is an upcoming biographical drama film about opera singer Maria Callas. It is directed by Pablo Larraín, written by Steven Knight, produced by Fremantle, and stars Angelina Jolie in the title role, with Valeria Golino as her sister Yakinthi, and Haluk Bilginer as Aristotle Onassis.Meanwhile Tim Burton's Beetlejuice Beetlejuice will open the festival on August 28.Jenna recently opened up about what it was like meeting Winona Ryder for the first time on the set of Beetlejuice Beetlejuice.The Wednesday star plays Astrid Deetz, the daughter of Ryder's character Lydia Deetz in the film. 'She was so warm and welcoming and kind and inviting right from the jump, and I couldn't be more grateful,' Ortega explained in an interview with the New York Times.'It was at a time where my career was taking a different turn, and I didn't realize that I needed that from somebody who could relate, but I did,' she said, adding that she was in a 'transformative' period in her life after shooting to overnight superstardom on Netflix's Wednesday. (…)
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Maria Callas Biopic ‘Maria’ to Compete at Venice Film Festival
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- Published on Wednesday, 24 July 2024 06:08
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The Venice Film Festival has announced that “Maria,” the Maria Callas biopic by Pablo Larraín will premiere in competition this September.The film stars Angelina Jolie as the famed diva alongside Pierfrancesco Favino, Alba Rohrwacher, Haluk Bilginer, and Kodi Smit-McPhee.According to IMDB, “Maria” follows the life story of the world’s greatest opera singer, Maria Callas, during her final days in 1970s Paris.This is the latest Larrain film to open at Venice following “El Conde” where he won Best Screenplay, “Spencer” starring Kristen Stewart as Princess Diana, and “Jackie” with Natalie Portman as Kennedy Onassis debuted in Venice. All three films went on to obtain at least one Oscar nomination.“Maria” will compete against other high-profile films such as “The Room Next Door” by Pedro Almodovar, Joker 2: Folie à Deux” by Todd Phillips, “Queer” by Luca Guadagnino, and “The Order” by Justin Kurzel.“Maria” is still seeking distribution. The film was produced by Juan de Dios Larraín for Fabula Pictures, Lorenzo Mieli for The Apartment Pictures, a Fremantle Company, and Jonas Dornbach for Komlizen Film.
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Shiloh Jolie paid for her own lawyer to drop Pitt surname - with mom Angelina Jolie blamed for worsening teen's rift with Brad
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- Published on Sunday, 02 June 2024 09:47
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Brad Pitt’s daughter Shiloh hired and paid for her own lawyer when she filed to drop the Pitt name on her 18th birthday.Family sources confirm that Shiloh, who turned 18 on May 27, was in the driver’s seat when it came to dropping ‘Pitt’ from her surname ‘Jolie Pitt.’ A source close to the matter said: ‘Shiloh hired her own lawyer and paid for it herself, so Angie doesn’t know and can’t speak for it. Documents to change Shiloh's name were lodged on Monday when she turned 18 – the earliest opportunity she could do so independently. The revelation that Shiloh paid herself suggests that the ugly spat between former couple Brad Pitt, 60, and Angelina Jolie, 48, may still rumble on in the form of legal action from the six children the couple once shared. There were suggestions in supermarket magazines last month that Shiloh was planning to move in with her father as soon as she could. And other stories suggested that movie star Pitt was ‘hopeful’ of reconciling with her now that she is an adult. However in truth there seems zero prospect that he will reconcile with his children following a notorious and disputed private jet confrontation in 2016. An FBI report into the incident published in 2022 saw Jolie accuse Pitt of physical assault while flying to California.She accused her ex of grabbing her by the head and shoulders and shaking her while yelling 'You're f**king up this family.'The report also saw Brad accused of punching the ceiling of the jet four times, snarling at his children and pouring beer on Angelina. Brad was also accused of attacking one of the couple's children on the plane, but was later cleared of wrongdoing by the LAPD. There have been long custody battles which ended eventually in a victory for Pitt, who got 50-50 custody in 2021 only to have it overturned on appeal.He’s had a judge intervene to tell Angelina she mustn’t listen in on his mobile phone calls with the children. The judge has also ordered ‘reunification therapy’ for Pitt and the kids.
The actor set up a skate park in his home for Shiloh, and more recently an art studio to reflect their common interest in art.He’s sent cars and security to ferry the children from her home to his whenever there is an allotted custody visit. Sadly, none of it has brought them closer.In fact son Pax said in an Instagram post in 2016 that all four of the youngest children – that’s including Shiloh – ‘tremble with fear in his presence.’ The two elder ones were at that point already declining point blank to see him.The current situation has seen the children - Maddox, 22, Pax, 20, Zahara, 19, Shiloh 18, and Knox and Vivienne, 15 - form a tight gang of seven with his former wife.Last year Jolie called them 'the closest people to me in my life, and they’re my close friends. We had to heal. There are things we needed to heal from.’ While Shiloh has repeatedly walked red carpets with her famous actress mother, neither she nor her siblings have done the same for Brad. He will often say how proud he is of Shiloh – but clearly the feeling is not mutual.‘This is the result of textbook parental alienation, and it is a great sadness in him life,’ I am told. ‘There have been years and years of (Angelina) telling and retelling the same lies about (Brad) and the reality is that she has alienated the kids, and the reality is that it is upsetting to Brad. He cares about all of them. It is devastating.’ nBeing a father was hugely important to him. He could now start a family with his serious girlfriend Ines de Ramon who now lives with him. She is 31, he is 60.Shiloh, a creative soul who for some years went by the name of John, is a dance student. Speaking at the premiere of his film Bullet Train in 2022, Brad said of her accomplishments: ‘It brings a tear to the eye, yeah. I’m Mr. Two-Left-Feet here.’ For all that pride though, and despite years of custody visits, there is only rejection.Zahara, a student at Spelman College, Atlanta, no longer uses the name Pitt. Vivienne has been working this spring with Angelina on a musical, The Outsiders in New York and is credited as simply ‘Vivienne Jolie’ in the programme. Maddox and Pax are openly antipathetic towards their father, having not used the Pitt name for years. It seems he has been totally cut out.
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Angelina Jolie hints she wants to QUIT acting for good - as she reveals plans to LEAVE 'unhealthy' LA and 'spend more time' in CAMBODIA after 'losing the ability to travel freely' during bitter divorce from Brad Pitt
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- Published on Sunday, 10 December 2023 10:30
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Angelina Jolie has hinted that she wants to quit acting for good - while revealing that she plans to leave 'unhealthy' Los Angeles and 'spend more time' in Cambodia after 'losing the ability to travel freely' amid her bitter divorce battle with Brad Pitt.The actress, 48, spoke out about her dislike of Hollywood in WSJ. Magazine's new December/January issue, explaining that she believes it is a 'shallow' place, and admitting that she would likely never have become an actress if she was entering the industry today. She explained that she wants to move away as soon as she can to instead live in her home in Asia - but not until her ongoing legal battle with her ex finds a resolution.The pair started dating in 2005 and married in 2014, but split two years later, in 2016 - and since then, they have been embroiled in a lengthy, seven-year divorce proceeding over the custody of their six kids. Angelina told WSJ. Magazine that the court battle has lead to her 'losing the ability to live and travel freely.''It’s part of what happened after my divorce - I lost the ability to live and travel as freely,' she said. 'I will move when I can. 'I grew up in quite a shallow place. Of all the places in the world, Hollywood is not a healthy place. So you seek authenticity.'Angelina - whose parents, Jon Voight and Marcheline Bertrand, were both actors themselves - added that because 'she grew up around' Hollywood, she was 'never very impressed' with it.'I never bought into it as significant or important,' she told the publication.She admitted that if she were to start all over today, she likely wouldn't choose acting as her profession, because of the 'expectation' to share intimate details about her personal life that comes with being a famous person.
She added, 'When I was starting out, it wasn’t as much of an expectation to be as public, to share so much.'She also joked that she 'doesn't really have a social life' anymore and that all of her 'closest friends are refugees.' The movie star has worked with the the UN Refugee Agency for more than two decades, visiting camps in Cambodia, Tanzania, Sierra Leone, and Pakistan over the years. 'There’s a reason people who have been through hardship are also much more honest and much more connected, and I am more relaxed with them,' she said. 'Why do I like spending time with people who’ve survived and are refugees? They’ve confronted so much in life that it brings forward not just strength, but humanity.'Angelina has been embroiled in arguably one of the most public breakups of all time, with the entire world watching on as she and ex Brad, 59, have battled it out in court over the last seven years.She briefly spoke out about the dissolvement of her marriage of WSJ, while opening up about why she decided to step back from the spotlight in recent years.'We had to heal. There are things we needed to heal from,' she explained, when the outlet pointed out that she's only appeared in five movies over the course of her seven-year legal fight.The 48-year-old graced the front of the magazine's latest issue. The close-up profile shot showed the Maleficent alum from the neck up, as she starred away from the camera.Another snap from the photoshoot featured her posing in a black blazer and matching shorts from her new sustainable fashion brand, Altelier Jolie.
A third saw her standing in a floor-length Atelier Jolie black coat with a hand-painted panel on the back.If Angelina does take a break from acting, that doesn't mean she will stop working altogether, with the on-screen star sharing: 'I can't stop. I always think there's a fight coming.'However, her focus has largely turned to her other ventures - like her new clothing company, which she said is designed to empower 'individuality' and 'freedom.'She's currently working on opening a shop for the brand in New York City, which will also include a café run by refugee and immigrant chefs and a space upstairs for private fittings. She also plans to 'host educational events focused on techniques such as silk-screening, studding and embroidery' at the store. 'I’ll probably lose money, maybe even for a while,' she told WSJ of the new venture. 'If I can eventually put into practice some things that I think are improvements and I just break even, that’s a huge victory.'She added: 'Can we avoid doing real damage - not only to the earth, but the garment workers?'Is it possible that I could go somewhere and enjoy making clothes, enjoy wearing clothes and not hurt anybody? And actually maybe treat people well? I don't know the answers.' Angelina and Brad first started dating in 2005 and from the start, their romance was controversial.
They met on set of the movie Mr. and Mrs. Smith - while he was still married to Jennifer Aniston - and almost immediately, rumors erupted that he had cheated on the Friends alum.It was a love triangle that seemed to capture the entire nation - and while Brad started dating Angelina almost immediately after he and Jennifer split, he has furiously denied that he was unfaithful to his ex. Despite the allegations of infidelity, it seemed as though Brangelina was a match made in heaven, and for over a decade, they were Hollywood's 'it' couple.They tied the knot in August 2014 during a secret ceremony in the South of France, and welcomed three children together during their romance - Shiloh, now 17, in 2006, and twins Vivienne and Knox, now 15, in 2008.They also adopted two more, Zahara, now 18, and Pax, now 20, and Brad legally adopted the son that Angelina had adopted before they got together, Maddox, now 22. But in 2016, it came to an explosive end after the pair got into an alleged physical altercation while on a private flight with their six kids. Angelina later claimed that Brad 'choked' one of the children during the horrifying dispute and 'struck' another in the face, leaving her and the kids feeling like 'hostages' and towering in fear under a blanket for hours until they landed.She also alleged that he grabbed her by the head, slammed her against a wall, and violently shook her at one point during the flight - which resulted in her injuring her back and elbow. Brad's rep called Angelina's account 'completely untrue' to CNN at first, but then released an amended statement to the publication that read, 'Angelina's story continues to evolve each time she tells it. 'Brad has accepted responsibility for what he did but will not for things he didn’t do. He has been on the receiving end of every type of personal attack and misrepresentation.'Thankfully, the various public authorities she has tried to use against him over the past six years have made their own independent decisions. Brad will continue to respond in court as he has consistently done.'In May 2021, after years of duking it out in court, Brad and Angelina were officially granted joint custody of their six kids - but one month later, the judge's decision was thrown out.Since they split, the two stars have also been fighting in court over the winery that they once owned together.
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Angelina Jolie confirms she will reprise her role as Maleficent in third installment of the Disney franchise... after hinting she wants to quit acting
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- Published on Wednesday, 06 December 2023 07:02
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Angelina Jolie will reprise the role of her villainous character in Disney's Maleficent 3.The actress, 48, confirmed the news in a new profile with WSJ. Magazine, though she did not give any other details. It comes four years after the sequel, Maleficent: Mistress of Evil, was released. It's not clear who will star alongside her at the moment. Previous Maleficent movies have starred Elle Fanning as Aurora, Maleficent's step-daughter, as well as Michelle Pfeiffer, Harris Dickinson, Ed Skrein, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Juno Temple, and more. In that same interview Jolie also hinted that she wants to quit acting for good - while revealing that she plans to leave 'unhealthy' Los Angeles and 'spend more time' in Cambodia. Maleficent is the evil fairy in the classic 1959 animation Sleeping Beauty, with Angelina playing her in a 2014 live-action film.Just five years on, Jolie played her again in Mistress Of Evil, still wearing black horns, fighting fairies and sorting out her conflicted maternal feelings towards sweet Princess Aurora (Fanning).The original 2014 film grossed a whopping $758 million worldwide, and brought another successful addition to Disney's series of dark fairy tales. The follow-up grossed $491.7 million. Being the entertainer that she is, when Jolie first landed the role in 2014, she used her scary costume to prank her kids.'I actually pranked my kids when I first did Maleficent and I scared one of my kids! And I’ll never do that again.' 'I won't say which kid it was but, I thought, when I had first put it on and they had never seen it, and I thought it would be fun to kind of, you know. But when you’re little, you don't realize what mom means, to a kid,' she shared in 2019.'I think that's why Maleficent's so scary, is because she's a woman,' she continued. 'So it's almost like a mom. Mom means so much and when mom transforms into something that’s like a demon, it had a really bad effect and I had to kind of peel it off and take everything off in front of my kids to say, "It's me! Its me! It's OK."'
Though she confirmed the upcoming role, Angelina hinted she's ready to say goodbye to Hollywood in her new interview, where she discussed leaving the City of Angels for Cambodia, after 'losing the ability to travel freely' amid her bitter divorce battle with Brad Pitt. The actress spoke out about her dislike of Hollywood in WSJ. Magazine's new December/January issue, explaining that she believes it is a 'shallow' place, and admitting that she would likely never have become an actress if she was entering the industry today.She explained that she wants to move away as soon as she can to instead live in her home in Asia - but not until her ongoing legal battle with her ex finds a resolution.The pair started dating in 2005 and married in 2014, but split two years later, in 2016 - and since then, they have been embroiled in a lengthy, seven-year divorce proceeding over the custody of their six kids.Angelina told WSJ. Magazine that the court battle has lead to her 'losing the ability to live and travel freely.''It’s part of what happened after my divorce - I lost the ability to live and travel as freely,' she said. 'I will move when I can.''I grew up in quite a shallow place. Of all the places in the world, Hollywood is not a healthy place. So you seek authenticity.'Angelina - whose parents, Jon Voight and Marcheline Bertrand, were both actors themselves - added that because 'she grew up around' Hollywood, she was 'never very impressed' with it.'I never bought into it as significant or important,' she told the publication.She admitted that if she were to start all over today, she likely wouldn't choose acting as her profession, because of the 'expectation' to share intimate details about her personal life that comes with being a famous person.She added, 'When I was starting out, it wasn’t as much of an expectation to be as public, to share so much.'
She also joked that she 'doesn't really have a social life' anymore and that all of her 'closest friends are refugees.'The movie star has worked with the the UN Refugee Agency for more than two decades, visiting camps in Cambodia, Tanzania, Sierra Leone, and Pakistan over the years.Angelina has been embroiled in arguably one of the most public breakups of all time, with the entire world watching on as she and ex Brad, 59, have battled it out in court over the last seven years.She briefly spoke out about the dissolvement of her marriage of WSJ, while opening up about why she decided to step back from the spotlight in recent years.'We had to heal. There are things we needed to heal from,' she explained, when the outlet pointed out that she's only appeared in five movies over the course of her seven-year legal fight.If Angelina does take a break from acting, that doesn't mean she will stop working altogether, with the on-screen star sharing: 'I can't stop. I always think there's a fight coming.'Angelina and Brad first started dating in 2005, after meeting on set of the movie Mr. and Mrs. Smith.They tied the knot in August 2014 during a secret ceremony in the South of France, and welcomed three children together during their romance - Shiloh, now 17, in 2006, and twins Vivienne and Knox, now 15, in 2008.They also adopted two more, Zahara, now 18, and Pax, now 20, and Brad legally adopted the son that Angelina had adopted before they got together, Maddox, now 22.But in 2016, it came to an explosive end after the pair got into an alleged physical altercation while on a private flight with their six kids.In May 2021, after years of duking it out in court, Brad and Angelina were officially granted joint custody of their six kids - but one month later, the judge's decision was thrown out.Since they split, the two stars have also been fighting in court over the winery that they once owned together.
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