Marvel megastars Samuel L Jackson, Angelina Jolie and Salma Hayek cosy up for cute off-duty snap during fun evening together
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- Published on Monday, 15 November 2021 11:39
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He doesn't appear in the latest Marvel film.But, Samuel L Jackson, 72, cosied up to Eternals co-stars Angelina Jolie, 46, and Salma Hayek, 55, for a cute off-duty snap, taken during a recent fun evening together.The trio of megastars appeared with the movie's director, Chloé Zhao, 39, and the film's producer, Victoria Alonso, 55, in a bash hosted by the King of Cool at the end of October.Samuel L Jackson wore a black hoodie and matching beanie as he beamed with delight, while Angelina stunned in a green number. Posting the photo to her Instagram on Sunday, Salma wrote alongside: 'With the eternally cool @samuelljackson and my @eternals sisters @angelinajolie @chloezhao @victoriaalonso76 [photo] by @samanthalopezs.Mexican actress Salma plays Ajak in the new Marvel movie, who is depicted as the leader of the group of super-beings and the only one capable of communicating with their Celestial mentor Arishem.Angelina plays Thena in Eternals, an elite warrior who can form any weapon out of pure cosmic energy, and develops a close bond with Gilgamesh over the centuries. Samuel L Jackson has long portrayed Nick Fury, the founder of the Avengers, who frequently helps the team's various superheroes in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.Currently, the actor is working on Secret Invasion, a new series for Disney+ in which he reprises his role as Nick Fury. Speaking about her new role, Salma told Variety: 'It never crossed my mind to be in a Marvel movie. I guess that I thought that boat had sailed, and it was an absolute shock.' The Eternals were created by comic book legend Jack Kirby in 1976, his first project after returning to Marvel following a well-publicized move to DC.The story followed The Eternals, described as a sentient offshoot of the evolutionary process that created life on Earth as we know it.They were created by The Celestials, who intended for The Eternals to defend Earth against their more nefarious counterparts, The Deviants.
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Angelina Jolie calls Middle Eastern ban of Eternals 'ignorant' and is 'proud' Marvel refused to cut scenes featuring gay couple ... after Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Qatar barred film release
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- Published on Saturday, 06 November 2021 10:02
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Angelina Jolie reacted to the news that her new Marvel movie, Etertnals, has been banned by several countries in the Middle East over the portrayal of gay couple.During a press conference, the 46-year-old A-lister said she was 'sad' audiences would miss out and expressed her disbelief over 'ignorant' views regarding the 'beauty of that relationship' in the film, according to news.com.au.On Thursday it was reported that Eternals would not be shown in Saudi Arabia, Qatar or Kuwait over censorship concerns because it features a gay couple and a same-sex kiss. 'I'm sad for [those audiences],' Angelina said during an interview. 'And I'm proud of Marvel for refusing to cut those scenes out.' The movie, which was due for release in the Middle East on November 11, has been quietly removed from websites in several countries advertising upcoming films.No official reason has been given, but homosexuality is still illegal across much of the Middle East and films are frequently banned there for referencing LGBT issues.Eternals features Marvel's first on-screen gay couple - superhero Phastos, played by Brian Tyree Henry, who shares a home with non-hero Ben, played by Haaz Sleiman. 'I still don't understand how we live in a world today where there's still [people who] would not see the family Phastos has and the beauty of that relationship and that love,' Angelina said.Adding: 'How anybody is angry about it, threatened by it, doesn't approve or appreciate it is ignorant.' At one point during the film, the Phastos and his husband share a passionate kiss. It will be Marvel's first same-sex kiss shown in cinemas.Ahead of the release, censors in several Middle Eastern nations had requested edits to remove the gay couple, according to The Hollywood Reporter.But Disney, the company which owns the Marvel franchise, refused and the movie was pulled, according to the site.One Middle Eastern cinema chain confirmed to the site that Eternals had been 'banned', though said they had not been given an explanation.Last year, the Pixar film Onward was pulled from cinemas in Kuwait, Oman, Qatar and Saudi Arabia over a single line that referenced a lesbian relationship.It is not the first time Eternals has been targeted because of its gay characters.Earlier this week the movie was 'review-bombed' - where people who haven't seen a film target it with malicious reviews - which is thought to have been triggered by its depiction of homosexuality.The Last of Us Part II, the latest installment of a popular Playstation franchise that was released last year, was similarly targeted - thought to be at least in part due to its prominent use of LGBT characters.Meanwhile Eternals was also given an 18 rating in Singapore due to its depiction of homosexuality, the first film in the Marvel franchise not to get a PG13 rating.Eternals is Marvel's 28th film based on a fictional race of humanoid aliens of the same name which first appeared in an American comic book series.The film sees the Eternals, who are immortal, come out of hiding for the first time in thousands of years to protect Earth from their evil counterparts, the Deviants.The movie, which premiered in Los Angeles earlier this month, stars Angelina Jolie as Thena, leader of the Eternals, alongside Gemma Chan as Sersi, Richard Madden as Ikaris, Kumail Nanjiani as Kingo and Lauren Ridloff as Makkari.The film was directed and co-written by Academy Award-winning director Chloé Zhao, who won the Oscar for Best Director and Best Picture last year for Nomadland.
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Eternals is now the worst-rated MCU film ever, Angelina Jolie film compared to a PowerPoint presentation
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- Published on Saturday, 30 October 2021 15:44
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After 92 reviews, the Chloe Zhao directorial Eternals has a score of 64 per cent, which is lower than Thor: Dark World, the movie which previously held the record for the lowest Rotten Tomatoes score for an MCU movie.Marvel Studios’ Eternals is now the worst-reviewed film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, as per review aggregation site Rotten Tomatoes. After 92 reviews, this Chloe Zhao directorial has a score of 64 per cent, which is lower than Thor: Dark World, the movie which previously held the record for the lowest Rotten Tomatoes score for an MCU movie.Of course, the score can change significantly in either direction once the film is out in theatres and more critics get to see it. But one thing is certain, the film has divided critics like no other MCU film.The critical consensus reads, “An ambitious superhero epic that soars more often than it strains, Eternals takes the MCU in intriguing — and occasionally confounding — new directions.”Written by Zhao, Ryan Firpo, and Kaz Firpo, Eternals introduces a new group of superheroes, the titular Eternals, who have lived in secret on earth for 7000 years. Created by entities called Celestials, they were tasked with protecting the earth from the Deviants, their misshapen and evil counterparts.The film has been praised for its visuals and scale, but being criticised for being overstuffed and full of expository dialogue, among other things.The film stars Richard Madden, Kumail Nanjiani, Salma Hayek, Angelina Jolie, Gemma Chan, Lia McHugh, Brian Tyree Henry, Lauren Ridloff, Barry Keoghan, Don Lee, Gil Birmingham, Harish Patel, and Kit Harington.Meanwhile, the film had its UK premiere on Wednesday. Nearly the entire main cast of the film, including Chan, Madden, Keoghan, Nanjiani, Jolie, Hayek, Ridloff, and director Zhao made an appearance.
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'I'm not sure what that says about me': Angelina Jolie says her six children think she's just like her warrior character Thena in The Eternals
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- Published on Friday, 29 October 2021 05:34
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Angelina Jolie stars as Thena - the leader of an Earth-based race of immortal beings with superhuman powers - in the new Marvel movie Eternals. And on Thursday, the 46-year-old actress revealed that her six children see a lot of similarities between Thena and their movie star mom. 'They said they liked her because she felt like me,' Angelina told PEOPLE with a laugh.She continued, 'Now, they haven't seen many of my films, but I thought that was really interesting. But then thinking of all the different things of her I'm not sure what that says about how my children see me.' The Academy Award winner shares Maddox, 20, Pax, 17, Zahara, 16, Shiloh, 15 and 13-year-old twins Vivienne and Knox, with her ex-husband Brad Pitt, 57. In the film, the A-lister's character, whose powers include superhuman strength and speed, is battling the Eternals' version of dementia known as Mahd Wy'Ry.In an interview with Screen Rant, Marvel Studios VP of Production & Development Nate Moore elaborated on the struggles that Angelina's character faces in the film. He said, 'She has a tragic story in our film in that she comes down with something called Mahd Wy'ry. If you guys are fans of comics Mahd Wy'ry is something that can beset an Eternal.'It's a version of dementia. Because of the amount of memories they have, they become unstuck in their own mind, so she starts to forget exactly when she is, so through the course of the movie, Gilgamesh (Don Lee) becomes her protector.And when we find them in the modern day, they're living off the grid in a cabin in Australia because she's too dangerous to have around humans, so it's a fun arc for Angelina to play.' Meanwhile, the film's director Chloe Zhao told People, 'Angie is the reason why Thena exists. It was really important for Angie to bring femininity to Thena's character. 'She talked a lot about creating a woman who was graceful, feminine and strong at the same time. A woman strong enough not to be afraid to lean on the shoulder of a strong man.' Angelina told People that being asked to portray a superhero at the age of 45 'actually meant a great deal to me. I didn't think I'd pick up a weapon again. I didn't think I'd be in fight scenes to this extent again. And I certainly never thought I'd be in Marvel universe as a great fighter.'However, she went on to explain, 'That's not why I love to play Thena.' The Salt star said, 'I'm very interested in the other side of her that is struggling.'Chloe said, 'It was so fortunate that Angie came in and was very excited to work the way I've been working — to find the human part in the actor and actresses and what they really go through in their personal life and create a space for them to express that. 'And Angie has lived a life. And for her to be willing to be vulnerable enough to allow the camera into her inner struggle and to give that to the character of Thena so the audiences can relate to her is a brave and giving thing for an actor to do.' The Oscar winner said that Angelina's past experience as a director enabled her to bring a greater understanding to the set.'When you shoot a film like this, you're asking 700 people to wait from 12 o'clock to 5:30 p.m. so you can get your scene with two takes,' she said. 'You require an understanding from the cast. 'And someone like Angie, who's been a director and a producer, who traveled far into the middle of nowhere to make her films, she looked around and she said, "Oh yeah, we wait. I know what she's doing." She understands the bigger picture. That was crucial on this film.' Angelina recently discussed parenting, saying that she suffers from mom guilt and can be 'pretty tough' on herself when it comes to how she raises her six children. While making a rare comment about her family, she admitted to regularly questioning her parenting decisions as a single mother since her split from ex-husband Pitt back in September 2016.'I'm not a perfect parent by any means,' the Maleficent star told People. 'Every day I feel like I'm more aware of everything I don't do right.'She continued: 'I'm pretty tough on myself, because I feel often, 'Am I doing the right thing? Did I says the right thing?'Despite doubting herself from time to time, Jolie gushed: 'My children's kindness has been very healing to me.' Speaking of her tribe, the Golden Globe winner called them all 'pretty great people.''Because there's so many of them, I think they've had a very significant effect on each other. It's not like I'm the head of anything,' she explained. Jolie added: 'I'm very honest with my kids. And I'm very human with my kids.' The Know Your Rights and Claim author also noted she is 'curious about all the different aspects of who they are' and is passionate about helping them develop 'all the different aspects of who they are.''I have six very individual human beings in my home. I am so excited about all the different stages and feelings and curiosities that they go through,' Jolie told the outlet. As a mother, she feels it is her job to 'help them figure out who they are' but says that's impossible if you don't 'don't enthusiastically develop with them.'
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Angelina Jolie says she took a 'leap of faith' joining Eternals cast because Marvel NEVER let actors see the script and reveals she's been asked to direct a film in the Cinematic Universe
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- Published on Friday, 29 October 2021 05:06
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She stars as Thena - leader of the Earth-based Eternals - in the latest Marvel movie.Yet Angelina Jolie has now revealed she took a 'leap of faith' by joining the Cinematic Universe because she wasn't allowed to read the film's script before signing up for the film, which premiere in London on Wednesday evening.Speaking on Thursday's Lorraine alongside her co-star Lauren Ridloff, Angelina, 46, revealed that actors are never allowed to read the script of a Marvel film before agreeing to be cast in the part - likely due to the top secret nature of the franchise. She told host Lorraine Kelly: 'It was a great deal of fun but I did it because The Eternal family would be diverse and inclusive. When you accept a marvel movie you don't see the script so you have to take a leap of faith.'We look and feel different than a superhero group but my character struggles with mental health. We are the most human. We represent the world we live in, we're a global family.' After starring in the film - which follows a race of immortal beings with superhuman powers who have secretly lived on Earth for thousands of years - Angelina also revealed she has been asked to direct a Marvel project.'I was asked if I would consider directing a Marvel movie and I said yes but I don't know if I'd be very good at it. It brings a smile to my face though.' The mother of six went on to discuss how she doesn't think the entertainment business should be considered 'real life' She said: 'I grew up around this business and I don't think it is real life. It shouldn't be taken too seriously. A lot of families are having conversations about sustainability so we like to upcycle and recycle what we already have.' Meanwhile, Lauren, 43, spoke about how it was long 'overdue' to have a team of superheros who are more relatable as people. She said: 'I was so thrilled to have this opportunity to play Makari. It was so overdue and timely to make superheroes seem more like people and that brings the idea of what a superhero is. With pride I can play Makari.'Lauren, who is deaf, said that filming didn't come without its hurdles as she couldn't hear the directors instructions - however Angelina offered her a solution. She said: 'I knew that there would be a lot of problem solving and opportunities on set and sometimes I didn't know when to turn because I couldn't hear the director shout, 'Action.' 'Angelina said to use a laser pen and now I incorporate this into my other work.'Lauren, who has two sons who are also deaf, went on to say that she is glad they will now have a relatable superhero growing up. She said: 'My boys were a tough audience so they weren't impressed at first until I brought home lego figures. 'Theyre both deaf so im so glad they're going to have a deaf superhero growing up.'Eternals is a 2021 Marvel film based on the fictional race of humanoids of the same name which appears in the American comic books.The film sees the Eternals, an immortal alien race, come out of hiding for thousands of years to protect Earth from their evil counterparts, the Deviants.The movie, which premiered in Los Angeles earlier this month, also stars Gemma Chan as the character Sersi. The cast includes MCU's first openly gay superhero (Brian Tyree Henry as Phastos) who shares the franchise's first onscreen same-sex kiss with Haaz Sleiman, who plays his husband.
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