Angelina Jolie was joined by three of her kids at the premiere of her new film, Maria, during the 62nd New York Film Festival on Sunday. The Tomb Raider star, 49, beamed on the red carpet at Lincoln Center's Alice Tully Hall, next to daughter Zahara, 19, and sons Maddox, 23, and Pax, 20, who looked to be in good spirits, following his hospitalization in July. The actress wowed in an elegant white dress with a pleated skirt, which she paired with peep-toe black heels. Her daughter matched her in a silk white dress. Maddox rocked a classic black suit, while Pax sported a grey one, as well as a black wrist brace. Missing from action were her three younger kids, Shiloh, 18, and twins Vivienne and Knox, 16, whom she shares with ex-husband Brad Pitt, 60. The pair have been involved in a bitter ongoing divorce battle since their split in 2016. Angelina's blonde tresses were parted on the side and cascaded down her shoulders and back. She added a pop of color to her look with a striking red lipstick. The star also wore dangling diamond earrings.The doting mom held hands with Pax and had her other arm wrapped around Zahara. Pax smiled at the cameras while rocking black sunglasses. His appearance comes following the horrific e-bike accident he was involved in this past July, which landed him in the hospital. Angelina's sons also worked in the AD department on the set of Maria — directed by Pablo Larraín — and she admitted the work is good for them.She told The Hollywood Reporter: 'They've done that quite a few times, and I think that's good for them. Pax tends to do stills and he gets brought in, and Pablo was wonderful and recognized that he was good at it'.
         The actress was also grateful to have her sons around to support her because playing opera start Maria Callas was so emotionally exhausting.She added: 'It really meant a lot that my boys were with me on Maria. When I would have really heavy times, they would come over and just give me a hug or a cup of tea.' 'That was probably one of the more intense things was that - usually when I'm expressing that much pain, it's not in front of my children. You really try to hide from your children how much pain and sadness you carry.' 'And so for them to be with you when you're expressing it at such a level, I think it was the first time they ever heard me cry like that. That's usually for the shower.' The first trailer for Maria dropped last week. The film opens in the last days of the soprano's life and looks back on all the triumphs and tragedies along the way. Callas died of a heart attack at her Paris home on September 16, 1977. She was 53. Jolie said that roles like Callas come along 'once in a lifetime,' adding, 'I mean, it’s certainly the most challenging,' Deadline reported. To portray the opera singer, Jolie spent seven months learning six of the late singer's most famous arias.And Jolie was also excited to work with director Pablo saying, 'This kind of work is not asked of me very often. And if it’s asked of me, it’s not often with this kind of material and this director, so these things come once in a lifetime.' Her experience making the film 'was beyond anything I could imagine, and it was a gift emotionally for me,' she said, adding that the role, 'changed me as a person. It helped heal a part of me.' The Netflix film hits theaters in the U.S. on November 27 and debuts on the streamer on December 11. It is considered to be a major awards season contender and premiered to an eight-minute standing ovation at the Venice Film Festival.
         Angelina has a close bond with her kids, and recently revealed that she and daughter Vivienne, 16, both got the phrase 'Stay Gold' tatted after working together on the Broadway play The Outsiders. The movie star revealed the tattoos in an interview with CR Fashion Book - five months after her inking was first seen - while walking The Outsiders opening red carpet. 'I got "Stay Gold" with my daughter Viv during out time with The Outsiders. It means so much to us separately and together,' Angelina told the outlet. Vivienne chose to leave dad Brad's last name off The Outsiders playbill - opting for Vivienne Jolie.The mother of six also revealed her bird tattoo on her chest is another inking that she shares with 'some' of her kids. The actress did not reveal which of her six children have the bird tattoo with her. In August, Angelina and Brad's daughter Shiloh dropped her Pitt surname, legally changing her name to Shiloh Nouvel Jolie - previously Shiloh Nouvel Jolie-Pitt. Her appearance with her kids comes after she dropped her two year legal battle against the Department of Justice and the FBI over documents relating to abuse allegations she made against ex Brad. Angelina and Brad started dating in 2004 and married 10 years later – but split in 2016 and have been since been embroiled in bitter battles over child custody and ownership deals linked to their French vineyard. The exes were declared legally single in 2019. Jolie had been pursuing anonymous court action as 'Jane Doe' with the FBI, who investigated an alleged altercation between the duo on a private jet in 2016. She had been seeking documents from the FBI about their investigation into the allegations, filing a Freedom of Information Act request in 2021.Pitt was accused of pouring red wine and beer over his ex and one of the couple's children on a private plane — claims which he denies. Details of the alleged incident first surfaced in August 2022, when a Freedom of Information court filing became public. Documents state that Pitt had allegedly choked one of their children and struck another in the face. Jolie had also accused the Fight Club star of grabbing her by the head.The allegations were investigated by the FBI, but no charges were brought.

source : Daily mail