Angelina Jolie will star in a movie about 'Paris high fashion' that will be shot in both French and English
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- Published on Thursday, 21 November 2024 04:44
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Angelina Jolie has landed a new movie role. On Tuesday it was revealed that the Oscar-winning actress will star in a film that has to do with the world of high fashion in Europe. The French film is called Stitches and is from director Alice Winocour and it will shoot in both French and English.It is 'set in the world of high fashion and unfolds in Paris,' according to Variety. Angelina 'stars in the movie as a filmmaker and is one of three women whose lives will collide during Fashion Week.' This ties in nicely with the fashion design businesses the 49-year-old is supporting under her banner Atelier Jolie.Marc Malkin at Variety reported that the shoot will likely begin at the beginning of 2025. It is under Charles Gillibert's Paris-based banner CG Cinema. They will produce in partnership with Zhang Xin and William Horberg of Closer Media. Jolie was last in Paris for the filming of Maria. In that movie she played the iconic Greek opera singer during her final days in the 1970s. The movie world premiered at the Venice Film Festival and was celebrated by a eight-minute standing ovation. Jolie in being talked up to be nominated for Best Actress Oscar. She won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress in 2000 for Girl, Interrupted. She was last nominated in 2009 for The Changeling. Jolie has admitted winning an Oscar for Maria would be a bonus. The actress had the 'experience of a lifetime' starring in Pablo Larraín's biographical psychological drama about diva Maria, and although the Oscar hype is 'very nice', she feels like she has already been given 'the greatest gift' of making a movie with an 'extraordinary team of people' and anything else is a 'dream'. Asked about the Oscar buzz surrounding her film, she laughed to Best UK magazine: 'It means a lot that somebody thinks you did a good job. Right? That means everything to me. 'That kind of stuff is exciting and very, very nice. But I'm just so happy we were able to do this film. I'm genuinely so happy. 'I know it sounds like people say this, but really, this was an experience of a lifetime. I learned to sing and I embodied a woman that I respect. I was able to work with this extraordinary team of people. I feel like I've already been given the greatest gift.
'The audience seemed to respond well to it. So, anything else is a dream, but I'm so grateful already.' The Hollywood star - who has six children with ex-husband Brad Pitt - previously admitted immersing herself in opera training for the movie was the 'therapy' she didn't realise she needed. Speaking to WSJ. magazine, she said: 'Pablo (Larraín, director) expected me to learn, to really sing… to understand and study opera, to immerse completely and do the work. 'But it was much more than that, it was to understand Maria Callas and be able to play the character. 'I had no idea how much I was holding in and not letting out. So, the challenge wasn't the technical, it was an emotional experience to find my voice, to be in my body, to express. 'You have to give every single part of yourself... everything that you've got.' Angelina spent 'months' working on her vocals. She previously said at the Telluride Film Festival: 'I had seven months of opera classes, great teachers and Italian classes, and a supportive team that were going to help me.' Despite this, Angelina still felt anxious about singing when the time came to do it. She said: 'I was so nervous that morning I was out of my mind.'
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Angelina Jolie's other rarely seen child Shiloh spotted sharing an affectionate moment with fellow dancer
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- Published on Wednesday, 20 November 2024 07:16
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Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt's daughter Shiloh was spotted sharing an affectionate moment with fellow dancer Keoni Rose as they grabbed lunch together on Friday.cThe budding dancer, 18, and Keoni enjoyed an impromptu bite to eat in Los Angeles, with Keoni sitting on top of a blue car and Shiloh leaning against it.cAt one point Keoni reached down to sweetly brush some of Shilo's hair away from her face.Shiloh — whose younger brother Knox, 16, recently joined Angelina, 49, at the Governors Awards — sported a black boxing hoodie with a matching pair of sweatpants and sneakers. The down-to-earth teenager — who legally dropped her father's, 60, surname in August — was also seen checking her phone while sitting on the sidewalk at one point. The duo were both previously tagged in a dance video from the Millennium Dance Complex studio, shared by choreographer Tobias Ellehammer in March.Keoni matched her in a long-sleeve black sweatshirt, sweatpants, and Crocs on her feet. As the daughter of one of Hollywood's most famous former couples, Shiloh has lived much of her life in the spotlight, but in May her longtime choreographer spoke out to insist that the budding dancer could not be further from the stereotypical Hollywood 'nepo baby.' Shiloh, or 'Shi' to her friends and family, first wowed the world with her dance skills in 2021, when a video of her performing went viral. Now three years later her choreographer, Keelan Carter, has revealed an exclusive glimpse into her life inside the dance studio. Despite boasting famous parents, dance pro Keelan tells DailyMail.com that Shiloh is determined to achieve her goals without relying on her famous name. 'Shiloh is an exceptionally talented dancer, demonstrating dedication and hard work,' the accomplished choreographer, actor and fashion designer continued. 'She is a sincere and straightforward person who never uses her celebrity status to her advantage.' 'Shi does not rely on her famous name to achieve her goals. Honestly, I didn't even know who she was at first and I don't think this matters, especially in a dance studio. Keelan has posted numerous videos featuring Shiloh, as have several of her other dance class colleagues, but the famous daughter is rarely tagged in any of the videos, as they all respect her privacy, DailyMail.com was told.
Although Angelina - who worked with the the UN Refugee Agency for more than two decades, visiting camps in Cambodia, Tanzania, Sierra Leone, and Pakistan with all of her kids in tow at times - has not commented specifically on Shiloh's dance, she has spoken out about fostering the unique talents of all of her children. 'Children should be allowed to express themselves in whatever way they wish without anybody judging them because it is an important part of their growth,' she once said in an interview with Reuters. Shiloh's dad Brad gushed about his daughter's dance ability in a 2022 interview with Entertainment Tonight. While promoting his film Bullet Train, he called Shiloh 'very beautiful' and said that her talent 'brings a tear to the eye.' 'I don't know where she got it from. I'm Mr. Two-Left-Feet here,' Brad, now 60, told ET at time. Shiloh's parents tied the knot in August 2014 during a secret ceremony in the south of France, and welcomed three children together during their romance - Shiloh in 2006, and twins Vivienne and Knox in 2008. They also adopted two more kids - Zahara, now 19, and Pax, now 20 - and Brad also legally adopted son Maddox, now 23, who became part of Angelina's brood before they got together. 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 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.' 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. Shiloh's outing comes amid claims that Angelina and her son Knox walking arm in arm at the Governors Awards was 'odd' to Brad, according to insiders who accused the actress of using outings with her children to 'get under her ex-husband's skin'. Sunday saw the pair enjoy a rare public mother-and-son date with the toast of Hollywood at the star-studded bash at the Ray Dolby Ballroom.
The Oscar-winning actress and her son effortlessly commanded attention, with the teen towering over his mom as they posed for pictures on the red carpet. Speaking exclusively to DailyMail.com, a source revealed that her ex-husband Brad found the timing of the outing 'suspicious' amid their ongoing divorce battle. 'Brad only gets to see his children when they walk on the carpet with their mom and the timing of this could not be any more suspicious considering it was just decided that he and Angie are headed to trial,' the insider noted. Last week DailyMail.com revealed that the former couple are set to face-off in court next year as their long-running legal battle or so-called 'War of the Rosé' heads to trial. The decision came after a judge recently threw out the Wanted actress's motion to dismiss her ex-husband's lawsuit over their French vineyard. The Chateau Miraval estate, which produces an award-winning sparkling rosé, is at the center of a long-running court battle between the pair. Meanwhile, Angelina has also been accused of trying to drive a wedge between her estranged husband and their six kids in the aftermath of their split. The source continued: 'She is trying to get under his skin after his recent win and using Knox to do so is odd. 'Knox wants nothing to do with Hollywood and has no communication with Brad.' The insider added: 'Of course, it bothers him that Angelina has turned them against him. She did this while they were all young and they didn’t even get a chance to make up their minds about him. 'He believes that, in time, his children will come back into his life.' Elsewhere, a source close to Angelina insisted that it was Knox's choice to support his mother at the event. 'Knox chose to attend the awards with his mom, and they had a nice mother-son evening,' the insider noted. 'Their decision to attend together did not have anything to do with Brad,' the insider added. Back in May, court filings lodged at LA Superior Court revealed that a former bodyguard for the couple was informed by his own contractors that Angelina was pushing for her children to avoid Pitt when she had custody of them.
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Angelina Jolie's rarely seen son Knox looks like a young Brad Pitt as he towers over her at Governors Awards 2024
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- Published on Monday, 18 November 2024 06:05
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Angelina Jolie looked every inch the proud mom as she beamed alongside her son, Knox Jolie-Pitt, at the Governors Awards on Sunday. The Oscar-winning actress, 48, and her handsome 16-year-old son—whom she shares with ex Brad Pitt—took over the red carpet at the Ray Dolby Ballroom, effortlessly commanding attention with their striking style.Jolie dazzled in a shimmering gold-and-silver sleeveless gown, radiating Hollywood glamour, while oversized diamond earrings and a matching necklace added the perfect touch of sparkle. Her newly lightened locks were swept into a chic bun, and she shared an easy laugh with Knox, who looked dashing in a tuxedo.As the duo posed for photos, Knox, towering over his mom with a striking resemblance to his matinee idol father, made a memorable grand entrance. Notably absent were his siblings—Maddox (22), Pax (20), Zahara (19), Shiloh (17), and the twins, Vivienne and Knox—making it a rare mother-son moment at the star-studded event.The pair mingled with a who's who of Hollywood, including Pamela Anderson, Demi Moore, Nicole Kidman, and Elizabeth Olsen, among many others.The event, put on by the film academy´s board of governors, is honoring the late Quincy Jones, James Bond producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson, filmmaker Richard Curtis and casting director Juliet Taylor. Angelina's outing comes as the actress continues to promote her latest film Maria, a biopic about opera legend Maria Callas, which is already generating Oscar buzz. Maria, which depicts Callas during her final decline in Paris in the 1970s, was helmed by Jackie director Pablo Larrain.Fans have called for the actress to get an Oscar with one writing: 'Holy s**t I f**king can't wait to see this movie!!! Seriously I know I'm going to be blown away by Angelina Jolie's performance as Maria. The Oscar is coming for her.'Another pleaded with the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science to just 'give Angelina the Oscar already for her interpretation as Maria Callas.' A third, who admitted they hadn't even watched the trailer, joked they were already planning on 'running the Angelina Jolie Oscar campaign.' 'The Maria trailer is so beautiful. I've seen enough, give Angelina Jolie the Oscar already,' a fourth tweeted.Maria, according to a synopsis, 'follows the American-Greek soprano as she retreats to Paris after a glamorous and tumultuous life in the public eye.'
The film aims to 'reimagines the legendary soprano in her final days as the diva reckons with her identity and life.' She died in Paris in 1977 of a heart attack at age 53.The highly anticipated movie will come out in theaters in November then stream on Netflix in December.Netflix is set to release the film in U.S. theaters on November 27 before it debuts on the streaming platform on December 11. Previously, the mom-of-six won an Oscar the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her role as Lisa Rowe, a diagnosed sociopath, in the 1999 psychological thriller Girl, Interrupted.In 2008, she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her portrayal of Christine Collins in the mystery crime drama Changeling. She lost, however, to French actress, Marion Cotillard, who won for her leading role in La Vie en Rose. Throughout her career, Jolie has taken home a number of awards, including three Golden Globe Awards, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, and a Tony Award.Jolie is halfway to EGOT status after winning her first Tony over the summer. The EGOT is one of the most prestigious clubs in all of US showbiz and there are dozens of stars who are just one award from achieving the prestigious title. The acronym stands for Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony Awards and is the designation given to people who have won all four of the major American performing awards.Jolie just needs to earn an Emmy and Grammy in order to achieve the feat, which has only been earned by 21 people
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Angelina Jolie thrills fans as she signs autographs and poses for selfies following Maria screening in New York
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- Published on Sunday, 17 November 2024 10:44
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Angelina Jolie thrilled her fans as she promoted her film Maria on Friday night in New York City.Following a screening of the biopic Maria, in which the actress portrays opera legend Maria Callas, Jolie stopped to talk with fans, signed autographs and posed for selfies with them for about 15 minutes as she left the venue.The 49-year-old Oscar winner, who could be nominated by multiple awards bodies for her performance, looked elegant in black as she smiled for the cameras.Her long, blonde hair was styled straight, and her makeup was natural looking with a soft pink lip. Maria was directed by Pablo Larrain, who is behind other projects such as Jackie (2016) and Spencer (2021).Along with Jolie, other cast members of Maria include international stars Pierfrancesco Favino, Alba Rohrwacher, Haluk Bilginer and Kodi Smit-McPhee. In August, the biopic first premiered during the 81st Venice International Film Festival, where it competed for the Golden Lion.The film focuses on Maria Calls, 'the world's greatest opera singer.'If hones in on 'the last days of her life in 1970s Paris' as she 'confronts her identity and life,' per an IMDb synopsis.While talking to The Hollywood Reporter in August, Angelina opened up about portraying Callas and taking singing lessons for the film.'It took many months of singing classes. Months of just getting the singing down and then the Italian classes and then the voice and doing all these things like her. You try to be precise,' she explained.'I would recommend almost every human being take an opera class. To exist and never have sung with your full body as loud as you could possibly sing...' Jolie continued, 'It's something I think we should all feel. It's scary, and it is rarely asked of us. It's rarely asked of us in life to be all that we can be or feel all that we feel.' The film's director revealed he was brought to tears by Jolie while shooting a particularly difficult scene. 'We did that on the last day of shooting. We kept it for the very, very end. We had six-to-eight hours to do that. I operated the camera, so I was close to her, always,' Larrain told Entertainment Weekly. 'Angelina had to sing it out loud, with all of her power and humanity. By doing so, I asked her to feel the emotion and feel how broken she was in this moment of joy,' he explained.'I was in shock. I was moved to tears as I saw her burning herself to the point that I think it concludes the movie in an operatic way.' The movie will have a limited theatrical release in the United States beginning on November 27, before dropping on Netflix on December 11.
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Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie set to face off in court as long-running battle over their Miraval winery heads to trial
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- Published on Thursday, 14 November 2024 16:51
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Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are set to face-off in court next year as their long-running legal battle or so-called 'War of the Rosé' heads to trial, DailyMail.com can reveal. The feuding exes are now due to come face to face after a judge recently threw out the Oscar-winning actress's motion to dismiss her ex-husband's lawsuit over their French vineyard. The Chateau Miraval estate, which produces an award-winning sparkling rosé, is at the center of a long-running court battle between the pair.She argues that the agreement had been nullified after Pitt requested she sign an NDA regarding their marriage – with both sides seemingly determined to throw everything at the case.'It's already been ugly but it's going to get even uglier as Angie is bent on retaliating against Brad and will try to continue to settle more old personal scores,' an insider close to the case told DailyMail.com.And it's going to get costlier too – with their legal wrangling already costing both sides millions.The latest twist in the acrimonious lawsuit has seen LA Superior Court Judge Lia Martin throw out the motions.Court filings submitted last week suggest that the judge has found a basis in Pitt's claims that their original verbal agreement was binding, and Jolie may have violated them when she sold her shares to Russian businessman Yuri Shefler and his Stoli Group in 2021.Pitt's lawyers say that Jolie violated the couple's deal to not sell their respective stakes in Miraval without both parties' permission.With the dismissal of the three filings, the former power couple - who wed at the Provence, Southern France estate in 2014 and split in 2016 – are set to face off in court at the trial next year.A source close to the actor told DailyMail.com: 'This is a straightforward business dispute, but unfortunately, the other side has consistently introduced personal elements which have exposed the weaknesses in their case and complicated and lengthened the proceedings.'The Maleficent star will have 30 days to appeal the judge's decision in filings at Los Angeles Superior Court last week.Pitt filed the $67million lawsuit against Jolie in 2022, less than a year after the shares were sold, setting off a protracted court battle between the exes. But Judge Martin's decision to dismiss Jolie's final three claims against Pitt has put him firmly back in the driving seat ahead of a trial next year.This latest court ruling represents another pre-trial victory for Pitt, adding to his momentum in the ongoing legal battle.Jolie faces potential damages claims if she does not undo the deal she made with Yuri Shefler regarding the sale of her Miraval stake.With her frustration over Pitt being awarded joint custody of their children in 2021, the dispute appears to have turned highly personal for the pair, going beyond the original business matter.
Jolie has also been accused of trying to drive a wedge between her estranged husband and their six kids in the aftermath of their split.Pitt's team claims she believes her deal with Shefler was 'justified' due to the NDA her ex-husband asked her to sign.She was dealt another blow earlier this year after the court ruled she must produce every NDA that she signed with a third-party over an eight-year period from 2014 - the year they married - to 2022.NDAs have become a key battleground in the dispute over Chateau Miraval after Jolie claims she backed out of their agreement because Pitt asked her to sign one as part of their business deal.She claims that it was an 'unconscionable' attempt by her ex-partner to 'control her' after their split in April 2019, with his lawyers asking LA Superior Court to unwind the sale because of their agreement to not sell to a third party.But Pitts attorneys have argued that Jolie's NDA objection was really just a cover story which she cooked-up to 'rationalize' her betrayal of Pitt by deciding to sell her stake behind his back.The Fight Club star's attorneys also claim that Jolie herself 'weaponized' NDAs, and asked for Pitt to sign a broader NDA just six months later as part of their divorce settlement talks.Pitt's legal team asked in previous filings that she come clean about NDAs she entered into with third parties including staff.At the time Paul Murphy, one of Jolie's attorneys, told DailyMail.com that the judge's order also opens the window for the actress to demand documents related to Pitt's alleged abuses.'We are more than happy to turn them over and we are gratified that the Court acknowledged that the only potential relevance is to the unconscionability of Mr. Pitt's conduct, a now confirmed key issue in this case,' he said. He continued: 'The judge's ruling completely opens the door to discovery on all issues related to Pitt's abuse. We welcome that transparency in all parties' discovery responses, including Mr. Pitt's.A source close to Brad, however, said Jolie's decision to use the NDA as a strategy 'has backfired spectacularly.''Her defense has been exposed as a house of cards, and she will now have to provide details of all the NDAs she demanded of third parties.'There is no question that this is a huge setback for her. There's a long way to go, but in the context of the case so far, this is a hugely important and far-reaching ruling which will be problematic for her defense,' the source added.Pitt has landed several legal victories in the battle for the winery including a key judgement in Luxembourg which handed him back control of the award-winning vineyard pending further hearings.In March, LA Superior Court rejected the allegations that his suit was 'frivolous, malicious, and part of a problematic pattern.'
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