Angelina Jolie Dieted to Support Unbroken Actors
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- Published on Friday, 26 December 2014 11:17
- Written by Newser
Angelina Jolie's film Unbroken is about Louis Zamperini, the former Olympic athlete who first spent 47 days drifting in the ocean during World War II, then two years in a Japanese POW camp—so, needless to say, lead actor Jack O'Connell and others portraying inmates at the camp had to lose a lot of weight. As the director, Jolie showed a lot of solidarity, one of the actors tells RadioTimes.com. "She came to the set every day, giving advice to the actors, and she actually didn't eat much [either]," says Miyavi, who plays the prison guard overseeing the camp. "She was so thin because most of the actors were not able to eat because they're prisoners in the prison camp. So she was so close to us." And, O'Connell adds, Jolie did one more thing: "She did test out all of my stunts before I had to do them," he says. In one scene, he had to spend hours supporting a heavy plank above his head. "The plank—I’m not sure if that can be regarded as a stunt—but, in any case, she was under it before I turned up on set," he says. (One of the Unbroken actors lost so much weight, his contacts stopped fitting.)
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Angelina Jolie Says It's "Hard Work" to Be Married to Brad Pitt
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- Published on Wednesday, 24 December 2014 10:59
- Written by Cosmopolitan
Marriage is tough, even when you're betrothed to one of the best-looking men on the planet. That's according to Angelina Jolie, who says her newlywed life with Brad Pitt is "hard work."In an interview with Australian Women's Weekly, the actress and director says she's "very happy to be married," and still gets a kick out of calling Pitt her husband. (After years together, the pair got married this summer.)But despite a picture-perfect family, says she and Pitt are constantly paddling like crazy to make things work. "[We] work really hard at nurturing our family to make sure that everybody is alright and everyone stays connected," she said.And it's especially tough when you have two high-powered careers in the mix. "Maintaining a marriage and raising kids is hard work," she said. "You have to really make sure that your work doesn't get in the way. That you don't do something that is going to put too much strain on your family." So there you have it: Even with all the money, talent, and good genes in the world, that whole work-life balance thing is hard to master. Ben Affleck gets it.
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Chris Martin says Angelina Jolie 'kidnapped' him to write a song for her new film
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- Published on Monday, 22 December 2014 21:44
- Written by NME
The Coldplay singer jokes about how he wrote 'Miracles' for the movie 'Unbroken'.Coldplay frontman Chris Martin has discussed writing a song for Angelina Jolie's new movie 'Unbroken', joking that the actress kidnapped him in order to ensure his involvement in the project.'Unbroken' was directed and produced by Jolie, telling the story of World War II hero Louis Zamperini. Coldplay contributed the track 'Miracles' for the film, making them one of the contenders for Best Original Song at the 2015 Oscars.Now, Martin has spoken to Vulture about how it allegedly all came about, stating: ""I got a message [from Jolie] that said, 'Meet in this undisclosed location. You'll be blindfolded and picked up by seven ex-Navy SEALs'."Martin added: "So they kidnapped me, hit me over the head, and sprayed me with Mace. When I woke up, I was in an office, and Brad Pitt was doing push-ups as Angelina Jolie was just sitting there with her crown on. There was also a guy holding a knife to my throat, and she said, 'Write me a song, or else'. And Brad Pitt said, 'Yeah. What she said'."Meanwhile, Chris Martin also recently revealed that he once asked David Bowie to record vocals for a Coldplay song but was rejected by the singer.Martin made the revelation at the BBC Music Awards, a ceremony where Bowie was nominated for British Artist Of The Year and Coldplay performed live. He said: "One time i sent him a song to ask him to sing on it. He called me and said, 'It's not one of your best.' He's got very high standards and I appreciate that. It inspires the rest of us to keep our standards high."Coldplay released their latest album 'Ghost Stories' in May.
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Angelina Jolie, Frozen's Elsa or Megan Fox - this make-up artist can transform herself into almost ANYONE
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- Published on Monday, 05 January 2015 05:28
- Written by Mirror
Mum-of-four Kandee Johnson has become a YouTube sensation thanks to her ability to transform herself into celebrities and characters using JUST make-up.You don't need complicated and risky plastic surgery to transform yourself into Angelina Jolie, Megan Fox or even Frozen from Elsa - not if your Kandee Johnson, anyway.She's become a YouTube sensation thanks to her unique ability to transform herself into some of the world's most beautiful people using just make-up.Using cosmetics and considerable skill, Kandee has shown the world how to look just like the stars through her instructional videos on the social media platform.Boasting more than 2.5 million subscribers, the mum-of-four from Los Angeles has recreated popular celebrity looks, also including that of Kylie Jenner and The Hunger Games character, Effie.Former celebrity make-up artist Kandee has been blogging for more than six years and regular posts snaps of her masterpieces to her 700,000 Instagram followers."I've come a long way since I didn't have anyone to eat lunch with in high school," she writes on her lifestyle blog, Kandeej.com.Kandee is currently dating former American Idol contestant Michael Castro.
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Sony hacked emails reveal producer Scott Rudin continuing to slam Angelina Jolie: ‘She's seriously out of her mind’
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- Published on Friday, 19 December 2014 07:57
- Written by NY Daily Newsc
Angelina Jolie has taken another hit in the Sony hacking nightmare.In newly leaked emails between producer Scott Rudin and Sony Pictures Co-chairman Amy Pascal, the 39-year-old actress was allegedly pegged as "seriously out of her mind." The exchange in question, obtained by Defamer, began with Jolie CC'd as the trio went back and forth about who should direct the "Cleopatra" film that she was very eager to make.Names were being digitally tossed around after "Gone Girl's" David Fincher couldn't do it because of Rudin's planned Steve Jobs biopic.When Martin Scorsese was mentioned by Pascal, Jolie apparently wrote, "Let me know if there is anything I should be doing. Like getting on a plane and begging Marty xxx." Jolie's expectations appeared to be squashed again when the emails revealed Scorsese was booked until 2016.According to Defamer, as other Hollywood names were being kicked around including Tomas Alfredson ("Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy") and Ridley Scott ("Exodus: Gods and Kings"), Jolie said she was "studying a few more films to be sure." Rudin reportedly snipped back in private chain to Pascal saying, "Kill me please. Immediately." Pascal and Rudin then made the suggestion to Brad Pitt's wife about basing the picture off of Shakespeare's "Antony and Cleopatra," rather than the original script written by Eric Roth."I've been saying let's do this for a year," Rudin reportedly wrote. "So obviously the best idea. We ought to make this with her and (Michael) Fassbender or (Tom) Hardy or (Benedict) Cumberbatch and go home." "Now we need to convince here (sic)," Pascal responded. "She will be scared to just totally throw out Eric's script."
While Jolie's alleged retort to their attempt was gracious, she didn't seem into the idea."Above all I'm thrilled to hear the passion you both continue to have for this," she said."I would say however that I don't think it's as off as you both do. I think making it a love story could undermined the female leadership and epic that we have built."Rudin then slammed the starlet as "seriously out of her mind" and completely dismissed Pascal's proposing an "in person long conversation" with the three of them."Nooooooo noooooo noooooo please! Not a meeting!" Rudin pleaded.Rudin trashed Jolie as a "minimally talented spoiled brat" in an earlier string of leaked emails by the massive cyber-attack on Sony and has since apologized for his “thoughtless and insensitive” comments.Pascal also issued out a statement responding to the controversy."The content of my emails were insensitive and inappropriate but are not an accurate reflection of who I am,” she said last week in a statement."Although this was a private communication that was stolen, I accept full responsibility for what I wrote and apologize to everyone who was offended.”The corporation decided to cancel the national release of the Seth Rogen and James Franco's "The Interview" Wednesday after the hackers warned the "bitter fate (of) those who seek fun in terror.""In light of the decision by the majority of our exhibitors not to show the film "The Interview," we have decided not to move forward with the planned Dec. 25 theatrical release. We respect and understand our partners' decision and, of course, completely share their paramount interest in the safety of employees and theater-goers," Sony said in a statement.
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