'There are 10 children running around tearing her house to shreds!': David Oyelowo reveals he and Come Away co-star Angelina Jolie's kids have play dates together
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- Published on Friday, 18 December 2020 10:40
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David Oyelowo revealed his children enjoy play dates with his Come Away co-star Angelina Jolie's kids at her home.The actor, 44, shares three sons and one daughter with his wife Jessica, and he revealed on The One Show on Wednesday evening that they often hang out with the actress' six kids and 'tear her house to shreds'.David explained: 'We met at a birthday party several years ago and we got talking exactly about that, she's got six kids and I have four, and you know that's a lot of kids to parent so we really bonded over those discussions.'We had these play dates, ten children running around tearing her house to shreds, but I saw a side of her you rarely get to see on film.'So when this script came my way I shared it with her and thankfully she was open to letting the world see this side of her, the side that is a mother.'Angelina shares children Zahara Marley, 15, and sons Maddox Chivan, 19, Pax Thien, 16, John, 14, twins Vivienne and Knox Léon, 12, with ex Brad Pitt.Going on to talk about their film, David reflected on how trolls have given negative reviews online over their anger that Peter Pan and Alice In Wonderland are played by black actors.The Midnight Sky star claimed he wasn't surprised by the racist incident, as he said: 'Unfortunately its not shocking for me because so many stories I try to be a part of telling is trying to move the conversation forward.'I always try to support stories that show people of colour in ways they wouldn't traditionally get to be seen, a film like A United Kingdom where you see the heir to Botswana marrying a white woman in the 40s and going on to be a transcendent leader for their nation.That film got so many racist comments on our Facebook page, we had to take it down. You see what John Boyega has to deal with for playing a black stormtrooper in Star Wars.'Even my friend Ava Duvernay's film A Wrinkle In Time you know she had to deal with review bombing as well.' Detailing his determination to continue in the face of such reaction, he added: 'For me progress is inexorable, you can't stop it and my goal is to normalise these kinds of stories, especially those that are universally appealing to everyone. 'If they are appealing to all of humanity then I believe all of humanity should be reflected within those stories.'
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source : Daily mail 
L’échange, de Clint Eastwood : Le film qui a fait pleurer Angelina Jolie
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- Published on Saturday, 21 November 2020 16:38
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En incarnant une mère dont l’enfant est enlevé dans L'échange, rediffusé ce dimanche sur Arte, la star américaine réussit l'une des plus belles interprétations de sa carrière. En 2008, Angelina Jolie présentait L'Echange à la presse, un drame qui l'avait particulièrement émue à la lecture du scénario. N'arrêtant plus d'y penser, elle avait accepté l'offre de Clint Eastwood de tenir le rôle principal, celui d'une mère dont le fils disparaît et qui va se battre pour le retrouver. Même si le film a divisé les critiques à sa sortie, elle était visiblement fière d'avoir pu participer à ce projet dans lequel elle était particulièrement investie : "Si cela n'avait pas été une histoire vraie, personne n'aurait acheté ce scénario, les gens auraient dit : 'Ce n'est pas assez réaliste.' (...) C'est un script incroyable ! Au départ, je me répétais que je ne le ferais pas, et en même temps je voulais que tout le monde soit au courant de cette histoire, je n'arrivais pas à me l'enlever de la tête. En tant que mère, je ne pouvais pas m'arrêter de lire. A chaque fois que cette héroïne se relevait, je m'exclamais : 'Bravo, tu as réussi !', je me sentais très impliquée dans tout ce qu'elle vivait. A force de lire des histoires sur cette femme, je me suis sentie très proche d'elle. Je me sentais si mal, si désolée par tout ce qui lui arrivait."
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Angelina Jolie is set to direct a biopic about British war photographer Sir Don McCullin titled Unreasonable Behaviour
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- Published on Thursday, 19 November 2020 16:45
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Angelina Jolie is set to direct a film about British war photographer Sir Don McCullin, it was revealed on Thursday.The actress, 45, has signed on to get behind the camera for Unreasonable Behaviour, a film focused on the photojournalist, 85, which is based on his autobiography of the same name. Don is best known for his harrowing photographs taken in Vietnam and Cambodia during the conflicts there, with the black-and-white snaps being published in The Observer and The Sunday Times.The photographer put his life at risk to capture the candid images of war, with his work still resonating to this day for its brutal honesty.Discussing the opportunity to make the film, Angelina said: 'I am humbled to have a chance to bring Don McCullin's life to film. 'I was drawn to his unique combination of fearlessness and humanity - his absolute commitment to witnessing the truth of war, and his empathy and respect for those who suffer its consequences. 'We hope to make a film that is as uncompromising as Don's photography, about the extraordinary people and events he witnessed, and the rise and fall of a unique era in journalism.'Don also reflected on having his story depicted on the silver screen by Jolie, who has previously directed First They Killed My Father, Unbroken, and In The Land Of Blood And Honey, and said he was 'impressed' by her work.The photographer explained: 'Having viewed Angelina's last film on Cambodia (and having spent so much time during the war there) I was very impressed at how she made such a powerful and accurate representation of the place at that time. I feel as if I am in safe, capable and professional hands with her.'Tom Hardy will be producing the film alongside Dean Baker with their company Hardy Son & Baker, alongside Working Title Films' Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner. Gregory Burke, who was nominated for a BAFTA for action film '71, will be on hand to adapt the book into a screenplay.Angelina has tackled a number of war films as a director, her historical biopic First They Killed My Father was nominated for a BAFTA for Best Film Not in the English Language and a Golden Globe for Best Foreign Language Film.Her feature debut In The Land Of Blood And Honey, which is set during the Bosnian War, was also nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Foreign Language Film.
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Angelina Jolie makes a magical transformation into the Queen of Hearts for new fairytale movie Come Away
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- Published on Thursday, 19 November 2020 16:42
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Angelina Jolie is back on the back screen, as newly released images show the Hollywood star transformed into the Queen of Hearts.The actress, 45, is unrecognisable as the character made famous in Alice in Wonderland, for her part in major new family movie Come Away.The magical fairy tales Peter Pan and Alice in Wonderland are merged into a new origin story directed by Brave's Brenda Champman and featuring an all-star cast. Angelina and David Oyelowo star as Rose and Jack Littleton, parents to Alice (Keir Chansa) and Peter (Jordan A. Nash), who would become Alice in Wonderland and Peter Pan.The story focuses around the family's grief after the loss of their eldest child, with the two children trying to help their parents recover. After Alice and Peter sell a family heirloom in London, Alice hides in a rabbit hole. and Peter enters another magical realm and meets the Lost Boys.It's while down the rabbit hole, that Alice meets the Queen of Hearts, played by Angelina, who looks magnificent as the the character from Lewis Carroll's beloved stories.Wearing a white dress with a huge frilled collar and painted with a red heart, the actress' hair is styled into a heart-shape while she is seen holding the famous white rabbit. Brenda Chapman makes her live-action directorial debut on Come Away, eight years after directing the Disney Pixar animated adventure Brave. The trailer released earlier this month sets up the magical tale, with Rose telling her daughter Alice that, 'every child has a fairy born just for them,' revealing that, 'Tinker's Bell was born for you,' as she rings a tiny bell.
Alice is dismissive, though, stating, 'It's just a bell,' before we see Jack, who says that Alice, 'is in a hurry to grow up,' while Peter wants to 'explore new lands.' We then get our first look at Peter, who is playing an adventure game while Alice has a tea party with a stuffed rabbit.After they have come inside, Rose jokes,' Who are these dirty vagabonds and what have they done with my children?'Jack adds that this is, 'the untold story of a brother and sister, two kindred adventurers, our Alice and our Peter.'There is also a tense scene in their home when a brick is thrown through their window, as a voice screams, 'I told you to pay your debt!' as the children hold hands.We also get a glimpse at Michael Caine's Charlie, who says that his boss is, 'still the boss, while Peter gets introduced to the Lost Boys, who come tumbling out of a tree.The trailer also shows Alice tumbling down the rabbit hole, as she is seemingly sent away to a boarding school, where the nefarious Eleanor Morrow (Anna Chancelor) says, 'We'll make a lady of you yet.'We see in another scene, though, that Eleanor is also this story's version of the Red Queen, as Alice finds a familiar bottle that says, 'Drink me' as she pleads, 'Take me away from here.'We also get a glimpse at Clarke Peters as the Mad Hatter, as Rose adds, 'We can all use a little extra courage, now and then.'The trailer winds down with a number of random shots before Peter tells Alice, 'It's no time to grow up, it never is,' as he embraces his sister before running off.The final shots tease the arrival of Tinker Bell through the actual bell.Come Away had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in Janaury with a scheduled release in the UK on December 18.The movie was actually filmed in 2018, with the all-star cast descending on locations in London and Windsor before filming concluded in Los Angeles. The film marks only the second movie role for Angelina in five years, following the success of last year's Maleficent sequel, Mistress of Evil.
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The Director For Angelina Jolie's New Movie 'Come Away' Is Blasting Review Bombers of the Film
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- Published on Sunday, 15 November 2020 13:01
- Written by Just Jared
Angelina Jolie‘s upcoming movie, Come Away, is breaking a lot of boundaries as it’s a flick based on fairytales that historically have white-only leads.However, the new movie, which imagines Peter Pan and Alice (of Wonderland) as siblings, and are part of a multi-racial family. Angelina and David Oyelowo star as their parents.Brenda Chapman, known for directing Pixar’s Brave, is putting critics and review bombers on blast for the negative words they have left about the flick without even seeing it.“It just made me sad, like so much of our society these days, the last four years,” she told IndieWire during a recent interview. “It just makes me sad that we haven’t risen above all this.”Brenda added, “People are people and we all have our hopes and dreams and disappointments, and to have someone just purposely go out because they’re racial bigots to destroy something, it’s just hateful and it just makes me sad.”She also pointed out that when they were first casting the project, her eyes did skim by David‘s name because of the historically white context. But then, she had the opportunity to do something not a lot of others have done and cast color blindly.“I was disappointed, oh, it’s too bad, I’d love to work with him, and I moved on and then I sort of went back to his name like, wait a minute, why not?,” Brenda said. “And then, going through the story in my mind, it was like, I don’t need to change anything. It would open up the story so much more.” She added, “I didn’t choose David for political reasons, I chose him because I thought he was the best person to play Jack, because he’s got such a warmth and a presence on screen that it just felt like I looked at the story and I thought this would just add so much depth to it. It was an artistic choice.” Come Away just got an official premiere date and a whimsical and heartbreaking new trailer.
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source : Just Jared
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