Angelina Jolie on 'Unbroken' Story: The Strength of the Human Spirit is Extraordinary
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- Published on Tuesday, 25 February 2014 17:25
- Written by Just Jared
Angelina Jolie gives a sweet hug to her Unbroken inspiration Louis Zamperini as they sit down for a pre-taped interview on the Today show, which aired today (February 25).“I imagine that for the last 10-something years, he has been sitting there having a coffee in the morning and wondering who’s going to make this movie,” the 38-year-old actress and director said about World War II hero Louis. “And I’ve been sitting in my room laying there thinking, ‘What am I supposed to be doing with my life? I wanna do something important. I need some help. I need some guidance. Where is it?’ And it was right outside my window.” “(The world) can seem hopeless and it can seem very overwhelming,” Angelina added. “But the resilience and the strength of the human spirit is an extraordinary thing.”
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Alfonso Cuaron Explains Why Robert Downey Jr. & Angelina Jolie Weren't Cast In 'Gravity'
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- Published on Thursday, 20 February 2014 04:50
- Written by Indie Wire
The long, long journey for Alfonso Cuaron's "Gravity" wasn't solely dedicated to the effects heavy technical production. Before cameras rolled, the filmmaker went through an arduous process to nail down his leading actors. Way back in the spring of 2010, Robert Downey Jr. and Angelina Jolie were tentatively slated to lead the sci-fi thriller, but by the fall the actress had pulled out, setting off an arms race for the vacant role. Natalie Portman, Marion Cotillard, Carey Mulligan, Abbie Cornish, Rebecca Hall, Olivia Wilde and Blake Lively were all mentioned/considered for the part before Sandra Bullock signed on, withGeorge Clooney joining the project at the end of 2010, replacing RDJ who had also exited. The rest is history, but what happened to the original duo? Cuaron, who recently sat down with THR's Stephen Galloway, provided some info on the departure. "I thought I had written a small movie ... just one character floating in space," Cuaron explained. "We started developing stuff [trying] to figure out the technology. And the luxury [was] that we could try many things. And part of that was conversations with actors. I had conversations with Angelina, but then she went to do one film, and then she was going to direct ['Unbroken']. Something happens, you part ways." As for RDJ, Cuaron didn't want to pen the energy of the actor into a film that wouldn't utilize his talents. "It became very clear that, as we started to nail the technology, or narrow the technology, that was going to be a big obstacle for his performance. I think Robert is fantastic if you give him the freedom to completely breathe and improvise and change stuff. [But] we tried one of these technologies and it was not compatible," Cuaron said. "And, after that, we [had a] week that we pretended as if nothing was happening and then we talked and said, 'This is not going to work. This is tough.'"
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Angelina Jolie Drops Trailer for New Directorial Project 'Unbroken' - Watch Now!
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- Published on Monday, 17 February 2014 05:59
- Written by Just Jared
Check out the first official trailer for Angelina Jolie‘s highly-anticipated film Unbroken! The 38-year-old actress directed the war movie, which chronicles the life of Louis Zamperini (Jack O’Connell), an Olympic runner who was taken prisoner by Japanese forces during World War II.The film also stars Domhnall Gleeson, Finn Wittrock, Alex Russell, Carla Thexton, and Garrett Hedlund. It opens in theaters on December 25!Just last month, Angelina was spotted on set of the film in Queensland, Australia.WHAT DO YOU THINK of the trailer for Angelina Jolie’s Unbroken?
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After Redland City Angelina Jolie's Hollywood movie ends at Bermagui
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- Published on Thursday, 13 February 2014 04:44
- Written by Bayside bulletin
Redland City welcomed the production of crew for the Angelia Jolie directed movie Unbroken last October.Since then the parts of the film have been shot around Australia.One of the last locations was the Wallaga Lake Bridge near Bermagui, on the New South Wales South Coast.The visiting birdwatchers to Wallaga Lake had their binoculars out, but among the movie-makers, dog walkers, artists and curious locals, there were no sightings of superstar Angelina Jolie as Hollywood came to the South Coast.Jolie had already left the country by the time a secondary production crew arrived in Bermagui to film a scene for her upcoming movie Unbroken.The actress is directing rather than starring in the film about Louis Zamperini, an Olympic runner who was taken prisoner by Japanese forces during World War II.The wooden Wallaga Lake Bridge will only be seen for a matter of seconds in the film, showing an army truck and vintage black Bentley driving from a prisoner of war camp over the bridge into Tokyo.Despite the local landmark's small role, production crew spent Monday out scouting where to set up a scaffold platform in the Lake to film from, then were back at 6am Tuesday to set up for the arrival of the cars and extras shortly after.Ferrying them around the lake were staff from Bermagui Bait and Tackle, who were slightly disappointed Jolie didn't make it to town.“I'm sure it would have been nice to see her,” Josh McCue said.While there was some excitement when they were first recruited to help out, they soon realised Jolie was unlikely to be on set.“It's not a people scene – it's just a scenic shot, then someone told me she flew home two nights ago ... it would have been nice for the little town of Bermagui.”Mr McCue was hanging around until further notice, with the crew getting shots of the vehicles crossing from every conceivable angle, and hoping for the sun to come out for a different view.A number of curious onlookers came down to take a look at the action, but all discovered the reality of movie-making was perhaps not so exciting.“There's a lot of standing around” local Ashley Fuller said, but she was happy the bridge was chosen for the shoot.“We as a community have tried really hard to maintain these little wooden bridges because they're really part of the charm of this particular part the coast … so we're really pleased it's still here and somebody is using it.”The bridge could take on a slightly different look in the finished product, with Mr McCue ferrying a photographer under and around the bridge to capture every angle so it could be digitally recreated to insert actors later.“He said the cost of getting an actor here and his hangers-onerers and his people, it just costs too much so they leave them in the studio... they'll CGI it back in the studio.”
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Angelina Jolie's New 'Maleficent' Trailer Debuts at the Grammys!
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- Published on Tuesday, 28 January 2014 04:51
- Written by Just Jared
Angelina Jolie flashes her beautiful and evil smile while playing the title character in the trailer for her new movie Maleficent.The new trailer features the first listen of Lana Del Rey‘s brand new song “Once Upon a Dream,” which was written specifically for the new movie.The song is available right now for FREE for a limited time, only on Google Play. You can download it for free through Monday, February 3.Maleficent also stars Elle Fanning and the new trailer debuted during a commercial break at the 2014 Grammy Awards.
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