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Angelina Jolie to star opposite and direct Brad Pitt in ‘By the Sea’

Auteur Angelina Jolie will slum it on-screen with actor Brad Pitt in upcoming film By the Sea. Oh, and apparently they are an item, too. Jolie and Pitt will reunite for the first time since Mr. and Mrs. Smith in what Universal called in their press release an “intimate, character-driven drama.” Jolie will direct the flick, […]

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First look at Angelina Jolie in Maleficent

The first image of Angelina Jolie as the evil queen in Disney’s revisionist take on the Sleeping Beauty legend, Maleficent, has arrived online (courtesy of Slashfilm). Those horns look mighty threatening. Almost as sharp as her cheekbones! Elle Fanning stars as the slumbering Princess Aurora, tormented by Jolie’s title character. Brenton Thwaites, Juno Temple, Imelda Staunton, Lesley Manville, […]

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Angelina Jolie rumoured for Fifty Shades of Grey

Though it’s more fun to imagine the actors who will play saucy couple Anastasia and Christian in the film adaptation of the erotic novel Fifty Shades of Grey, Universal Pictures are understandably on the hunt for a director first. And according to Deadline, Angelina Jolie‘s name has been thrown around as a potential candidate. Though it’s nothing but […]

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Aussie to play Prince in Disney’s Maleficent

Australian actor Brenton Thwaites has been cast opposite Angelina Jolie in Disney’s upcoming take on the Sleeping Beauty saga, Maleficent. According to Deadline, the former Home and Away star will play the young prince to Elle Fanning‘s Princess Aurora and Jolie’s evil queen. Robert Stromberg will direct. Discuss: Glad to see another Aussie actor break-out?

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Brad Pitt and Javier Bardem in talks for Ridley Scott’s Counselor

A-list actors are clamouring to star in Ridley Scott‘s upcoming thriller The Counselor. Earlier this week it was reported Angelina Jolie might have a small role in the flick. Now comes news from Deadline that her partner Brad Pitt is in talks to play the picture’s antagonist, alongside Javier Bardem. Michael Fassbender is set to play […]

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Angelina Jolie considers cameo in Ridley Scott’s The Counselor

Angelina Jolie is in talks to take on a small role opposite Michael Fassbender in Ridley Scott‘s upcoming thriller The Counselor. According to Vulture, Twentieth Century Fox is eager to get this production underway, especially if the high profile cast agrees to come along for the ride. The picture is based on an original script […]

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Elle Fanning in talks to play Sleeping Beauty

Hollywood has fairy tale fever at the moment, and Elle Fanning looks to be the latest young starlet to jump on the bandwagon. Twitch reports that Fanning is in talks to star as Princess Aurora (aka Sleeping Beauty) in Disney’s upcoming Maleficent. Though Sleeping Beauty is the big name, the film itself is titled after the […]

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Angelina Jolie sued over directorial debut

Angelina Jolie is being sued by a Croatian journalist who believes she has unlawfully used his story as a basis for her directorial debut In The Land of Honey. According to Deadline, James J. Braddock (the pen-name used by Josip J. Knezevic) has filed suit against Jolie, GK Films, FilmDistrict, Scout Film and producer Edin Sarkic in […]

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Tomb Raider reboot in the works

Another day another reboot. Deadline New York has confirmed Tomb Raider is set to return to the big screen in 2013 through GK films. The action-adventure franchise began life as a video game in 1996 and transitioned to film with Lara Croft: Tomb Raider in 2001 as a star vehicle for Angelina Jolie. The reboot […]

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James Cameron to direct Angelina Jolie in Cleopatra 3D?

James Cameron is rumoured to be in talks with Sony Pictures Entertainment to direct Cleopatra 3-D, starring Angelina Jolie as the doomed Egyptian queen. According to Deadline, “the talks are serious but by no means conclusive”. The project was supposedly fast tracked into production by SPE co-chair Amy Pascal after she received Brian Helgeland’s screenplay, […]

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Trailer Debut: The Tourist

The trailer for Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck‘s The Tourist has debuted online. This Hitchcockian-thriller stars Angelina Jolie as an Englishwoman who uses an American tourist (Johnny Depp) as a pawn in the manhunt for her criminal ex-lover. The Tourist is a remake of the 2005 French film Anthony Zimmer, but there is also a North […]

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Sandra Bullock defying Portman’s Gravity

Last week it was reported that Alfonso Cuaron had extended an offer to Natalie Portman to star in his upcoming sci-fi thriller Gravity. According to CinemaBlend, Warner Bros is nervous about having Portman carry the big budget feature alone, and is now courting Sandra Bullock for the role. The film centers around a woman left […]

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Natalie Portman to star in Alfonso Cuaron’s Gravity?

Warner Bros have officially offered Natalie Portman the lead role in Alfonso Cuaron‘s upcoming sci-fi thriller Gravity. Portman jumped to the top of WB’s wishlist following the positive notices out of the Venice and Telluride film festivals for her performance in Black Swan. According to The Hollywood Reporter (who nabbed the exclusive): “[Gravity] centers on […]

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A Salt with a deadly weapon – Salt review

Salt – Starring Angelina Jolie, Liev Schreiber and Chiwetel Ejifor. Directed by Phillip Noyce. Rated M. By Simon Miraudo. Phillip Noyce’s Salt asks a few questions. What if the Cold War isn’t really over? What if the Russians have a whole bunch of sleeper agents poised to strike at the heart of America? What would […]

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Kristen Stewart to star in Wanted 2?

Kristen Stewart is reportedly being courted by director Timur Bekmambetov to star as the female lead in his sequel to the 2008 box office hit Wanted. The news comes from E!Online, whose sources claim that Stewart has met with Bekmambetov at least once. Stewart would likely star alongside James McAvoy as “a young, ass-kicking assassin”, […]

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Mr. and Mrs. Smith reboot in the works

source: vulture.com Regency Enterprises is developing a sort-of-reboot-more-like-a-prequel to their 2005 hit Mr. and Mrs. Smith. The original film starred Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie as married assassins unaware that their spouse shared the exact same profession. Regency, whose films are distributed by Fox Studios, is now moving ahead with the imaginatively titled Mr. and […]

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Angelina Jolie gets her spy on in Salt

source: slashfilm.com The first official photos of Angelina Jolie in the espionage flick Salt have been released by Columbia Pictures. The Phillip Noyce directed flick features Jolie as Evelyn Salt, a CIA officer outed as a Russian sleeper spy. She is forced to go on the run from those who believe she is attempting to […]

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Skadoosh! Kung Fu Panda 2 in the Works

source: slashfilm.com Everyone’s favourite kung-fu fighting, over-eating, Jack Black-sounding panda is heading back to cinemas, with a sequel slated for June 2011. Kung Fu Panda was one of the year’s biggest and most surprising hit, making over $600 million worldwide. That’s even more money than WALL-E made! (Don’t get me started…) I thought Kung Fu […]

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Ch-Ch-Ch-Ch-Changeling! Trailer Debut

source: traileraddict.com Clint Eastwood is on a mission to make the entire world depressed, and he’s enlisted Angelina Jolie to help him finish the job. At least, that’s what the trailer for their latest flick Changeling seems to imply.Changeling is set in 1928, and tells the story of Christine Collins (Jolie). Her son goes missing, […]

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10 Actors Who Might Be Robots

If Battlestar Galactica has taught us anything, it’s that a robot can take the form of almost anyone. Our loved ones, our closest friends, even the pillars of society.So it would be irresponsible if we didn’t try to expose those in Hollywood who might actually be robot operatives sent to destory Earth. Here are the […]

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Jolie’s Curves and Curving Bullets – Wanted Review

Wanted – Starring James McAvoy, Angelina Jolie and Morgan Freeman. Directed by Timur Bekmambetov. Rated MA for strong violence and sex scenes. 110 mins. Listen, we’ve been really lucky with action movies this year. We’ve had The Dark Knight, Iron Man, Cloverfield, just to name a few. We’ve been given quite a few intelligent, heart-pounding […]

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