Brad Pitt Bonds With his sons Maddox, Pax on World War Z Movie Set (photos)

The 47-year-old actor brought his two oldest sons, Maddox, 9, and Pax, 7, to the set of World War Z, the flick he's filming this summer in Marsa, Malta.

Based on the book of the same name, the project -- set to hit theaters in 2012 -- features Pitt as United Nations employee Gerry Lane.

Hanging out in papa Pitt's trailer for a portion of their visit, Maddox and Pax were able to see Pitt film a shooting scene that featured him running away from zombies. Both kids covered their ears to muffle the noise from the scene's sound effects, but were quickly comforted by a bodyguard on set.

"Brad was very cheerful and happy to have his kids on set," a source told Us Weekly of Pitt, who also serves as one of World War Z's producers. "When Brad finished the scene, he took to the boys to his trailer and looked thrilled to see them. [While walking] he didn't hold their hands -- I think he likes to treat them like big boys!"

Maddox and Pax's set visit is just the latest item in their Maltese summer itinerary.

"They had a lots of fun and played for the entire two hours, laughing and giggling," an eyewitness said the Pitt-Jolie brood, who were joined by a few nannies and unidentified kids for the afternoon of fun.

As Pitt shoots World War Z, the family has been staying in a rented, palatial $11 million mansion in Qrendi, Malta. Filming for the project will move to the United Kingdom in mid-July.

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Angelina Jolie & Her Brood Go Bowling in Malta (PHOTOS)

The humanitarian actress and her children, Maddox, Zahara, Shiloh, Pax, Knox and Vivienne, were seen leaving Eden Superbowl in Malta after a round of bowling and eating some lunch. They’ve been spending time in the tropical location while Brad films the zombie flick World War Z.

The actress was also accompanied by several other unidentified children and nannies for her brood to the alley.

"They had a lots of fun and played for the entire two hours, laughing and giggling," Chttp://draft.blogger.com

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Angelina Jolie & Brad Pitt at Water Park with the Kids in Malta (photo)

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt take their kids to the Marine Park for a day full of fun on Monday (June 27) on the North Coast of Malta.

The 36-year-old actress put on a wetsuit earlier in the day, during which the family swam with dolphins and visited the gift shop to buy some souvenirs.

Maddox and Pax even took some time to swim in the ocean.

The family is in Malta while Brad films his new movie World War Z.

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Angelina Jolie Visits Cambodia for Louis Vuitton (video)

Looking serene while taking in the sights and sounds around her, Angelina Jolie appears in a new video that coincides with her “Core Values” campaign for Louis Vuitton. “In 2000, Angelina Jolie made her first trip to Cambodia,” a caption reads. “It was a journey that would change her life forever.” In fact, the actress first spent time in the Southeast Asian nation while filming Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, and was “overwhelmed by the beauty of its landscapes and the warmth and generosity of its people,” according to a release. She later returned in her role with the United Nations, raising awareness about landmines, and famously adopted her eldest son, Maddox, from a local orphanage. (She even has Cambodian citizenship!) Jolie is the latest celebrity to star in Vuitton’s “Core Values” campaign, which has also featured luminaries like Bono, Buzz Aldrin, Jim Lovell, Sally Ride and Mikhail Gorbachev. Her first stunning ad was released earlier this month, and a longer video will hit louisvuitton.com in July.

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Brad Pitt's daughters Zahara and Shiloh and partner Angelina visit him on location in Malta (photo)

Partner Angelina brings daughters Zahara and Shiloh to Brad's movie set

Angelina Jolie put a huge smile on partner Brad Pitt's face as she brought their daughters, Zahara and Shiloh to visit him on the set of his latest movie.

The 36-year-old actress and the girls stayed for an hour and a half with Brad in Valletta in Malta catching up with the actor and checking out the post-apocalyptic set of 'World War Z'.

Angelina and Brad, 47, spent some quality time alone together a few nights previous when they went out to a seafood dinne at the Xara Palace Relais and Chateaux.

Only recently Angelina told OK! Magazine how lucky she is to have Brad in her life.

“I am very lucky with Brad," she said. "He is a real gentleman, but he is also a man's man. He's got the wonderful balance of being an extraordinary, great, loving father and a very, very intelligent man, and physically he's a real man, in all things that it means.”

The 'Girl Interrupted' actress added that she loves being a woman. “I love that I can have children. I love feeling soft, I love being with Brad, I love all the sensitivity and natural emotion.”

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Angelina Jolie's Emotional Meeting With Refugees in Malta (video)

Angelina Jolie is making the most of her time in Malta. As Brad Pitt shoots his latest film in the southern European country, the actress and UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador, 36, has been making a spate of humanitarian visits in the region.

On Sunday morning, Jolie visited two centers housing asylum-seekers in Malta, plus a similar camp on the Italian island of Lampedusa.

Over 1500 refugees have fled the violence from war-embattled Libya to Malta (via overcrowded boats) this year, with a troubling amount losing their lives during the dangerous overseas passage.

"Malta has saved many lives, but it is the daily conditions on the ground that are of most concern," Jolie said in Malta on Sunday morning. "We've spent time today speaking with the government and will spend more time talking about how, together, we can make the conditions more humane, especially for the children."

In this video, exclusive to Us Weekly, Jolie (greeted with cheers, hugs, and handmade signs) meets and speaks with men, women and children at one of those centers.

"We've spoken about our shared concerns about making sure asylum claims are processed as quickly as possible so no-one is sitting in a prison-like situation and waiting on a decision about their status, " she added.

"They are not asking to go to any particular country, they just want to find safety to work, and to have freedom," Jolie, who has long advocated for international refugees, added.


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Angelina Jolie Visits Refugees in Turkey (photos)

Angelina Jolie is spreading goodwill in Turkey. The actress, who serves as goodwill ambassador to the United Nations goodwill ambassador, traveled to Turkey to visit Syrian refugees on Thursday.

As she arrived, Jolie was welcomed by a large sign that read “Goodness Angel of the World, Welcome.” According to several reports, Angelina brought food and toys to the Syrians, who have fled to the Turkish border after the government’s crackdown on protesters. She spent two and a half hours talking to refugees and taking notes.

The Syrian government is cracking down on protests demanding the resignation of President Bashar al-Assad. More than 1,200 people have been killed since the conflict began three months ago.

Jolie and her children Maddox, Pax, Zahara, Shiloh, Knox and Vivienne, have been spotted all over Malta, where Brad Pitt is shooting his upcoming zombie movie, World War Z.

The Jolie-Pitt clan headed to the Splash and Fun Park for some water park fun. Then, the next day, Jolie was spotted taking her kids to Junior’s Fun and Learn Centre, an indoor play place. The children looked happy, carrying out tons of toys.


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Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt Arrive in Malta With Lavish Feast (photo)

Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie and their brood of six will be spending June in Malta as he films zombie flick World War Z. Pitt, 47, and Jolie, 36, have rented a palatial $11 million mansion in Qrendi, Malta, just five minutes from the ocean, and plan to live it up with their kids before the movie starts rolling.

But on Tuesday night, the couple soaked up some adult time with dinner at Trattoria Da Pippo in the nearby town of Valetta.

Leaving Shiloh and the gang behind, the twosome met up with ten other friends and colleagues for a sumptuous Maltese meal.

Explains a local insider: "It's a lunchtime restaurant, so it was opened especially for them. Brad wanted a dinner for some of the people working on the film. It was an intimate setting."

As ever, Pitt was "a gentleman" with his love of six years. "He held the door, and pulled out her seat," the insider says, adding that the sat next to each other.

On the menu for the feast? Antipasto of parma ham, salami, Maltese sausage and maltese goat cheese, mussels, pasta with clams, sea urchins and (more!) Maltese sausage, veal with parma ham and sage, plus king prawns and fried calamari.

"They looked relaxed and enjoyed the evening," the source says.

Toward the end of the meal, they were joined by Franco Debono, a local politician, for a quick chat. "I love Malta!" Pitt raved to Debono. "Glad to be here."

(The stars posed for a phone pic with Debono, second to left, a staffer, and restaurant owner Francis Cutajar, far right.)

Adds a second onlooker of the couple: "They are very nice people, very quiet, they were relaxed and enjoyed their evening."

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Angelina Jolie poses for her First Ad on Louis Vuitton’s 'Core Values' Campaign (photo)

She’s barefoot, wearing her own clothes, no makeup and toting her own elegantly weathered monogrammed Alto bag. Yet Angelina Jolie looks radiant and completely in her element, reclining on a wooden boat in a verdant, lakeside landscape in Cambodia’s Siem Reap province. Jolie discovered the country in 2000 when she filmed “Lara Croft: Tomb Raider,” and it sparked her humanitarian activism.

She’s the latest celebrity to pose for Louis Vuitton’s popular “Core Values” campaign — and surely the only one who brought four children to the photo shoot, some of whom had to be shooed out of Annie Leibovitz’s frame.

“People are not used to seeing Angelina in this situation,” said Pietro Beccari, Vuitton’s executive vice president, unveiling the image exclusively to WWD. “I like the fact that it’s a real moment. This travel message we give through personal journeys is a fundamental one for the brand.”

The ad is slated to break in the International Herald Tribune on Wednesday, followed by a range of news, general interest and lifestyle publications, including Vanity Fair.

Beccari declined to disclose budgets for the media buy, or comment on reports Vuitton paid the American actress millions for the shoot. He would only say Jolie donated an undisclosed portion of her fees to a charity.

The campaign is expected to run for at least 18 months alongside a few other recent “core values” personalities, including Bono and Sean Connery. Vuitton introduced the advertising concept in 2007 as a way to trumpet its travel roots and showcase its perennial monogrammed leather goods as a balance to its fashion-driven marketing — and to reach a broader audience. Other personalities who have posed for Vuitton include Mikhail Gorbachev, Keith Richards and Catherine Deneuve.

Also on Wednesday, Vuitton plans to post a teaser on its Web site, louisvuittonjourneys.com/cambodia, foreshadowing an interview with Jolie that will be posted later in the month. In it, she is expected to discuss how her visit to Cambodia was a life-changing experience, awakening her to the plight of Third World countries. She adopted her eldest son, Maddox, from Cambodia and she and Brad Pitt established the Maddox Jolie-Pitt Foundation, which is active in community development and conservation in the country.

“This campaign is about a very special person and a very special journey,” Beccari said.

And a storied handbag. Beccari showed off several paparazzi shots of Jolie toting the Alto carryall, which is believed to be at least six years old. The style is no longer in production, but “we are considering to re-edit it,” Beccari noted.

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Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie Donate $500000 to Joplin Tornado Relief

Through their foundation, Springfield native Brad Pitt and partner Angelina Jolie on Friday contributed $500,000 to the Community Foundation of the Ozarks, to bolster the recovery effort in Joplin.

"Rebuilding after a disaster is a long process," said Brian Fogle, President of the Community Foundation of the Ozarks. "As our neighbors in Joplin begin to deal with the devastation, this donation from the Jolie-Pitt Foundation gives them the hope and confidence they will need to rebuild their lives, homes and community."

The money will be used to support mid- and long-term rebuilding efforts in the storm-ravaged city.

"With the devastating loss of thirty percent of the city, the Joplin community faces great challenges ahead. Having spent much of my childhood there, I know these people to be hardworking, humble and especially resilient," said Brad Pitt. "The locally based Community Foundation of the Ozarks will be working shoulder to shoulder with these Joplin residents for the long haul as they rebuild their lives. We, too, hope to further help with these rebuilding efforts," Pitt said.

Added Jolie: "Our hearts go out to the families in Joplin who have lost so much."

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Angelina Jolie to play Cleopatra from a different angle

Angelina Jolie has taken on her fair share of challenging roles, but the Oscar-winning actress recently spoke about one of her most difficult roles to date: Cleopatra. Miss Jolie is set to star in the remake of the critically acclaimed, 1963 film starring Elizabeth Taylor, and the actress is aware she has very large shoes to fill.

The big-screen remake, titled "Queen of the Nile: Cleopatra, A Life," is said to be a unique interpretation of the classic tale. Prior to her death, Taylor reportedly voiced concerns about the remake, particularly the casting of Miss Jolie in her iconic role.

"My performance will never be as lovely as Elizabeth's," Miss Jolie told the Telegraph in a recent interview.
Miss Jolie plans to approach the Egyptian queen from a different angle. "We are trying to get into a different truth about her as a pharaoh in history and not as a sex symbol, because she really wasn't," she said. "She has been very misunderstood.

"She was very interesting, but she wasn't a great beauty," Miss Jolie said. "She was a very strong mother, she spoke five languages and she was a leader."

The film doesn't hit theaters until 2013, and the director has yet to be confirmed, but Miss Jolie has expressed interest in working with David Fincher of "The Social Network." The male lead is still up in the air as well, but actor Johnny Depp has said he thinks Miss Jolie's beau, Brad Pitt, would be a good fit.

"They're the Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton of our era," he said.

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Angelina Jolie: Brad Pitt is "a great dad" and "a real gentleman"

Angelina Jolie is gushing about Brad Pitt in a new interview, sharing that her partner is "a real gentleman" and an "extraordinary, great, loving father."

"I am very lucky with Brad," she told the paper. "He is a real gentleman, but he is also a real man's man."

"He's got the wonderful balance of being an extraordinary, great, loving father, a very, very intelligent man and physically he's a real man," she added, blushing to the reporter, "in all things that it means."

As for their family (they are parents to Maddox, 9, Pax, 7, Zahara, 6, Shiloh, 5, and twins Knox and Vivienne, 2), Jolie said, "When Brad and I decided to have a large family we decided we'd only do it if we could be really hands-on and take the kids with us, seeing them every day. I am always there on weekends, I only ever work a five-day week, and I am often there for breakfast or dinner. When I'm working they come up at lunch."

She added, "It's a special time for Daddy when Mom works for a few months. And Brad is such a great dad. When I'm working he's putting in the extra dad time, and that's special for their relationship, too."

When asked if she and Pitt would marry, she said simply, "We are obviously extremely committed to the children and as parents together."

Jolie, who is currently promoting "Kung Fu Panda 2," is set to take on the title role in a remake of "Cleopatra," to be directed by David Fincher.

"She has been very misunderstood," Jolie said of the historical figure, famously played by Elizabeth Taylor in the 1963 film. "I thought it was all about the glamour, but then I read about her and she was a very strong mother, she spoke five languages and she was a leader."

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