Angelina Jolie Happy to Talk About Adoption with Her Kids

It's not as serious as some of her films, but Angelina Jolie says she cherishes being a part of the Kung Fu Panda movies – because they're both entertaining and educational for her children.

Kung Fu Panda 2 resonates in particular because it has an adoption theme. And of course, three of the six Jolie-Pitt children – Maddox, Pax and Zahara – are adopted.

"The words adoption, birth mothers [and] orphanages are happy words in our household, and we talk about those subjects all the time," Jolie, 35, said Thursday at the Cannes Film Festival, where her movie is premiering.

The Oscar winner voices Tigress in the Panda films. "I'm especially excited to be in this movie because of my daughters," she said. "She's one of the best characters I've ever played. My kids love it, and in many ways I did it for them."

Jolie, who wore a belted, beige Ferragamo dress with jewels from her own line with Robert Procop, said her partner Brad Pitt and the family are all with her at the festival. "The kids are back at the hotel, running around, having a great time and probably causing a mess," she said. "They love it here."

Pitt, 47, is in Cannes for work: His film, The Tree of Life, premieres later on during the festival.

Jolie said the Panda movies reflect her own sense of family. "At the end of the day, we're all big kids," she said. "Life is very much about family and the family you choose. You can define your own destiny despite what happened to you in the past."

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Brad Pitt Goes to Work as New Orleans Celebrates Mardi Gras

While the city of New Orleans was celebrating Fat Tuesday with parades and plenty of partying, one Big Easy resident wasn't in the French Quarter clamoring for beads.

Just three miles away in a warehouse in the Bywater section of town, Brad Pitt reported to the set of his new movie, Cogan's Trade, which he's also producing. In it, the leading man, who sported an all-black ensemble with slicked-back hair and long sideburns, plays a mob enforcer.

According to one eyewitness, when Pitt arrived back in New Orleans on Monday, "He genuinely seemed excited to be back in town. Brad waived to fans and had a huge smile."

After spending the night at the family's home in the French Quarter, Pitt had an early call time on Tuesday. "Brad arrived on the set bright and early," a source says. "He was in a great mood and sipped a coffee while chatting with the cast and the crew."

Angelina Jolie, who has been working on both Kung Fu Panda 2 and her directorial debut, which she's filmed in Europe, is expected to join Pitt in New Orleans soon, along with their children.

Pitt's Cogan's Trade costars include Javier Bardem, Casey Affleck and James Gandolfini.

"Everyone on the movie is very excited that they get the opportunity to work with Brad," a source tells PEOPLE. "He seems like a very nice guy."

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Bosnia revokes Angelina Jolie's film permit

Angelina Jolie has been prevented from filming her directorial debut in Bosnia after its culture minister revoked a permit to shoot in Sarajevo.

Gavrilo Grahovac said the filming permit had been rejected because no screenplay had been attached to the application, as required by law.

An association of female victims from the Bosnian war had objected to the film over its alleged content.

Jolie does not appear in the untitled film, currently shooting in Hungary.

'Misleading history'

According to Variety, the film tells of a Serbian man and Bosnian woman who fall in love in the middle of the 1992-1995 war.

It was reported in Bosnia-Hercegovina that the love story would be between a Serbian rapist and his Muslim victim.

The Women Victims of War association reacted angrily to the reports, claiming the film would be guilty of "misleading history".

After meeting representatives from the group, Mr Grahovac made the decision to cancel the previously issued permit.
Zana Marjanovic Bosnian actress Zana Marjanovic plays the female lead in the film

"They no longer have the authorisation to shoot in Bosnia," he said in a radio interview.

"They will have it if they send us the scenario with a story which will be different from what we have been told by people who read it."

Jolie reportedly wrote to the women's group last week to reassure them about her film and ask them not to judge her until they had seen it.

A Scout Film representative has said that a script has now been sent to the culture ministry.

"I hope the film will get the green light after the officials see the script," Edin Sarkic told the Reuters news agency.

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Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie could be reuniting on the big screen in a new film by director Darren Aronofsky

The couple, who met on the set of Mr and Mrs Smith, could be teaming up together for the movie Tiger.

Pitt has already signed on to star in the film and the Tiger's screenwriter Guillermo Arriaga has hinted that Jolie could be joining her boyfriend.

Speaking to Spanish website Quien.com, Arriaga mentions Jolie may be working on the movie, which tells the tale of an animal activist who attempts to protect a small town in Siberia after a tiger starts to attack its inhabitants.

The film is based on a non-fiction book by John Vaillant called 'The Tiger: A True Story of Vengeance and Survival'.

Arriaga said: 'These days I'm traveling to New York to lend clarity to the last detail, in November would be doing a tour of Siberia to check locations.'

Pitt will also produce the film along with The Wrestler's Aronofsky, Mark Heyman, Ari Handel, Jeremy Kleiner and Dede Gardner.

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Angelina Jolie Refuses movie 'Gravity' Again, Puts Project in 'Danger'

As the actress who was expected to carry the movie has officially turned down the offer for the second time, the project is said in uncertain future.

Angelina Jolie has chosen to defy "Gravity". Despite being offered a big money, the mother of six has officially turned down the job, putting the project "in danger of falling back to Earth", Deadline Hollywood reports. The studio is reportedly facing a problem to get an actress to take the key role and draw audience.

Jolie had previously been courted by director Alfonso Cuaron to star in his film when the project was still at Universal Pictures. The 35-year-old beauty then backed out when the film landed at Warner Bros. Later, the studio approached the likes of Sandra Bullock, Natalie Portman, Naomi Watts with Scarlett Johansson and Blake Lively reported as the frontrunners.

However, it seems that Warner Bros. was unsure if any of these actresses "can hold the screen and draw an audience to an $80 million film" that they made a second offer to Jolie, but she turned it down again. Though notable actor Robert Downey Jr. is attached to star in the film, his role is quite small and he is never projected to carry "Gravity", Deadline further states.

"Gravity" has a script written by Alfonso Cuaron and his son Jonas. The story revolves around a female astronaut and her team leader on a remote space station. The other team members get wiped out by a debris field from an exploding satellite. The film will follow the female heroine as she attempts to return home to her child. Production is planned to start in 2011 after Downey Jr. completes "Sherlock Holmes 2".

Angelina Jolie has planned to make a Bosnian War Movie and kick off the principal photography in fall. She is additionally rumored close to land a lead role in "Unforgiven", which is based on 2009 British miniseries of the same title.

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BRAD PITT TO TEAM UP WITH TWILIGHT MAKERS

BRAD PITT is getting back into the vampire business, teaming up with the makers of the blockbuster Twilight films to tell the story of young Dracula.

Vlad will be “stylistically ­daring and action-packed, like a cross between Braveheart and 300,” said a source close to the production in Hollywood.

Brad Pitt starred in the 1994 hit ­Interview With A Vampire alongside Tom Cruise.

This time he will be in a behind-the-scenes role. His company, Plan B, is ­looking for a young unknown to cash in on the success of ­Twilight and its ­sequel, New Moon, based on Stephanie Meyer’s novels.

“They’re looking to cast a hot young actor,” confided the source. “Someone who isn’t already a big star but who girls will adore.”

Twilight’s ­makers, Summit ­Entertainment, developed Vlad from a screenplay by British actor Charlie Hunnam, who starred in the film version of Nicholas Nickelby, and TV’s Queer As Folk.

Bram Stoker’s 1897 novel Dracula was inspired by the real-life 15th century ruler Vlad III, whose bloodlust earned him the nickname Vlad The Impaler.

The film, set during the days of the Ottoman Empire, will focus on the rivalry between Vlad and Muslim ­brother Radu.

Meanwhile, Angelina Jolie, Brad’ partner, is set to film her steamiest sex scene yet, with heart-throb Johnny Depp.

Angelina, 34, and Depp, 46, start shooting the thriller The Tourist in ­February.

The Sunday ­Express has seen the erotic screenplay, by British writer Julian Fellows.

Angelina stars as Interpol agent Cara Mason and Depp plays Frank ­Taylor, an American tourist she recruits to flush out a former criminal lover.

The opening moments of the explicit shower scene have no dialogue.

The script says: “The outline of her naked body is visible in the shower. Frank walks to the shower and opens the glass door. Walking in, he lifts Cara against the glass, clutching at her ­slithery body, kissing her frantically.

“She kisses him back with ardour, wrapping her dripping legs around his back.”

Columbia Pictures, the distributor, is already bracing itself for the fall-out.

The scene could also further unsettle Angelina’s relationship with Brad, whom she fell for while filming Mr And Mrs Smith five years ago, ending his six-year marriage to Jennifer Aniston.

As she films with Depp, Brad will be in the Brazilian rainforest filming the adventure film The Lost City Of Z.

A Hollywood executive said last night: “Angelina and Johnny have never played opposite one another. It’s ­going to be interesting to see the chemistry.

“Johnny’s a quiet ­family man but ­Angelina tends to have an ­electrifying effect on her co-stars.

“If I were Brad I’d be sitting in the jungle fretting about what she was up to with one of the most dashing leading men in the business.”

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Angelina Jolie is 2009’s Highest-Paid Actress

Angelina Jolie has been named 2009’s ‘Highest-Paid Actress’.

The 34-year-old Hollywood beauty earned 27 million pounds from comic-book movie ‘Wanted’.

What’s more, she has two 13-million-pound paydays and a cut of the profits lined up for her next films, ‘Salt’ and ‘The Tourist’.

“She’s the one actress still commanding top dollar,” the Daily Star quoted Jolie as saying.

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Angelina Jolie thinks Obama is one-and-done, says source

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie can be like their warring, married characters in "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" when it comes to presidential politics, sources tell Fox411.

"[Jolie thinks] President Obama is a great communicator but not interested in issues outside the United States," says a Hollywood insider close to the Oscar-winning actress. "Angelina has worked very hard to get first-person accounts of what is going on in the world with her briefings from the UN, [while] Brad is a 'Johnny Come Lately.'"

Jolie even thinks Obama will only last four years in the nation's highest office, says the insider, because of "a subtle arrogance in his delivery, [and] not living up to his promises."

A second source who has worked with the couple says that Pitt, 45, is more knee-jerk when it comes to supporting the administration's policies, but that Jolie, 34, has not thrown in the towel on the Illinois Democrat - yet.

"Brad's been a lot more automatically supportive of the President since he was elected," the insider tells Fox411. "Angelina is waiting to see how he delivers on campaign promises and world affairs during his [first] term."

Emails and calls for comment to reps for Jolie and Pitt were not immediately returned.

"Brad Come Lately" has indeed come calling to the White House more than Angelina since Obama took office. Recently released White House documents show that Pitt visited the White House sans Jolie twice since the President was elected.

Maybe he's just boning up for his next political sit-down with the missus?

"Angie and Brad have in depth political discussions and they do disagree and argue," says the pal. "[But] Brad credits Angelina with educating him greatly on world issues he was not a part of before they met."

The source says Jolie (whose father Jon Voight, with whom she recently reconciled, is a staunch Republican) sometimes even out-lefts her famously liberal lover.

"Angelina is far left in some beliefs, but then she sees many sides from the right [hand point of view]," says the pal. "She believes in hard work and teaching people how to make their lives better. She also believes in lifting people in need up with support through food, money and education so they can succeed."

And the parents of six both put their money where their mouths are. Together, the couple donated $6.8 million to charity in 2008 alone.

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Details on Steamy Shower Love Scenes Between Johnny Dep and Angelina Jolie IN THE TOURIST MOVIE

n what could be one of the most obscenely hot movie match-ups in history, Angelina Jolie is reportedly set to get hot and heavy with Johnny Depp in 'The Tourist,' and according to screenplay snippets given exclusively to PopEater by Life & Style, there might be a whole lot of steam and skin to gawk at. Want to see the juicy love scenes that are sure to burn up the screen? They're All Yours After the Jump!

The stunningly sexy Jolie and PEOPLE's newly-crowned 'Sexiest Man Alive' are set to lock lips (and from the sound of it, a lot more) on screen in 'The Tourist.' The screenplay goes into vivid detail about love scenes between the two. Want a sneak peek? "The outline of her naked body is visible in the shower ... Frank walks to the shower and opens the glass door. Walking in, he lifts Cara against the glass, clutching at her slithery body, kissing her frantically. She kisses him back with ardor, wrapping her dripping legs around his back."

And that's just where things get started in the 'Tourist' screenplay, written by Julian Fellowes.

The screenplay goes on to describe a scene in which Jolie's character of Cara "turns abruptly to Frank and presses her body against his ... They exchange a long, passionate kiss."

Later on, the sexual desires continue, and one scene goes as such: "Their lips meet. They kiss. And kiss. Like drinking from a fresh spring in the desert ... Gently, careful, Frank slips his hands into Cara's cleavage. Surprised, Cara starts to pull back -- but Frank puts a finger to her lips. She hesitates, looks at him questioningly. But she doesn't protest as his fingers move toward her bra."

Jolie has had her fair share of love scenes on screen, including some with her current boyfriend Brad Pitt, who she became romantically involved with after they met on the set of 'Mr. and Mrs. Smith.' At the time, Pitt was married to Jennifer Aniston, but they divorced shortly after.

While Depp hasn't been officially inked for 'The Tourist' just yet, 'Harry Potter' and 'Children of Men' director Alfonso Cuaron is set to direct the film.

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Brad Pitt and Reliance Big pact for sci-fi film “Dark Void”

nd Brad Pitt’s production company Plan B have entered into a pact with leading video gaming firm Capcom to make the sci-fi action game “Drak Void” into a motion picture.

“The theatrical version of the ‘Dark Void’ game is being developed as a sci-fi action franchise and potential starring vehicle for Pitt,” Anil Ambani Group’s Reliance Big said in a statement Saturday.

Capcom, which is a worldwide developer and publisher of video games, will be releasing “Dark Void” on various platforms, including the Xbox 360 of Microsoft and Playstation, across North America and Europe in January.

“Dark Void” is an adrenaline-fuelled blend of aerial and ground-pounding combat that centres on the character Will — a pilot who crash-lands in the Bermuda Triangle after a routine mission.

Will wakes up to find himself inside “The Void”, an alternate world resembling a primitive earth where aliens with superior technology are planning to take over the civilization.

Together with a faction of humans who have disappeared into this world, Will takes on the alien race using their own advanced technology, including a high-powered jet pack to defeat them and keep order in the civilized world.

“We are delighted that our creative partnership with Plan B has led to this agreement to develop the ‘Dark Void’ motion picture along with Capcom. We also look forward to future projects from them,” said Reliance Big chairman Amit Khanna.

According to Germaine Gioia, senior vice president for licensing with Capcom, “Dark Void” was developed as a game keeping a wide-screen in mind with a world full of adventure in cinematic scope and scale.

“Plan B recognized the potential of our newest property and are as excited about bringing Dark Void to life in cinemas as Capcom is to bring the interactive experience to home theatres.”

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Brad Pitt says no to Directing Movies

Hollywood actor Brad Pitt says he will never be able to direct a movie because of his obsessive attention to details.

“To be a director you have to be a real perfectionist. I would get mad. I’d rather build houses. It’s very similar to directing, actually, because you’re inside this piece of art, you’re surrounded by it,” contactmusic.com quoted Pitt as saying.

The “Ocean’s Eleven” star has been acting for two decades now.

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FIRST LOOK: Angelina Jolie's 'Salt' Movie Poster!

your first look at the poster for Angelina Jolie's upcoming thriller Salt.

Due next July, the film centers around mysterious Evelyn A. Salt (Jolie), a rogue CIA operative trying to clear her name.

"She's a character you never know," Lorenzo di Bonaventura previously told USA Today. "People who think they know the real her may or may not. Those who think they can tell whether she's in a disguise also may or may not ... She tells you her agenda, but are you supposed to believe it?"

The role was intended for Tom Cruise but was rewritten for Jolie after Cruise dropped out.

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Angelina Jolie heats up the cold war in new 'Salt' movie trailer

Angelina Jolie is back, and as sexy as ever.

Trailers for her new movie "Salt" were posted on the internet this week, and the actress, who gave birth to twins just six months before filming, looks as good as ever.

Directed by Phillip Noyce, the thriller stars Jolie as Evelyn Salt, a CIA officer accused of being a Russian sleeper spy who is out to prove her innocence.

Critics wondered if the sexy actress and wife of Brad Pitt could regain her lithe figure in such a short amount of time after giving birth.

The trailer puts those doubts to rest, featuring a scene of Jolie in her underwear that clearly displays her taut stomach.

Initially, the lead role in "Salt" was given to Tom Cruise, but was later rewritten for Jolie when Cruise dropped out.

The movie hits theaters July 23, 2010.



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Johnny Depp In Talks To Join Angelina Jolie In The Tourist

This onscreen coupling would be even hotter than Brangelina in Mr. & Mrs. Smith!

Johnny Depp is in talks to star with Angelina Jolie in The Tourist, following massive changes in the project, according to Variety.

Negotiations are taking place to have Depp play an American tourist "drawn into a web of intrigue" by Jolie's character, a female Interpol agent who is trying to track down a criminal/former lover.

The talk of Depp climbing aboard has come after Avatar star Sam Worthington and director Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck left the flick over "creative differences." The project was initially set up with Tom Cruise and Charlize Theron rumored to star, and when Cruise took another role, Worthington came up, and Von Donnersmarck then hopped onto the project with Jolie. Depp was then brought into the mix by producer Graham King, who he recently worked with on The Rum Diary and Rango. Whew!

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Angelina Jolie and Leonardo DiCaprio to co-star in Gucci movie?

Could Angelina Jolie and Leonardo DiCaprio be cinema's next hottest couple?

According to reports, the pair are currently in talks to co-star as husband and wife in a new movie about the Gucci fashion dynasty.

Masterminded by Gladiator director Ridley Scott, the film would see Leo play Maurizio Gucci, the Italian businessman who turned around the fashion empire in the 1980s, before he was murdered in a plot executed by his ex-wife, Patrizia Reggiani.

Angelina, who will next star in CIA thriller Salt, is being lined up to play the former Mrs Gucci, who is currently serving a 29-year jail sentence in Milan. Dubbed 'The Black Widow' by Italian press, she is convicted of hiring a hitman to kill her husband in 1995, in an effort to gain control of his multimillion-dollar estate.

Scott, who recently wrapped production on his remake of Robin Hood starring Russell Crowe, is hoping to sign both actors on for a start date in early 2010.

We reckon this calls for a movie with Brad Pitt and Leo's regular screen wife, Kate Winslet!

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ANGELINA JOLIE - JOLIE TO REPLACE THERON IN THE TOURIST?

ANGELINA JOLIE is the latest star tipped to join an upcoming remake of cult 2005 French thriller ANTHONY ZIMMER.

Both Charlize Theron and Tom Cruise were signed to star in the project, to be retitled The Tourist, which tells the story of a female agent on the hunt for an elusive ex-boyfriend, who becomes a wanted man.

Cruise pulled out of the film to star in Wichita with Cameron Diaz, and was replaced by Sam Worthington.

Tomb Raider star Jolie is the latest star to enter the film's revolving door and is in negotiations to fill in for original leading lady Theron after she dropped out.

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Angelina Jolie: Brad doesn't want her to purchase another baby

Reports say that Brad Pitt has put his foot firmly down and won't let Angelina Jolie buy another baby. Angelina had her heart set on purchasing adopting another baby from Ethiopia, timed perfectly for the release of her new movie, Salt.

“During Angie’s visit to an orphanage, she fell in love with this one little girl. It was a done deal as soon as she laid eyes on the 3-year-old,” says a source. “Brad put his foot down. He told Angie no more adoptions right now, that they already have enough kids to raise. He thinks she isn’t being practical.”

Don't feel too bad for Angelina Jolie. There are still many photo ops for her to take advantage of at orphanages all over the world.

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Brad Pitt's Inglourious Basterds Blitzkriegs Box Office With $37.6 Million Debut

Brad Pitt proved he is still A-list box office gold, leading his newest flick, Inglourious Basterds, to a dominating $37.6 million domestic debut this past weekend.

The graphic film, directed by the quirky Quentin Tarantino, tacked on another $27.5 million worldwide, bringing its total intake to a rock-solid $65.1 million opening.

Rounding out the top three was the late summer sleeper District 9, earning $18.9 million, while G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra took third with $12.5 million.

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