BRAD & ANGELINA: Family, Charity & Career Part IV

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Maleficent update
by ppereira- (Mon Jun 11 2012 14:02:57)

Filming begins this week.

The Maleficent make up was created during 2 months. Word is that Angie will be unrecognizable and with a prosthetic nose.

by ppereira- (Tue Jun 12 2012 13:24:31)

Jolie went to Egipt and said she would return in August to visit the places where Cleopatra lived. This was post in the JPS forum, from an egyptian newspaper. She said she would do Cleopatra.

source on angie fan page imdb

Cleopatara is her next project? Interesting.

[OPN]

Hello OPN, dodge, neer, jam and everyone on board as well as to the lurkers!!

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Zahara, Shiloh & Knox at a London Park - June 6, 2012

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Hiya back macbride....thanks for all that you do to keep this thread updated. Thanks also to everyone who contributed. Hello to everyone on board and those in lurkdom.

Its good that the family is somehow isolated and there's not much pap shots of them in London esp. the kids. They're very much in stealth mode.

[OPN]

Reports are saying that WWZ has been plagued with problems from the get go hence, they're doing some 5 to 7 weeks worth of re-shoots.

Surprisingly THR came out with what I think is a balanced article on this story (well researched as well) that came out from them since Janice Min is on the helm.

I hope this gets sorted out because this is a drain on the pocket for the producers/investors if it doesn't come out well. In hindsight, the studio should have stuck with the Michael Straczynski script.

World War Z' Production
4:02 PM PDT 6/12/2012
by Kim Masters


Extensive re-shoots, a last-minute script rewrite and creative issues force Paramount's $170 million-plus zombie war movie to June 2013 from a planned December release.

This story appears in the June 22 issue of The Hollywood Reporter.
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Brad Pitt went into producing and starring in Paramount’s World War Z, based on a best-selling Max Brooks novel about zombies in a postapocalyptic world, hoping to kick off a trilogy that would amount to more than just a series of PG-13 popcorn movies.

“Can we take this genre movie and use it as a Trojan horse for sociopolitical problems, and what would the effect on the world be if everything we knew was upside-down and pulled out from under us?” he told The Hollywood Reporter in January, suggesting that his inspiration was the iconic 1974 disaster epic, The Towering Inferno.

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It now seems that everything was upside-down on World War Z. “A nightmare from top to bottom,” describes one source with ties to the production, which appears to have been hampered from the outset by a lack of clear creative direction. Pitt hired the director of his choosing, Marc Forster (The Kite Runner, Finding Neverland), but Forster -- who has limited experience on effects-heavy tentpoles -- was not allowed to bring along his usual team. Instead, several more seasoned players were hired. The result, say multiple sources, is a seemingly headless enterprise driven by conflicts. At this point, the movie, with a price tag now said to be north of $170 million, needs as many as five weeks of complex reshoots, which are not expected to get underway until at least September. Paramount has taken the unusual step of hiring Prometheus scriptwriter Damon Lindelof to rework the film’s third act. The studio announced in March that it was moving the film to June 2013 from December.

Trouble emerged early: Three weeks before shooting was to begin in June 2011, sources say Forster had not made critical decisions about what the zombies would look like and how they would move. “They just couldn’t get it right,” one insider says. “There was a lot of spinning of plates, a lot of talking. [But] they did not have a plan.” Meanwhile, seasoned below-the-line talents were hired, then replaced, including line producer Colin Wilson (Avatar) and Oscar-winning effects man John Nelson (Gladiator). Cinematographer Robert Richardson, who has three Oscars, is said to have asked to leave the production on more than one occasion. (None would comment for this report.)

World War Z is one of several recent projects that underscore the risks associated with big effects films, especially when untested directors are involved. Disney saw first-time live-action director Andrew Stanton’s John Carter bomb in March, and Universal is facing serious problems with the $175 million to $200 million Keanu Reeves samurai film 47 Ronin, which it pushed into 2013 after first-timer Carl Rinsch presided over a chaotic shoot. Industry veterans say World War Z is another example of a film that was greenlighted and sent into production with a concept and script that were not fully baked. And they cite this situation as one of many in which studios set release dates and then push to finish in the timeframe allotted, leaving insufficient prep time.

In Paramount’s case, World War Z is the third film -- along with Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters and G.I. Joe: Retaliation -- to be shoved out of 2012, leaving the studio with just a trickle of movies for this year. Sources involved with the project believe it was assured a greenlight because of the longstanding relationship between Pitt and Paramount chief Brad Grey, who once managed the star and was a partner in Pitt’s Plan B production company. (When Grey took the job at Paramount in 2005, Plan B promptly moved there from Warner Bros.)

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Paramount insulated itself on World War Z to some degree by taking on partners, including producer Graham King and Silicon Valley scion David Ellison’s Skydance Productions. Sources say both made efforts, to little effect, to intervene as the movie got into trouble.

Several sources question Pitt’s choice of Forster to direct. The only film on Forster’s résumé in the action vein is the 2008 James Bond movie Quantum of Solace, which disappointed creatively compared to its immediate predecessor, Casino Royale. Sources with ties to World War Z say the hope was that Forster could focus on character and story while a strong crew could guide him on action and effects. Among those brought on was Simon Crane, the second-unit director who helped to salvage Pitt’s 2005 film Mr. & Mrs. Smith. But even Forster’s detractors say the attempt to bolster him created its own problems.

“The director was not empowered,” says one insider. “There was nobody that steered the ship. … When you get [a director] who can’t do it all … you get a struggle as to whose is the singular voice.”

There were other problems. As the movie was being prepped last spring, Pitt and his producing partner, Dede Gardner, were busy with Killing Them Softly, a small film that played Cannes in May. Then Pitt was unavailable because he was spending time with his family. By the time Gardner began to focus on the project a few weeks before shooting, a source says, “the disaster was already well in the making.” (Gardner, Pitt and Forster did not respond to requests for comment.)

It was unclear to several people working on the film whether Paramount was fully aware of the mounting issues, including the insufficient time allotted for the shoot. While Crane is said to have wanted 60 days or more for second-unit work, for example, the schedule called for about a third of that. Some insiders expected that Pitt could use his influence with Grey to get more time and money, but sources say the studio provided neither. Instead, it replaced key crew members such as line producer Wilson. (Ian Bryce, whose credits include Transformers, took his place. Wilson did not respond to a request for comment.)

As the production wended its way through locations in London, Glasgow, Malta and Budapest, there was still more trouble. By several accounts, cinematographer Richardson struggled to impose order, antagonizing other crewmembers in the process. A colleague says Richardson is highly gifted but doesn’t respond well to weakness at the top. “If you waffle at all, you get slammed,” he says.

Then in October, proceedings were disrupted when a Hungarian anti-terrorism unit raided an airport warehouse and confiscated 85 fully functional automatic assault rifles that were to be used on the shoot. (The guns were not supposed to be operational, and it is illegal to transport such weapons into the country.) With the movie already behind schedule and over budget, Pitt was said to be livid at the mistake — and perhaps wearying of a project that was showing no sign of ending.

While such significant problems do not ordinarily augur well, it is possible to pull troubled movies back from the brink. (The Bourne Identity is one vivid example.) “The footage from this film looks fantastic, but we all agreed it can have a better ending,” Paramount film group president Adam Goodman tells The Hollywood Reporter. “Getting the ending correct is essential, and we are in that creative process. World War Z is a giant summer movie and we are confident it will be a global hit when it’s released June 2013.”

Another source associated with World War Z says he believes the movie can be saved. “It’s a great first 45 minutes, maybe even an hour,” he says.

And in that January interview, Pitt seemed sure the movie would find at least some enthusiastic fans. “I know my boys are going to like it,” he said. He seemed less sanguine, however, about the prospects for a trilogy.

Stephen Galloway and Borys Kit contributed to this report.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/new...ghtmare-336422

[OPN]

Hello jam! Dirtbag is a loser both in movies and in tv that is why she was not invited.

Angelina Jolie – No one chooses to be a refugee

[video=youtube;6zEsD3QmSts]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zEsD3QmSts&feature=player_embedded

UNHCR’s 2012 World Refugee Day global social advocacy campaign – “Dilemmas” – aims to help fight intolerance and xenophobia against refugees. UNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie and a host of other celebrities ECHO the same strong message; No one chooses to be a refugee.

You can help: http://takeaction.unhcr.org

With all that Angie does for humanity esp. those who are displaced and voiceless, I hope the Holy Being up there, blesses her with long life. So that she can do more of the good that she does. Two Thumbs Up, Angie!!!

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^Awww Thanks noodle!

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The Paramount Picture
VANITY FAIR - JULY 2012 ISSUE

To celebrate its 100th birthday, Paramount Pictures assembled 116 of
the greatest talents ever to work at the studio.

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Here's Angie back in 2002.

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Brad looks dapper. I was looking at the middle portion and then on the 3rd. I had to take a closer look just in case I must have been mistaken. WTF? What is Justin Beiber doing there?

The cast of Transformers are there but no Michael Bay? Hmmmm...

Eva Marie Saint looks so well preserved and looks to be aging gracefully for a woman who's in her late 80s. Wow!

But WTF happened to Michael York's face? In contrast, I'm glad Nick Nolte didn't have his tweaked or if he did its not noticeable. LOL!

And blast from the 70s and 80s with the mini-reunion of Jon Cryer and Molly Ringwald for Pretty and Pink and with John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John for Grease. Child of the 80s rejoice.

Unless I missed her in the photo, it would have been nice if they'd invited Sherry Lansing for this shoot. They had the Viacom execs there.

^Nandyan pala si Paul Rudd. To think walang career.

Bakit si Rachel Green wala dyan?

They were doing some reunions there, sana sinama si Alicia Silverstone. Damn, as I write this, I remembered Brittany Murphy.

Tsaka, I think FT is more of a WB star cuz of Friends. Ano bang ginawa nyang Par movie na successful? Meron ba?

Apparently, this photoshoot was taken last January around the GG's when most of the stars were in LA for the awards season.

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Maleficent update
by ppereira- (Mon Jun 11 2012 14:02:57)

Filming begins this week.

The Maleficent make up was created during 2 months. Word is that Angie will be unrecognizable and with a prosthetic nose.

by ppereira- (Tue Jun 12 2012 13:24:31)

Jolie went to Egipt and said she would return in August to visit the places where Cleopatra lived. This was post in the JPS forum, from an egyptian newspaper. She said she would do Cleopatra.

Exciting times ahead........

source on angie fan page imdb

Cleopatara is her next project? Interesting.

Initsapuwera niya ang literary masterpiece na Fifty Shades of Gray? [spoiler start][and for those not familiar with the crappy shite that is Fifty Shades of Gray, I'm being sarcastic BTW LOL!][spoiler end]

I want Angie to put on a couple of pounds for Cleo much like how she looks in that Oliver Stone epic which for the life of me I cannot remember right now.

I hope they clinch a good director. I want Cleo to have those epic battles and tone somewhat akin to the vein of Gladiator.

[EdithB]

^^Hi OPN, Macbride, Jam and all the fans. Yes, I'm guessing her next film will be Cleopatra. And Russell Crowe for Anthony maybe? Was that why she had a meeting with him? I'd love that. Russell Crowe and Angelina are my favorites. Hope it's gonna be a Gladiator type with action and drama. I miss seeing Angelina in a serious dramatic role where she can show how good she is. The Egypt trip is probably a birthday vacation as well as research for the movie. Can't they move the opening to 2013 for Maleficent?

[jammerakwaii10]

^^Hi OPN, Macbride, Jam and all the fans. Yes, I'm guessing her next film will be Cleopatra. And Russell Crowe for Anthony maybe? Was that why she had a meeting with him? I'd love that. Russell Crowe and Angelina are my favorites. Hope it's gonna be a Gladiator type with action and drama. I miss seeing Angelina in a serious dramatic role where she can show how good she is. The Egypt trip is probably a birthday vacation as well as research for the movie. Can't they move the opening to 2013 for Maleficent?

Crowe should accept the offer if ever. I do think he is perfect for the role of MA. He hasn't done any significant movie since A Beautiful Mind (he should have won for Best Actor Oscar instead of Denzel Washington). Maybe this is the right project for him in order to be relevant again.

[EdithB]

ITA that he should have won the Best Actor instead of Denzel Washington. Heck he should have won Best Actor for The Insider instead of Kevin Spacey for American Beauty! He was that good for 3 consecutive years.

I'd love to see him match acting skills with Angelina. I was expecting it with Depp in The Tourist but I gotta admit it didn't live up to my expectation. It wasn't that bad but it could have been really great.

[neer]

http://www.wantchinatimes...20613000002&cid=1104

Zhang Yimou wants Dragon Kiss with Angelina Jolie: report

Staff Reporter

2012-06-13

08:45 (GMT+8)

Zhang Yimou reportedly wants Angelina Jolie to star in his next film. (File photo/CFP)


Reports say that Wanda Group, now the world's largest cinema operator, has signed a two-year contract with the director Zhang Yimou for a record 200 million yuan (US$31 million), according to the Chongqing Evening News.

The first project for Zhang will be a feature film called Dragon Kiss, according to insiders.

Since the separation of Zhang Yimou and his former producer Zhang Weiping, the media has been abuzz with rumors about the director's whereabouts. As of the end of May, Wanda Group had denied speculation of a contract with Zhang but on June 10 the rumors were confirmed.

While it is not clear how the two parties will cooperate, some film producers revealed on their microblogs that Zhang's first film for Wanda will be a drama "with a human touch." It will involve time travel and focus on integrating Chinese cultural elements with wider global values, the reports said.

The project will also be a large-scale Hollywood movie with a budget of at least US$100 million co-funded by other domestic and international studios. Angelina Jolie has been tipped for a starring role, the reports said.

Zhang Yimou is one of China's most renowned directors, known internationally for sumptuous epics such as Hero and House of Flying Daggers.

[noodle15]

new pics of Brad in Germany here
http://forums.thefashionspot.com/f50...t-5585-63.html

naka ponytail na sya sa haba ng buhok.

[jammerakwaii10]

ITA that he should have won the Best Actor instead of Denzel Washington. Heck he should have won Best Actor for The Insider instead of Kevin Spacey for American Beauty! He was that good for 3 consecutive years.

I'd love to see him match acting skills with Angelina. I was expecting it with Depp in The Tourist but I gotta admit it didn't live up to my expectation. It wasn't that bad but it could have been really great.

Depp was just overpowered by Angelina IMO. Outside of playing some eccentric/quirky roles, he just doesn't have the versatility, again IMO.

[noodle15]

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young Angie..

[shebangs]

cute naman ni Angie


anywz, happy father's day papa brad

[macbride]

Hello shebangs, OPN, jam, noodle, Edith, neer and everyone on board as well as to the lurkers!

Filming of Maleficent



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Dallas Celeb Real Estate: Where Jon Voight Slept in Dallas — 1505 Elm
Written byCandy EvansonMarch 18, 2011

From Midnight Cowboy to best grandpa ever!

Whenever and wherever he slept at 1505 Elm, the proud grand pappa had the photos of his grandchildren on every wall to keep him company.

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Flop pa lang yun Rock of Ages written by Aniston's boytoy kaya nawala ng mga photo ops. Predictable Manny.