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By Brent Lang (TheWrap) - The Coen Brothers will rewrite the script for "Unbroken," a Universal Pictures spokesman told TheWrap. However, Joel and Ethan Coen, the outré minds behind "Fargo" and "No Country for Old Men" won't slide behind the director's chair on the project. Those duties will … [Read more...]
By Lucas Shaw (TheWrap) - "The Muppets 2" will open in theaters March of 2014, "Maleficent," a reimagined "Sleeping Beauty" tale starring Angelina Jolie moves to July of the same year and Brad Bird's "1952" will open before Christmas of 2014, Disney announced on Monday. The news was part of … [Read more...]
By Tim Kenneally (TheWrap) - Angelina Jolie is in talks to direct the World War II drama "Unbroken" for Universal Pictures, the studio said Tuesday. The film is based on the Laura Hillenbrand 2010 bestseller "Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption," which … [Read more...]
By Jill Serjeant LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, one of the world's best known couples, are engaged to marry, ending a fevered, seven-year celebrity media dance over whether they will ever say "I do." A spokeswoman for Pitt on Friday confirmed the pair had agreed to wed … [Read more...]
By Daria Sito-Sucic SARAJEVO (Reuters) - Angelina Jolie, whose directorial debut on the Bosnian war screened in Sarajevo on Tuesday night, said she would not attend a premiere in Belgrade but denied she was biased against Serbs. While thousands in Sarajevo, a mostly Bosnian Muslim city, were … [Read more...]
By Mike Collett-White BERLIN (Reuters) - Meryl Streep's groaning awards cabinet is about to get fuller still on Tuesday when the Berlin film festival honours the American actress with an Honorary Golden Bear. The prize giving, at a special gala screening of "The Iron Lady", falls on … [Read more...]
By Mike Collett-White BERLIN (Reuters) - Directors from around the world have tried to recreate the drama and trauma of captivity at this year's Berlin film festival, though not all of them found a captive audience. From kidnapping to political repression, and from a queen trapped in her … [Read more...]
By Bob Tourtellotte LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Civil rights drama "The Help" got a leg up in the Oscar race on Sunday when the movie won three awards from the Screen Actors Guild, including best cast in a surprise over silent movie romance "The Artist." "The Help," which came into the show with … [Read more...]
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - They're arguably Hollywood's highest-profile couple, so it's only natural that Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie would privately discuss the art and business of filmmaking. According to Pitt, they don't always agree. Speaking with Reuters at Saturday's Producers Guild Awards in … [Read more...]
By Zorianna Kit LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Timeless elegance, fitted bodices and mermaid trains ruled the Golden Globes' red carpet on Sunday as A-list celebrities channeled old-style Hollywood glamour. Angelina Jolie looked like Grace Kelly in her white-satin Atelier Versace gown with a twist of … [Read more...]
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Ricky Gervais said on Friday he has already come up with jokes against "specific targets" for his weekend Golden Globes Award hosting gig -- and that he will stand by every gag. But the comedian said he had felt no enmity with any of the A-list Hollywood stars who will be … [Read more...]
By Bob Tourtellotte LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - What will Ricky Gervais say and about whom will he say it? Those are the two most pressing questions heading into Sunday night's Golden Globe Awards, not what will win best film or TV show. The Golden Globe Awards annually is among Hollywood's … [Read more...]
By Zorianna Kit LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - When Hollywood's top stars, including George Clooney, Angelina Jolie and Steven Spielberg, attend the Golden Globe Awards next week they will sip vintage champagne and nibble edible gold. Golden flakes will top their dessert following a meal that chef … [Read more...]
By Kurt Orzeck LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Disney has tapped production designer Robert Stromberg ("Avatar," "Alice in Wonderland") to direct the live-action movie about Snow White's evil queen "Maleficent," The Wrap has confirmed. The fantasy movie is told from the viewpoint of Beauty's … [Read more...]
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Angelina Jolie didn't plan on directing a movie. But the more she learned about the 1990s Bosnia war, the more she felt responsible for bringing it home to her generation. Jolie threw her energy into "In the Land of Blood and Honey", writing, co-producing and directing the … [Read more...]
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 14 (UPI) -- The Producers Guild of America says it plans to honor Angelina Jolie's directorial debut "In the Land of Blood and Honey" with the 2012 Stanley Kramer Award. The film's producers, including Jolie, will be presented with the prize at the 23rd annual Producers Guild … [Read more...]
