One of the world’s most famous people and most beautiful women celebrates a birthday today. Angelina Jolie is now 38 years old. The super, duper star was a big enough name even prior to her major announcement last month – but she has now gained an even larger following after admitting to a double masectomy . Jolie made her first public appearance over the weekend since the reveal, smiling on the red carpet of the World War Z premiere alongside Brad Pitt. Oh. Right. She’s also basically married to Brad Pitt. So not a bad life overall for Angelina Jolie. Join us now in wishing her a very happy birthday!
Today in sad news, Angelina Jolie announced she underwent a preventative double mastectomy to avoid possible breast cancer. The Jolie jugs have since been reconstructed, but instead of a moment of silence to acknowledge this great loss, rather let’s remember some of Angelina’s breast skin scenes: See pics after the jump!
The demise of film and the seeming triumph of digital has been a hot topic of discussion for insiders and hardcore enthusiasts for a number of years. But Keanu Reeves is taking the topic into the mainstream(ish) realm with his latest project, Side by Side , which bowed recently in Los Angeles and is set to hit cities around the U.S. in the coming weeks. Co-produced and narrated by Reeves, the 98-minute documentary landed the likes of James Cameron , David Fincher , David Lynch , George Lucas , Danny Boyle , Martin Scorsese , Christopher Nolan and Steven Soderbergh to weigh in on movie-making’s (d)evolution. Nolan, he noted, was the most difficult to reach among the people who appear in the doc, which features interviews with 70-plus filmmaking powerhouses. To lure The Dark Knight Rises filmmaker, Reeves went snail mail. “I actually wrote to him on an old-fashioned typewriter,” Reeves told Reuters . “I think he got a kick out of that and we finally shot him in his trailer on the Batman set in LA.” Reeves noted that Nolan’s schedule was “so crazy” because he was in the midst of filming The Dark Knight Rises , but wanted the filmmaker because of his long-standing opinions about the film vs. digital debate, which caught Reeves’ attention in earnest while finishing on a previous project a couple years back. While working on Henry’s Crime , which he also produced a couple of years back, Reeves and the film’s production manager, Chris Kenneally, began talking about the rise of digital technology. “We were sitting in the post-production suite trying to match the photochemical image with the digital image, side by side, and it just hit me – film is going away, and we should document this whole evolution,” Reeves told Reuter. “So Chris and I gradually put a team together to make the documentary.” A champion of film himself, none other than Martin Scorsese said earlier this summer he’ll probably go digital with his upcoming projects including The Wolf of Wall Street . His previous effort, Hugo was a de facto call for film preservation, something near and dear to the filmmaker’s heart. His longtime editor Thelma Schoonmaker told Empire magazine at the time, “I think Marty just feels it’s unfortunately over, and there’s been no bigger champion of film than him.” And as Side by Side gets set to expand, Reeves appears to agree that film will continue to disintegrate into the annals of movie history. “Even Chris Nolan admits that film, if not dead, is now on life support, and it’s just going to become more and more difficult to even get film. Personally I’m a big film fan and it’s sad to see it go but the future is digital.” Reeves himself is directing a big screen feature about a a young martial artist set in Beijing titled Man of Tai Chi and he has apparently also accepted – even if begrudgingly – the comparatively cheaper technology. “”We did [go digital],” he said. “I developed this project for five years and we’re shooting on location in Beijing and Hong Kong. I’m having a great time directing and I definitely plan to do it again.” [ Source: Reuters ]
Nepotism strikes again (but that’s okay): Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt ‘s 4-year-old daughter Vivienne Jolie-Pitt has scored her first movie role. The tot will play a young version of Princess Aurora, later played as a teenager by 14-year-old Elle Fanning, in Disney’s live-action Maleficent , which stars Jolie as the famous evil witch of Sleeping Beauty lore and is in production gearing towards a 2014 release. According to The Sun , it was mama Jolie’s idea: “Ange thought it would be a fun experience for her and Viv to share, and Viv is a natural.” [ The Sun via The Insider ]
Might the Myla Sinanaj and Kris Humphries love story actually have a happy ending? Following weeks of contentious exchanges – which included Myla Sinanaj being subpoenaed to testify in her ex-boyfriend’s divorce battle with Kim Kardashian, and also threatening to sue Kris for defamation of character – TMZ now reports the busty brunette actually wants to get back together with Humphries. She is pregnant his baby after all. Sources tell TMZ that Sinanaj has forgone plans to sue Humphries AND agreed to sign a confidentiality agreement that forces her to keep quiet about whatever Kris told her during their relationship. Perhaps Humphries offered her a chunk of whatever settlement he receives from his official Kardashian split? Myla even believes there’s a “good chance” she and Humphries will date again in the near future. Who says love is dead, people? We’ll update this story with whatever ridiculous development goes down next.
Honored in Bosnia at the 18th Sarajevo Film Festival, Angelina Jolie was named Honorary Citizen of Sarajevo for her work on In the Land of Blood and Honey . The film, written and directed by Jolie, tells the story of the city’s war through the relationship between a Bosnian Serb man and a Bosnian Muslim woman. Appearing sans Brad Pitt (but rocking the engagement ring he gave her), she received an Honorary Citizen of Sarajevo award from the Prime Minister, Mr. Fikret Music.
WB has delivered a final-final trailer in advance of The Dark Knight Rises ‘ July 20 debut, filled with more explosions and Bane-shots than ever before! Watch as Tom Hardy hangs by his fingertips to an airplane seat, cool as a cucumber, as chaos erupts around him. Listen as he (almost-intelligibly, even!) calls out Bruce Wayne/Batman before tossing our hero’s broken mask to the ground on his way to lunch. It’s all in a day’s work for Hardy’s Bane, who’s come to Gotham City to kick ass and chew, uh, scenery with frail Christian Bale and catty Anne Hathaway . And guess what he’s run out of? Ass! No, wait. The other way around. I kid, I kid. Bane has turned into the reason to see The Dark Knight Rises (other than the fact that it’s The Dark Knight Rises ) and it all looks so deliciously destructive, I can’t wait. The Dark Knight Rises will inspire Bat-graffiti and ignite rising fires in your geek pants on July 20.
Cower in fear (and admiration) for the villainous Angelina Jolie ! Releasing a first look at their upcoming Maleficent , Disney announced today that production is underway on the Jolie-toplined adaptation centered on Sleeping Beauty ‘s evil witch, which “reveals the events that hardened her heart and drove her to curse the baby, Aurora.” Just look at those cheekbones. Scary! The retconned fairytale (in theaters in 2014) brings the witch Maleficent front and center, with innocent young Elle Fanning playing Princess Aurora. Fanning and Jolie are joined by a solid line-up: Sharlto Copley, Sam Riley, Juno Temple, Imelda Staunton, Miranda Richardson, and Lesley Manville round out the cast, while Disney Renaissance legend Don Hahn is among the executive producers. Once upon a time, Tim Burton and Darren Aronofsky’s names were bandied about to helm the picture, but visual effects vet Robert Stromberg landed in the director’s chair, marking his directorial debut. Meanwhile, Maleficent ‘s script is written by Linda Woolverton ( Beauty and the Beast , The Lion King ) and they’ve got Rick Baker onboard for make-up, all of which is promising enough for me…for now. Maleficent is set for release (in 3-D) on March 14, 2014.
They’ll soon go from Mr. and Mrs. Smith to Mr. and Mrs. Pitt — that’s right, celebrity supercouple Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are finally making it official. A rep for the pair confirmed their news today to THR , calling it “a promise for the future.” Really, isn’t the long-awaited Brangelina engagement a promise for us all ? Hmm… could this be why Jolie made such concerted efforts to hide her ring finger on the red carpet last month in New York? Observe: What’s that? You don’t care? FINE. Let the rest of us live vicariously through Brad ‘n’ Angie while simultaneously coveting their happiness on this glorious day. Isn’t that what engagement announcements are for? (Or is this all an elaborate PR stunt to promote that Jason Segel-Emily Blunt movie about people who can’t get their act together?) Whatever. Congrats to the happy, gorgeous, charitable, and rich & famous couple and TGIF. [ THR ]
