It may have taken over two years of development and some serious finance scrambling , but Brad Pitt’s $125 million zombie apocalypse movie World War Z has finally secured a DP. The cinematographer is Oscar winner Robert Richardson, who worked with Pitt on Inglourious Basterds . Marc Forster ( Monster’s Ball ) will direct the adaptation of Max Brooks’ bestseller, which is rumored to begin filming this month. Now if only Brad Pitt could jump start production on those five other in-development projects that are clogging his IMDB page. [ Slashfilm ]
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have a giant, adorable family . But even doting parents of six need a break once in awhile. Especially doting parents of six. Fortunately, they got it, taking a 27-hour escape at the luxe Amangiri resort in Lake Powell, Utah. For Brangelina, it was a very much-needed rendezvous. “Brad said he was enjoying a little mommy and daddy time,” a source says of Pitt, who jetted from New Orleans, where he’s been filming Cogan’s Trade. Sorry, kids. This trip was adults only . Checking in at 2 p.m., they enjoyed a late dinner and flew their private plane over Lake Powell the next morning. Suites at the resort go for $3,300 per night. Why? Because they feature stunning desert views, a full-service spa, yoga and “floatation” pavilions plus a fitness center and beauty salon. Nice downtime. The couple never schedules film projects concurrently, in order to ensure the children are looked after. But you gotta take time to look after yourselves, too. “Brad and Angie have a truly loving, caring, romantic relationship,” a friend said . “They try to make it possible for to be together as much as possible.” “That’s what makes them so successful in love.” [Photo: Fame Pictures]
Here’s something the paparazzi don’t catch every day. Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie took the whole Jolie-Pitt clan out for a walk around New Orleans this morning. The kids and Angie are in town visiting Brad on the set of his next movie “Cogan’s Trade” How precious and happy do the kids look on their little candy-and-potato-chips run? We love Knox and his little jeans and wife-beater steez. They even did Zahara’s hair… which is looking a little, umm, processed more manageable these days. We don’t know why, but we get the feeling Brad and Angie are good on more kids for a minute. SplashNews
The Jolie-Pitt family headed out to do some grocery shopping in their adopted home town of New Orleans, La., today. Brad, Ange and all six kids went! Brad Pitt is in the city working on his latest project Cogan’s Trade . Angelina, Maddox, Pax, Zahara, Shiloh, Knox and Vivienne came along for the ride. Mother, father and brood were all smiles on this lovely sunny day, even waving to admirers as they strolled to and from the market in plain sight of all: Quick, name every Brangelina offspring, left to right! Somewhere, Jennifer Aniston is feeling awfully lonely. [Photo: Fame Pictures]
It’s no vial of blood, but Angelina Jolie has presented a very special gift to Brad Pitt, symbolizing their love and describing, intimately, how she feels about him: A diamond pendant engraved with a microscopic love message. Exactly what Angelina has written on it is a secret, its creator tells the Daily Mail: “I cannot tell you what it says, and you would need a microscope to read it.” The pendant is based on Ancient Egyptian amulets that contained hidden messages: “The technology is quite new … The hidden message is lasered on.” UK-based jeweler Robert Procop says he’s also partnering with her on a jewelery line called The Style Of Jolie. Wonder what style that is. Controlling? What do you think the microscopic message on Brad’s pendant says? We may never know for sure, but Star will come up with something good. Our ideas: If you so much as look at Jen I will castrate you. Sell this thing, feed 130 Haitian refugees. Angelina: One Oscar. Brad: No Oscars. I’m pregnant with triplets.
Unlike most of the Internet, Movieline HQ was a tad underwhelmed with the first trailer for Terrence Malick’s long-awaited Tree of Life , if only because it didn’t really show much beyond the beautiful visuals. Though to hear cinematographer Emanuel “Chivo” Lubezki tell the LA Times , that might be by design. “So the actors are performing the dialogue, but Terry isn’t interested in dialogue,” said Lubezki. “So they’re talking, and we’re shooting a reflection or we’re shooting the wind or we’re shooting the frame of the window, and then we finally pan to them when they finish the dialogue.” And how did the actors react to this? “I think they thought we were insane. Sean [Penn] is a director, and I’m sure he wondered ‘Is this method something I want to learn or is it something I never want to repeat?’ For Brad [Pitt] I think it took him a couple of days or a week to get into the spirit.” Get into the spirit, folks! [ LAT /24 Frames ]
Also in today’s edition of The Broadsheet: Pitt’s other movie gets a U.S. distribution deal… a Green Hornet star goes to jail… Lou Reed opens up about his filmmaking debut… the 3-D porn channel you always (?) wanted… and more.
For the 14th year in a row, a couple of Hollyweird plastic surgeons have compiled a list of the most desired celebrity body parts. And while women envy Jennifer Lopez, Kim Kardashian and Beyonce, it ain’t for their booties or bodies. When it comes to figures, Jennifer Aniston’s is pretty flawless. But for those looking for some help from the scalpel, long, lean and supermodel-y beat out the petite “girl-next-door” look in 2010. Aniston came in second for the “Most Desired Female Body” on the 14th Annual “Famed Hottest Looks” survey, compiled by Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeons Dr. Richard Fleming and Dr. Toby Mayer. Even after giving birth in December 2009, Brazilian-born supermodel Gisele Bundchen was the most requested body by the doctors’ patients. “Different body types are represented on the list because most women are shaped differently and want to look naturally beautiful,” explained Dr. Fleming. “Some women want the lean look like Gisele, while others want to retain their roundness – just not too round. Men, on the other hand, all want a six-pack regardless of their body type.” On that note, Mark Wahlberg took the top spot, pursued by six-packing Channing Tatum and Tyson Beckford. Flip the pages and check out who made the cut in all eight categories.
