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| | Angelina Jolie & Brad Pitt arrive back in LA with all six kids: did you miss them? | | Added 10 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Praise the Oscar Gods, Brangelina is back in LA!! HUZZAH. Finally, some proper Oscar campaigning for 12 Years a Slave at long last. Do you realize how long it?s been since we?ve seen Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie on a red carpet together? It was last summer, for World War Z. Do you know how long it?s been since they?ve done an awards season together? Not since early 2012. Too long.
(And, incidentally, this is the beginning of what should be an exciting year in Brangelina-watching: not only do we get 12 Years a Slave Oscar campaigning, but we?ll also get lots of Brangelina for the Maleficent promotion in a few months!)
So, I guess Angelina finally wrapped on Unbroken. That took a really long time, but to be fair to her, it?s a WWII drama with lots of location sets and period costumes and you have to get that stuff right. Brad and Angelina attended the wrap party earlier this week ? there were some great photos floating around, which you can see here.
It?s nice seeing the kids here too. The very idea of traveling with six small children makes me break out in an anxiety rash, but they seem to manage pretty well. Pax with his kickass aviator shades and security toy (a purple bear?), Shiloh looking every bit the badass tomboy (her hair looks amazing), Vivienne looking every bit the girly-girl in her dress-leggings combo, Knox and Zahara holding hands, and of course Maddox with his buds in, trying to ignore his uncool family.
PS? Angelina travels in bold green shawls and flip-flops?! I love it.
Photos courtesy of Fame/Flynet and WENN.
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| | Brad Pitt Jets Out of LAX Following Producers Guild Awards | | Added 10 years ago | Source: Celebrity Gossip |
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It?s been a busy weekend for Brad Pitt, and the ?Fight Club? stud caught a flight at LAX on Sunday evening (January 19) following the 2014 Producers Guild Awards.
Always gracious to his fans, Pitt smiled for the cameras and donned the same black jacket/blue hoodie/black drawstring pants combo he wore upon his arrival in Los Angeles a few days earlier.
The ?Ocean?s Eleven? gushed over his ?12 Years A Slave? costar Lupita Nyong?o while chatting with E! News at the PGAs earlier in the night.
Brad boasted, ?She?s very special. Very special young lady. We?re going to see great things from her.?
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| | Brad Pitt & Chiwetel Ejiofor: 2014 Producers Guild Award Buddies | | Added 10 years ago | Source: Celebrity Gossip |
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Stepping out for another star-studded evening, Brad Pitt made a special appearance at the 2014 Producers Guild of America Awards on Sunday (January 19).
While on the red carpet, the "Fight Club" star posed for a few shutterbugs with his "12 Years a Slave" co-star Chiwetel Ejiofor before making his way into The Beverly Hilton Hotel for the show.
During the evening, Brad chatted with E! News about his constantly criticized haircut. "It's for a part. It's not a choice!"
The 49-year-old actor has been working on his latest project "Fury" which is the film behind the sudden military-style look.
The film, which also stars Shia Labeouf, is about a battle-hardened army sergeant named Wardaddy commands a Sherman tank and her five-man crew on a deadly mission behind enemy lines. Wardaddy and his men face odds in their attempts to strike at Nazi Germany.
Directed by David Ayer, "Fury" is slated to hit theaters this upcoming fall.
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| | Brad Pitt: Back in Town for the Weekend | | Added 10 years ago | Source: Celebrity Gossip |
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Landing back on his home turf, Brad Pitt arrived at LAX airport in Los Angeles on Friday (January 17).
The "World War Z" star dressed in all black with a zip-up hoodie, jacket, and matching pants as he sported a gold chain around his neck.
Having held the title of Sexiest Man Alive, the 50-year-old actor is still in high-demand as moviegoers clamor to see his handsome mug on screen.
However, Brad's next project will only feature his voice as he serves as a narrator on the upcoming Terrence Malick film, "Voyage of Time."
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| | Scott Eastwood: 'I?m not a thespian, I want to be a man's man, not a glitzy pop star' | | Added 10 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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2013 was the year we learned that Clint Eastwood?s son Scott looks like a frat-boy version of Clint. We also learned that Scott Eastwood can look extremely hot from some angles, and not so much from other angles. Like, his Town & Country photoshoot was amazing, and he looked totally bangable. Then, in red carpet photos, Scott just looked? blah. So, it really does depend on the angles and the lighting. Still, Town & Country is still pushing Scott ? probably because they still have more photos of him that they wanted to publish. Scott made T&C?s ?Top 50 Bachelors? edition. Scott is #1. Seriously. And so there?s a new interview. Scott might be a nice guy, but maybe not so much with the talking.
On the commotion his shirtless T&C photo shoot caused: ?I heard some things. But, to be honest, I was in London filming a movie [the World War II drama Fury] and didn?t pay much attention. These things come and go. No one will remember six months from now.?
On the lessons his parents taught him: ?My father taught me not to overthink things, that nothing will ever be perfect, so just keep moving and do your best. My mother taught me to be honest, to be selfless, and to touch people in a positive way.?
On the type of woman he likes to date: ?The kind who?s not afraid to be alone, who leaves her phone at home.?
On his Fury costar, Brad Pitt: “He?s a kind and humble person, which is everything in this world.” Eastwood aspires to Pitt’s career not only because “he’s a great actor, but because he’s proactive about developing material and getting stuff made.”
He?s not a thespian: “I love acting, but I’m not a thespian. I want to be a man’s man, not a glitzy pop star.” That doesn’t preclude, however, an appreciation for glitzy pop stars. “I love Katy Perry and Rihanna,” he admits, confessing with something approaching glee that he sings along to their songs.
[From Town & Country]
I love it when people proudly proclaim that they don?t ?overthink things.? I?m not promoting my particular brand of neurosis, but to me, saying that you ?don?t overthink things? is like saying you can?t be bothered to expand your education or pay attention to anything more complicated than The Bachelor. As for Scott not wanting to be a pop star? yeah, we?ll see. Scott also wanted people to think he was up for the Christian Grey role, so there is part of him that just wants to be famous for fame?s sake.
Photos courtesy of Noe DeWitt/Town&Country.
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| | Angelina Jolie & Brad Pitt did their Christmas shopping at an Australian Target | | Added 10 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Over the weekend, Angelina Jolie and the kids were spotted boarding a private plane in Sydney. It was thought that she and the kids would be meeting Brad Pitt somewhere, and perhaps spending Christmas in one of their most beloved cities. I was thinking? maybe somewhere in Vietnam or Cambodia. But as it turns out, Brad and Angelina met up in Australia after all ? they were seen on a boat, enjoying the Coomera River in Queensland, Australia ? you can see the pics here. On Sunday, they were in Robina (a suburb in Queensland) doing some Christmas shopping at a? TARGET!!!
The world’s most famous celebrity couple, Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, who are collectively worth more than $300 million, took their six children Christmas shopping at the department store in Robina, late on Sunday. They were also seen walking on the beach and cruising the waters between Brisbane and the northern Gold Coast.
The camera-shy celebrities convinced the Robina Town Centre store to open after hours to avoid dealing with crowds of gawking fans. But the couple were outed yesterday by Target chief executive Stuart Machin who used Twitter to thank the family for their business.
“Team at our Target Robina store are thrilled that Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie and their children shopped at Target today,” he tweeted.
One Target employee, who declined to be named, said she was shocked to hear the Pitt-Jolie clan had shopped at her store.
“They made sure no one was around to blow their cover,” she said. “The store manager waited until everyone had gone home and opened it up secretly for them at 7.30pm on Sunday. She said they shopped for around an hour and a half to buy presents for their children and friends. Who would have thought people like them would do their shopping at Target?”
Oscar-winning actor Angelina Jolie, 38, has been busily preparing for Christmas before she heads to a private villa she has rented with her family on Hamilton Island.
The family has been staying on the Gold Coast while Jolie directs a war drama, Unbroken.
Five-time MotoGP world champion Mick Doohan declined to comment on speculation the family were renting out his Coomera Mansion.
[From Gold Coast Bulletin]
This is far from the first time that Angelina or Brad has spent time in a ?down-market? establishment. They just go to whatever store is convenient, I think ? they?ll shop at discount party supply stores or budget arts and crafts establishments, they?ll do the drive-through of McDonalds or take the kids to a pizza chain and then follow it up with a trip to Toys R Us. They might drop tens of millions on real estate, but on a daily basis, I tend to think they live a pretty middle-class lifestyle. Brad and Angelina are a weirdly complimentary couple that way ? I get the feeling that Angelina doesn?t like a lot of muss and fuss, and she could travel for months with only one suitcase. And Brad has that whole salt-of-the-earth mid-Western values, knowing the value of a dollar sort of thing going on. That being said… I prefer Kohl’s. Kohl’s is way better than Target.
Photos courtesy of WENN.
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| | Brad Pitt signs on to 'World War Z' sequel, but he's moving Plan B out of Paramount | | Added 10 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Back in October, I wrote about some studio in-fighting and drama around 12 Years a Slave. It was interesting to me because Brad Pitt executive produced 12 Years and without Brad, the film probably would not have been made anywhere, and now it?s one of the leading contenders for Best Picture. The gist of the controversy a few months ago was that Paramount thought Plan B should have brought 12 Years to them, per their long-standing contract, instead of finding financing and distribution elsewhere. The situation is said to have ?soured? Brad?s relationship with his long-time friend and career Svengali Brad Grey, who heads Paramount. More on this in a moment.
Brad has made himself into a powerhouse producer over the past decade with Plan B, his production house. I feel like Brad?s cinematic vision is to promote talented directors with difficult projects, projects that might not cost a lot of money but that studios don?t really want to touch. Brad?s track record as a producer isn?t even hit-or-miss ? before this year, Plan B barely made its money back on most of their films. But then Brad delivered the one-two punch of World War Z and 12 Years a Slave, and now everyone is talking about what a producing genius he is. Interestingly enough, Plan B?s eight-year contract with Paramount is about to end, and The Hollywood Reporter says Brad is going to move Plan B somewhere else:
The long business relationship between Brad Pitt’s production company and Paramount CEO Brad Grey is about to end, according to sources with knowledge of the situation. Pitt’s Plan B production company, which is riding high on recent hits 12 Years a Slave and World War Z, will exit its home of eight years when its deal with Paramount expires at the end of 2013.
Plan B, which Pitt runs with Dede Gardner and Jeremy Kleiner, is headed toward a three-year deal with Arnon Milchan’s New Regency, producer of 12 Years. RatPac Entertainment, the upstart financier-production company founded by Australian billionaire James Packer and filmmaker Brett Ratner, will serve as a finance partner on Plan B films.
?Our company is built on working with the best talent in the business. By bringing Plan B, with their solid filmmaker relationships and stellar pool of talent, into the fold with RatPac, we are doing just that,? Brad Weston, president and CEO of New Regency, said in a statement.
?There are very few partners in this business who are able to balance artistic integrity with commercial viability. Working hand in hand with New Regency and RatPac, we feel we have found the perfect fit,? a rep for Plan B said in a statement.
There were tensions between Paramount and Plan B during the troubled production of the Marc Forster-directed World War Z and more recently over 12 Years a Slave. In October, THR reported that a dispute had arisen because Paramount executives believed Plan B had breached the company’s deal with the studio by failing to offer it an opportunity to finance and distribute 12 Years. In April 2012, a few weeks before director Steve McQueen began filming the slavery drama, New Regency agreed to co-finance and distribute the picture via Fox Searchlight. The film has earned early awards buzz and is performing well at the box office, having grossed more than $35 million to date.
Still, the relationship between Pitt and Grey is said to remain amicable, and the studio will continue to partner on projects that were developed during Plan B’s tenure at Paramount.
[From The Hollywood Reporter]
Part of me dislikes Brad Pitt?s disloyalty to Brad Grey, who was always one of Pitt?s biggest champions. But maybe the relationship has run its course. I think both Grey and Pitt got burned BIG TIME with the production disaster of World War Z. Even though the film has gone on to the biggest hit of Pitt?s career, for the better part of two years, Paramount was seemingly pouring good money after bad, trying to save the production.
Speaking of, the sequel to World War Z was just greenlighted this week too. COINCIDENCE? I think this is probably one of the last times Pitt and Grey will work together, and maybe they both think they can squeeze some money out of a sequel. Obviously, director Marc Forster will not be returning for the sequel (Forster and Pitt basically stopped speaking to each other because of the disorganization and incompetence on-set). THR says that Juan Antonio Bayona, director of The Impossible and The Orphanage, will direct the WWZ sequel. MORE ZOMBIES.
Photos courtesy of WENN, PR Photos.
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| | Did Angelina Jolie buy Brad Pitt a $20 million heart-shaped island for his b-day? | | Added 10 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Have you ever heard of Petra Island? I had not before now. Petra Island is apparently a piece of private property about 50 miles away from Manhattan, in the middle of Lake Lake Mahopac. The island is shaped like a heart and the island is home to a Frank Lloyd Wright-designed family home. The island/home went on the market about a year ago at a cost of $20 million ? you can see some photos of the property and the interior here. Well, I don?t know if the island has been sitting around all this time or what, but the UK papers claim that Angelina recently purchased the island as a 50th birthday present for Brad:
Their love for one another has never been in doubt, but Angelina Jolie has apparently reinforced the depth of her feelings for Brad Pitt by buying him his very own heart shaped island. The actress has reportedly paid 12.2 million for secluded Petra as Brad prepares to celebrate his 50th birthday on December 18.
Angelina is understood to have snapped up the island, located some 50-miles away from New York City, after discovering its two sprawling properties were designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, Brad?s favourite architect.
A source told The Mirror: ?As soon as Angelina heard the island was on the market she arranged a viewing. She was really impressed. The house is perfect for romantic getaways or as a family retreat. It?s very private. And Angelina knows the fact the island is in the shape of a heart will mean so much to him.?
Petra?s original cottage was erected in 1950, while its larger property was built from one of Wright?s blueprints in 2008 ? 48-years after his death. The home boasts panoramic views of the surrounding area, ceilings panelled with the finest mahogany and skylights that afford the property plenty of natural lighting.
Its spacious kitchen effortlessly juxtaposes new and old, combining conventional fixtures and fittings with highly distinctive work surfaces chiselled out of granite.
An open porch, complete with a carved wooden bench, gives the owner breath-taking views of the surrounding area, while beneath the building?s stone foundations disappear into the water.
The finer details of its intricate design will not be lost on architecture fan Brad, who once admitted that Frank Lloyd Wright ?changed his life.?
Angelina has previously treated him to a tour of the late architect?s home, Fallingwater, in 2006.
?He was incredibly well informed about the architecture,? recalled Cara Armstrong, Fallingwater?s Curator of Education. ?Experiencing Fallingwater in person, hearing the waterfall cascade under the house, was better than anything he imagined.?
[From The Daily Mail]
I remember when she took him on a private tour of Falling Water back in 2006. I remember thinking, ?What a thoughtful gift from Angelina.? I think she must be a really great gift-giver. Reportedly, she also bought Brad a waterfall too, but was that ever confirmed? And there were reports that Brad bought Angelina a plane this year too. I?m still hoping that Brad gives her a lot of jewelry, just because? please! I want someone to get Taylor-Burton level jewelry. As for this island? I want this to happen. I think it?s a perfect gift for Brad. Unfortunately, the island’s owners are telling Page Six that Angelina has not made an offer. What are you waiting for, Angie? This is the perfect gift!
Photos courtesy of PR Photos and Fame/Flynet.
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| | Angelina Jolie & Brad Pitt's Miraval rosé wine was named 'the best rosé in the world' | | Added 10 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Earlier this year, Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt announced a seemingly small side project (and I suspect it was more Brad than Angelina): a special Chateau Miraval wine described as a ?2012 vintage Pink ros?. The wine was labeled ?Bottled by Jolie-Pitt and Perrin.? The wine went up for sale and it sold out in FIVE HOURS. Because Brangeloonies are a force to be reckoned with. For what it?s worth, all of the fancy wine critics said that ros was really good. And it seems like the critics were right: the Miraval wine just won a huge international wine award!
Watch out wine world! Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie just added another award to their growing mantel filled with Oscars, Golden Globes and SAG Awards — only this time, the honor is for wine.
The dynamic duo’s Chateau Miraval Ros 2012 was ranked number 84 among Wine Spectator?s Top 100 Wines of the Year, making it the “best Ros in the world,” according to a new press release. Back in March when the wine was first released, all 6,000 bottles sold out within five hours.
Although Jolie, 38, and fiance Pitt, 49, may have helped boost sales with their celebrity, wine experts seem to agree that the Hollywood super-couple can toast to their good taste. Wine Spectator Managing Editor Kim Marcus called the ros “Refined and elegant, offering pure and concentrated flavors of dried red berry, tangerine and melon. The focused finish features flint and spice notes, with a hint of cream.”
In 2012, the Jolie-Pitts partnered with the Perrin family, a fifth-generation winemaking brood located in France’s Provence region, to develop their own ros wine under the Jolie-Pitt & Perrin brand. The wine was created in Chteau Miraval, the couple’s 35-bedroom estate with adjoining 1,200-acre vineyard, which they purchased in 2012 for $60 million. The couple had vacationed at the stunning spot since 2008 with their six children, and Pitt proposed to his longtime love on the property in early 2012.
Perrin general manager Marc Perrin, who has worked closely with the couple to produce the wine, told Unfiltered Magazine in February, “[Brad and Angelina] are involved. He is very interested in wine — he knows his wine very well… it is fantastic.”
This week has been a big one for the Jolie-Pitt clan. The couple and their 13-year-old son Maddox attended the 4th Annual Governors Ball in Hollywood on Saturday, Nov. 16. A tearful, radiant Jolie, who was honored at the event with the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award for her work as a UN Special Envoy, said before a room packed of philanthropic-minded celebrities, “I will do the best I can with this life, to be of use.”
[From Us Weekly]
I wonder what Angelina did for the wine? I mean, was she there, tasting samples? Perhaps. But I do think this is probably more of a side project for Brad, and good for him. It?s a cool little side project, especially given that they own that huge vineyard and they might as well make some wine. I wouldn?t mind a glass of the ros.
So, how much do you love that everything is coming up Brangeloonie these days? Angelina picks up an Oscar for her humanitarian work, Brad?s on track to pick up his first Oscar for producing 12 Years a Slave, and now the international wine-loving community is all, ?Damn, they make a good wine too.?
Photos courtesy of PR Photos.
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| | Brad Pitt covers THR, basically gloats about how he's an awesome producer | | Added 10 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Unless you?re a die-hard loonie for Brad Pitt or you?re just fascinated by insidery-industry pieces, I wouldn?t really suggest reading the new cover story from The Hollywood Reporter. THR is all about 12 Years a Slave ? which I totally want to see, of course ? but more than that, the piece is all about Brad Pitt and how he?s an amazing producer and Plan B (his company) is the wave of the future. You can read the full piece here. I guess some gloating was in order, and everything has come together beautifully for Brad this year. He had two potential failures with World War Z and 12 Years a Slave, but both turned out beautifully. WWZ has made more than $500 million and 12 Years is a shoo-in for many Oscar nominations. After years of making artsy films that no one saw, Brad has finally come into his own as a producer. Which is the point of this story. Here are some highlights:
Brad on the criticism and bad press he received for WWZ and 12 Years: Pitt, rather than giving in to his critics, dug in his heels and thought, “Game on, f—ers.”
On a WWZ sequel: “We are talking about it,” says Pitt. “We are going to investigate a script. We have a lot of ideas we will cull from. Nobody is writing just yet, but we are compiling our ideas.”
Brad?s love of 1960s and ?70s films: “I’m a fan of film first and was since I was a little boy sitting in Missouri,” he notes. “I go back to One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest and All the President’s Men. And Dr. Strangelove is still the funniest film I have ever seen.” As to more recent work, he adds: “There Will Be Blood is one of my absolute favorites; incredible, a whole film dedicated to someone’s hatred.”
Meeting Steve McQueen (director of 12 Years): “We met in London over a couple of bottles of wine,” recalls Pitt, “and ended up talking until the wee hours of the night about art and history — he was a video artist first.” (McQueen, 43, is a recipient of Britain’s Turner prize, its most prestigious award for an artist under age 50.)
Henry Louis Gates is a consultant on 12 Years!! The book, a best-seller that sold 27,000 copies when it was published in 1853, is one of a mere 101 “fugitive slave narratives” written before the Civil War, says Harvard University professor Henry Louis Gates, a consultant on the film. Of those, only this one “is the narrative of a free man who was kidnapped and manages in this case to be liberated.”
Brad wants to be a producer more than an actor: “As I get older, I am enjoying more the producorial side of things — not being so forefront in the camera — the creativity of putting the pieces together.”
Plan B?s strategy: “We follow the storytellers, and our little garage band of a production company’s mandate was [always] to help complex films get over the hill if they need a little push. We are in a fortunate position to do that.”
[From THR]
Basically, Brad really wants an Oscar this year. And who knows, he might get it. I think there?s probably a better chance that Brad will get an Oscar for producing 12 Years rather than Chiwetel Ejiofor for Best Actor. That?s not a slam on Chiwetel ? I just think that the buzz is about the whole movie rather than Chiwetel?s performance in particular. That being said, Michael Fassbender has been getting singled out a lot, hasn?t he? Unf. Please let Brad, Michael, Chiwetel, Idris Elba and Benedict Cumberbatch all get invitations to the Oscars! PLEASE.
Photos courtesy of The Hollywood Reporter.
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