The "scoop" is in large part common sense. Of course Eternals is intended as a franchise and of course they would have given her a generous package even if she is not lead. She is central to the push to get people interested in obscure characters in the Marvel Universe. A stand-alone is a big part of the Marvel formula and they would have discussed all possibilities when they mapped out Phase 4, but to "want" a solo for her now seems premature. Nor is it certain that she will agree. She declined Bride of Frankenstein with the comment "how many monsters can one play" -- even though her former assistant Holly Goline was involved in the project and even though she was grateful to Universal for backing her with Unbroken and By the Sea. Of course, this "news" could be read as a sign Marvel likes what Chloe Zhao delivered and is confident that the audience will respond to both Eternals and Thena.
What is clear is that she has a very strong and tight relationship with Disney.
The same site's scoop on Maleficent 3 seems more likely because she spoke of possibilities for continuing the story. MMoE's $492 on a $185 budget not including ancillaries is still profitable, and it retained its core audience with a 95% RT audience score and an A Cinemscore. What M and MMoE both sorely lacked was a competent director. The excitement for Eternals among film buffs who are not Marvel fans is centered on Zhao, the first Academy Award-winning director to work on a Marvel film. If M3 moves ahead, hopefully it will be with a decent, proven director at the helm. The previous two had never directed a film on their own before and it showed.
The site probably got all the info at the same time and made it to be about the two movies instead of just one story on Angelina. The site has had some success with scoops, which of course does not mean they are necessarily right with these two.
Angelina Jolie has signed a massive contract with Marvel and studio head Kevin Feige, who wants her to have a solo film as well. https://t.co/sbWetyfvy5
Une fois n'est pas coutume, la blague de l'été en centre Var se
nomme... « Brangelina ». On ignore encore quel plaisantin a cru bon de
lancer la rumeur d'un mariage estival à Correns du couple le plus
glamour d'Hollywood ; toujours est-il que la galéjade a bien pris.
Les
démentis des autorités locales, comme de Brad Pitt lui-même, lors d'une
interview pour notre journal lors du festival de Cannes, n'y ont rien
changé.
Depuis plusieurs semaines, des journalistes du
monde entier se sont intéressés à Miraval, certains payant de leur
personne un voyage - ma foi pas désagréable - dans le Var. Hier encore,
des délégations bataves et transalpines guettaient une activité...
invisible.
Il en va de « Brad et Angie » à Correns
comme du dahu, du yéti, ou de la semaine des quatre jeudis : beaucoup de
monde en parle... mais personne ou presque ne l'a rencontré !
Quand
bien même le couple Pitt-Jolie aurait décidé de convoler en justes
noces en centre Var, tout serait sans doute fait pour que les médias ne
le sachent pas. De nombreuses personnes veillant à la tranquillité de
ces habitants pas comme les autres... P. Z.
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are set to get married at their Chateau
Miraval estate in the south of France this weekend. After months of
will-they-won’t-they, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie look set to finally
tie the knot at their stunning chateau in the south of France.
With the
exception of the Royal Wedding, the marriage of Brangelina is the most
eagerly-awaited nuptial ceremony in years – and it is taking place this
weekend. The Hollywood couple have been together since 2005 and have six
children, but after putting off the inevitable for some time, are now
about to say their vows in front of hundreds of A-listers. Rumours have
been rife for months, despite the fact that that couple initially vowed
they would not marry until gay marriage was legalised in the US.
However, pressure from their children who wanted them to be like ‘Shrek
and Fiona’ ultimately changed their minds and they were engaged in April
when Brad finally put a ring on it. Now, their huge French estate
Chateau Miraval, located in the picturesque village of Correns in the
south-east corner of France has been transformed into a wedding venue
and photographers and reporters from around the world have begun camping
outside. Set within the stunning Provence-Alpes-Cote d’Azur region, the
estate is worth a reported £35million and the couple are said to have
invested £10million renovating it in anticipation of their big day.
Despite bringing a media storm to the once peaceful village, local mayor
Michael Latz is delighted for Brangelina and plans to help them
celebrate their big day. ‘They are a wonderful couple with beautiful
children and we will hold a civic reception to honour them,’ he said.
The Daily Mail report is a compendium of debunked gossip. Just enjoy the photos.
By
Paul Scott PUBLISHED:
23:32 GMT, 17 August 2012
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UPDATED:
02:00 GMT, 18 August 2012
The world of
showbiz is holding its collective breath as gossip reaches fever pitch
that Hollywood’s ultimate golden couple, Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt,
are planning to get hitched this weekend at their sprawling South of
France home. Already
the international press corps is camped outside the walled perimeter of
their vast estate, Chateau Miraval, close to Aix-en-Provence, as
last-minute preparations go on inside. Brad,
48, and 37-year-old Angelina, who already have three failed marriages
between them, have been lovers since 2005. They got engaged in April
when he presented her with a £159,000 diamond ring. Here, PAUL SCOTT gives you the lowdown on the celebrity wedding of the decade.
Trail run: Brad and Angelina's on-screen wedding in the movie Mr and Mrs Smith - now it's set to become a reality
A chateau fit for Hollywood royalty
Could
there be a more romantic setting than the 17th-century Chateau
Miraval, the 35-room estate the couple bought close to the French
village of Correns four years ago? The £35 million home, set in the
heart of the picturesque Var wine region, even has its own Romanesque
chapel, where the couple plan to exchange vows.
And
after a £10 million renovation project, personally overseen by Fight
Club actor Pitt, a grand reception hall has been added this year, which
will make the perfect location for the wedding party. It also has a
motorcycle track, just in case the eccentric Oscar-winning actress
decides to arrive for the ceremony on her beloved Italian MV Agusta
1,000 cc bike.
Afterwards, guests can wander the
grounds that are filled with 20 beautiful water fountains, aqueducts and
a stream that runs through hidden tunnels and into a moat and
ornamental lake. However, under French law there will also have to be a civil ceremony officiated by the local mayor at the nearby town hall. Michael
Latz, the mayor of Correns, says: ‘They are a wonderful couple with
beautiful children and we will hold a civic reception to honour them.’ Locals
are calling it Le Mariage de Monsieur et Madame Smith, after the
Hollywood movie on whose set they met and fell for each other.
With these rings we do wed . . .
No
simple bands from H. Samuel will do. The couple have commissioned
Angelina’s private ‘jewellery consultant’ Robert Procop to design
matching £500,000 wedding rings. Mr
Procop, who used to run British jewellers Asprey and Garrard, and now
has his own exclusive stores in Beverly Hills, Geneva and Hong Kong, has
spent all year working on the creations at his base in Cap Ferrat on
the French Riviera. The rings are made of rose gold with a tablet-cut diamond in each. The
couple’s wedding vows have been carefully carved on the inside, but the
writing is so small it cannot be read by the naked eye.
Who’s on the A-list guest-list?
A
smallish gathering by Hollywood standards, particularly as Angelina
says she has few friends and doesn’t get out much because of her brood
of six children. She
is said to have asked her 39-year-old actor brother, James Haven, to
give her away — even though she has recently tentatively reconciled with
her father, Midnight Cowboy actor Jon Voight, after years of
estrangement and bad blood after he accused her of having ‘serious
mental problems’. Her mother, actress Marcheline Bertrand, died from ovarian cancer in 2007. As well as Brad’s parents, Bill and Jane, his brother Doug and sister Julie are at the top of the guest list.
Invited: Jonny Depp and George Clooney have both received their wedding invitations
Brad’s drinking pal George Clooney
(above right), who lives a short flight away on Lake Como, is also said
to have received an invitation, along with fellow Hollywood stars Matt
Damon, Johnny Depp (above left) and Tom Cruise. Angelina’s uncle,
singer-songwriter Chip Taylor, has been invited, along with her
godparents — British actress Jacqueline Bisset and Austrian actor
Maximilian Schell.
According
to one U.S. magazine, Brad has spent the past few months personally meeting farmers, chefs and
local suppliers for private tastings to come up with an organic menu of
meat and fish that includes local garlic, marjoram and a Provencal herb
called sarriette.
Raise a glass . . . of Pink Floyd plonk
One
of the reasons wine-buff Brad bought Chateau Miraval is because it is a
working vineyard that produces a white wine called Lady Jane, a red
called Natouchka, and its award-winning rose, Pink Floyd. The latter got
its name after the rock group recorded part of their album, The Wall,
at the estate. There
is also a stonewalled cellar, that dates back to 1850, filled with white
wines from the Coteaux Varois appellation and red, white and rose from
the Cotes de Provence.
Will the bride wear white?
The
dress is surrounded by the strictest secrecy. Angelina
also has a taste for Versace’s couture line, Atelier Versace — which
she wore to the Oscars ceremony this year — and Salvatore Ferragamo
heels. Then again, the
actress might fool everyone and instead go the for the stunning
Fifties-style, off-the-shoulder, cream dress and the veil she wore when
she married Pitt on screen in Mr & Mrs Smith.
Everyone say cheese!
The
couple are rumoured to have struck a deal worth up to £30 million to
sell the pictures of their happy day, with first rights going to a U.S.
magazine. The proceeds are believed to be earmarked for the UN
children’s charity Unicef, for which Angelina is a special envoy. The
couple also have their own charity, the Jolie-Pitt Foundation. The deal
will dwarf the £20 million they earned for good causes from selling the
rights to the first pictures of their twins, Knox and Vivienne, in 2008
to People magazine in the U.S. and to Hello! magazine here. Keen
snapper Brad is also sure to take his camera. In 2008, he captured
intimate pictures of Miss Jolie breastfeeding the twins for the trendy W
Magazine.
Keeping out the gatecrashers
Teams
of motorbike-riding guards, led by the head of security at Chateau
Miraval, Tony Webb, will be patrolling the 1,000-acre grounds on the
lookout for paparazzi who could jeopardise that multi-million pound
picture deal. After the birth of Knox and Vivienne, two camouflaged
French photographers, who hid in a nearby forest trying to get
photographs, claimed they were given a rough time by Brad’s band of
highly-trained minders. A purpose-built surveillance centre with cameras and state-of-the art infrared devices has since been installed on the estate.
The Bridesmaids and Pageboys
The
couple’s ‘rainbow coalition’ of six children from different continents
have long been putting pressure on their parents to tie the knot, says
Brad, so they can be bridesmaids and pages at the wedding. The
couple are parents to adopted orphans Maddox, 11, from Cambodia,
eight-year-old Pax, from Vietnam, and Ethiopian girl Zahara, seven. They
also have three biological children, daughter Shiloh, six, and
four-year-old twins — son Knox and daughter Vivienne. Brad’s
younger brother Doug, 46, and his wife Lisa also have three children
who are expected to be given roles in the service. His sister Julie, 43,
is also the mother of twins.
Sailing off into the sunset
Microsoft
co-founder Paul Allen has offered the couple the use of his 400ft
yacht, Octopus (below), for their honeymoon at a later date. It has two
helipads, a pool, nightclub, basketball court, cinema and two submarines
(just in case it is necessary to make a quick escape from the
paparazzi).
Luxury: Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen has offered the couple the use of his 400ft yacht, Octopus
Power couple: Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie
attended the pemiere for her directorial debut, In the Land Of Blood And
Honey, in Paris, France on February 16 - looking quite the Hollywood
couple
The 59-year-old billionaire,
who is a long-time friend of Brangelina, is said, jokingly, to have made
the offer on condition they let the amateur rock band in which he plays
guitar perform at the wedding. But
with pals Bono and The Edge of U2 living a few miles away in the
village of Eze, there should be no problem putting together a house band
for the post-wedding shindig.
The
Hollywood couple own the 17th-century Chateau Miraval in southeastern
France, and publications have been rife with rumors that they were
planning to wed soon.
REUTERS
Tuesday, August 14, 2012, 6:40 PM
Steve Granitz/WireImage
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie announced their engagement in April but have not publicly set a wedding date.
A French mayor on Tuesday denied a report in celebrity magazine Hello that quoted him saying Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, who own a chateau nearby, were due to get married this weekend.
The A-list Hollywood couple own the 17th-century Chateau Miraval in
southeastern France, and celebrity publications have been rife with
rumors in recent weeks that they were planning to wed soon.
"I don't know who they are," said Michael Latz, mayor of the village of
Correns where the couple dubbed "Brangelina" have their chateau, when
asked if he had spoken to Hello.
He said he was not aware of any wedding, and added: "It's nonsense.
I've had 50 phone calls and I am telling everyone to get lost because
this is tiresome and irritates me.
"I am going to pursue them (Hello) for misleading statements."
Hello magazine reported on its website on Tuesday that the mayor had
said Jolie and Pitt would marry this weekend, although it did not quote
him directly.
Jolie, 37, and Pitt, 48, announced their engagement in April but have
not publicly set a wedding date. The couple have been together since
2005 and are raising six children.
Michael Latz, who presides over Correns in southeast France, would likely conduct the legal ceremony in the town hall.
Then the couple would be able to cap off celebrations in their
£35-million Chateau Miraval estate, which is nestled in the beautiful
Provence countryside.
Whether the wedding goes ahead remains to be seen, but much seems to be in place for the nuptials to go ahead.
Jeweler Robert Procop – former boss of British jewellers Asprey &
Garrard – has reportedly finished making matching £500,000 bands for the
couple – and now they're ready to go.
A source says: "Robert's been busy all year making Brad and Angie's wedding rings.
"They are matching rose gold bands with a tablet-cut diamond in them and their vows to each other engraved in them.
"You can't see it with the naked eye but they both know they're there."
Above: Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have kept the Hollywood wedding of the year top secret
BRAD Pitt and Angelina Jolie have gathered their
nearest and dearest at their £35 million home, Château Miraval, in the
south of France.
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie
tricked us all into thinking their nuptials were going ahead on Friday
last week, but Michael Latz – mayor of the nearby village of Correns –
revealed it is ‘more likely’ the couple’s wedding will take place this
coming weekend.
The
pair have been keeping their marriage on hold after they insisted they
wouldn't wed until the legalisation of same-sex marriage in America but
Brad is struggling to wait any longer.
He said: "We made this declaration some time ago that we weren't going to get married till everyone can.
"But I don't think we'll be alb to hold out…it means something to me, to make that kind of commitment."
The Internet as an alternate source for news took a beating over the weekend when Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie did not get
married in France, as numerous celebrity and gossip websites had been
predicting. Some actually included the names on the supposed guest list.
“Even Angelina’s private jeweler is here,” reported Rupert Murdoch’s
London tabloid, The Sun, whose unsourced reports were picked up
internationally by gossip blogs. According to one report, the couple’s
wedding bands cost $783,300 each. Paparazzi descended on the couple’s
home, Chateau Miraval, in the south of France, anxious to record the
arrival of the invitees, including, it was said, close relatives of Pitt
and Jolie. But the photogs and their gossip cohorts turned out to be
the only arrivals. And as the weekend ended, the “mainstream media” were
noting that in France weddings may not be held in private residences.
An official in the village of Correns told Reuters: “Under French law
couples have to get married at the town hall.” But did the non-event
quiet the gossip sites? Not for a minute. An Irish website remarked,
“Makes you wonder if perhaps the couple pulled the wool over, well, the
whole world’s eyes and got married somewhere else.” Another,
CelebDirtyLaundry.com, commented, “OK, I’ve been wrong before. Believe
it or not, we don’t try to mislead. Media vans were camped out.
Villagers were talking. I actually thought something might go down. Yet
it didn’t. But guess what? NEXT WEEK is the real date. I’m not crying
wolf this time! Next week we’ll see a married Brad Pitt and Angelina
Jolie. Trust me!”
Splashing out ... Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt have commissioned two £500,000 wedding bands
By GORDON SMART, Showbiz Editor
Published: Today at 02:31
BRAD Pitt and Angelina Jolie probably won’t risk taking their wedding rings
off to do the washing up – not after commissioning two £500,000 bands from
their jeweller Robert Procop.
The former boss of British jewellers Asprey & Garrard has been busy
producing matching bands for them at the Grand Hotel du Cap Ferrat, in the
south of France. And now they’re done and ready to go.
A source said: “Robert’s been busy all year making Brad and Angie’s wedding
rings.
“They are matching rose gold bands with a tablet-cut diamond in them and their
vows to each other engraved in them.
“You can’t see it with the naked eye but they both know they’re there.”
According to Michael Latz, who is mayor of the village of Correns near Brad
and Angelina’s home, the couple are due to finally get hitched this weekend.
Angelina
Jolie and Brad Pitt (fondly known to fans of the power couple as
'Brangelina') are rumoured to have married this weekend in a private
chapel ceremony...
There has been a great deal of anticipation this weekend, as it
seemed as if the long-awaited Jolie-Pitt wedding was set to take place
at the pair's private French estate.
Despite sources telling Reuters that the Brangelina wedding
couldn't go ahead this weekend due to legal issues, they did let slip
one crucial piece of information:
"Under French law couples have to get married at the town hall...
Unlike with a religious wedding, there's no way a couple can hold a
civil ceremony at their own home."
However, according to the Daily Mail, the pair have a private chapel on their estate - perfect for an at-home-and-perfectly-legal religious ceremony.
"After their engagement was announced it was learnt that a huge
reception hall was under construction at the Provence home. Aerial
images of the site in February showed a large white building being
erected next to the quaint chapel."
Intriguing.
A source also revealed to The Sun newspaper that, amongst
the guests gathered for the supposed 50th wedding anniversary of Brad
Pitt's parents, is the private jeweller who designed Angelina Jolie's
custom engagement ring:
"Brad flew in to oversee preparations but they’re all here now...
They say it’s for Jane and Bill, but some think this could be it. Even
Angelina’s private jeweller is here."
Perhaps that private jeweller is there with two brand-new custom
rings? Maybe two WEDDING BAND style rings, set to be debuted in that
oh-so-private religious ceremony?
Unfortunately, due to the nature of the ceremony and the security
surrounding the estate, whether the couple did have a wedding will not
be confirmed until either Brad or Angelina's reps make an announcement.
We have our confetti ready...
The wedding would “most likely take place on August 18”
- Mickael Latz, the mayor of the nearby village of Correns
BRAD Pitt and Angelina Jolie will marry on their French estate next weekend, a local mayor claimed yesterday.
A marquee has already been erected at Chateau Miraval in the southern Var region.
And increased deliveries of food and champagne have been spotted in preparation for the showbusiness spectacular.
But a helicopter pilot who flew across the £35million estate yesterday said it was “all but deserted”.
“There’s
nobody around at all,” said the pilot. “You can’t even see a single
security guard, let alone any of the catering staff or other essential
staff for a big wedding.”
Mickael Latz, the mayor of the nearby village of Correns, said the wedding would “most likely take place on August 18”.
“It’s a likely date,” he said. “There are no plans for a civil wedding in Correns this weekend.”
There have been claims that Brad’s parents Bill and Jane are at Chateau Miraval already.
Guests set to attend the wedding include George Clooney, 51, who is just a short flight away at his home on Lake Como, Italy.
It is thought that Brad, 48, and Angelina, 37, will wed in a private chapel in the grounds
Ok, these aren't the actual
pictures of their wedding, and we don't even know if they got married
today, but if they did, this is what it'd look like
We'd like to think that, if Ange did marry Brad, she'd make him shave that mane of hair off
It's here! The magical day: Saturday 11 August. And we don't just
mean it's seven days until The X Factor is on TV (although we're pretty
excited about that too) - we mean it's the rumoured date of Brad Pitt
and Angelina Jolie's wedding!
Does Brad look at these pictures (from Mr and Mrs Smith, obvs) and think 'I must get rid of this beard'?
It's heavily rumoured that the pair are set to tie the knot at
their French home, Chateau Miraval, because of the following facts:
1 They've built a massive reception hall
2 They got engaged earlier this year
And er, that's it. But then, Mummy and Daddy Pitt (that's Jane and Bill to you) arrived at the house yesterday
and we got all excited that today's the day!
Brad looks a bit drunk here, which is exactly how you're supposed to look on your wedding day.
Brad's taken time off filming a cameo in The Counsellor, and
Angelina was in London filming Maleficent, but the pair have decided to
take their six children to France for a holiday. Or a WEDDING.
Their
children - Maddox, 10, Pax, eight, Zahara, seven, five-year-old Shiloh
and twins Knox and Vivienne, aged three - are all there with them, but
there's no sign of Angelina's dad, Jon Voight. Possibly because he's a
bit of a chatty mouth when it comes to their lives. He's not the best
secret keeper, let's put it that way.
Brad and Ange: PLEASE get married and release cute pictures like these!
The couple got engaged in April, saying their children were
the driving force behind the decision. "Yes, it's confirmed. It is a
promise for the future and their kids are very happy. There's no date
set at this time," Brad's spokesperson said at the time.
Take note, Angelina: white is very you
So, enjoy these pictures from their 2005 film Mr and Mrs
Smith, then tell all your friends you attended Brad and Ange's top
secret wedding ceremony. You liked the chicken main course, but thought
the Eton Mess pudding needed more cream. Got it?
Here's the actual Chateau Miraval the wedding is supposed to take place in
We sent an X17 photographer all the way down to the south of France
-- it's pretty much in the middle of nowhere -- to check out Brad Pitt
and Angelina Jolie's chateau Miraval to see just what's going on and ...
drumroll, please ... there's NOTHING going on!
French media were reporting Thursday that the couple was set to wed tomorrow, Saturday, Aug 11, but X17online can tell you, the wedding isn't on, just yet.
Our photographer says:
"There are NO security guards, NO workers, NO party planners --
NOTHING at the property. As I drove around, checking out the scene from
the street below the private hillside, I saw nothing out of the
ordinary. It was quiet, just like the sleepy village of Correns next to
it. Business as usual at Chateau Brangelina."
We'll have the photos and video to prove it, coming up later. Our photographer's in a helicopter over the property now!
Forget garden-variety buzz. The possibility that Brad Pitt is marrying Angelina Jolie this weekend in France is getting "real buzz."
So says an excited but unnamed source to the U.K's Sun,
based on rumors that the couple are hosting some kind of event at their
château with guests including Pitt's parents and Jolie's
engagement-ring jeweler.
But multiple sources tell PEOPLE there is no wedding this weekend. (Reps did not respond for comment.) The local newspaper Var Matin
also shot down a France 3 TV report of a Saturday wedding. And
officials in the village say they don't know anything about it and that
it likely couldn't happen anyway.
"Under French law couples have
to get married at the town hall," Patrick Mareschi, deputy culture
secretary of the nearby village of Correns, tells Reuters. "Unlike with a religious wedding, there's no way a couple can hold a civil ceremony at their own home."
Which is pretty much what the photo agency X17 found out. It grumbled on its website:
"We
sent an X17 photographer all the way down to the south of France – it's
pretty much in the middle of nowhere – to check out Brad Pitt and
Angelina Jolie's chateau Miraval to see just what's going on and ...
drumroll, please ... there's NOTHING going on!" the site says.
Not only did its photographer not find any signs the couple, engaged
last spring, were tying the knot – no security guards, no party
planners – it didn't even see evidence of other rumors that Pitt was
hosting a wedding anniversary party for his parents.
BRAD Pitt and Angelina Jolie won’t be marrying this weekend — People magazine insists.
Sources tell the publication that, despite speculation that started when an an unnamed source told British newspaper The Sun that Brad and Angie are hosting some kind of event at their château, the wedding won’t be taking place just yet.
The local newspaper Var Matin also shot down a France 3 TV
report of a Saturday wedding. And officials in the village say they
don’t know anything about it and that it likely couldn’t happen anyway.
“Under
French law couples have to get married at the town hall,” Patrick
Mareschi, deputy culture secretary of the nearby village of Correns,
told Reuters. “Unlike with a religious wedding, there’s no way a couple can hold a civil ceremony at their own home.”
Photo agency X17 found out the hard way when they sent a papparazo to France.
“We
sent an X17 photographer all the way down to the south of France – it’s
pretty much in the middle of nowhere – to check out Brad Pitt and
Angelina Jolie’s chateau Miraval to see just what’s going on and …
drumroll, please … there’s NOTHING going on!” the site says.
Brad, 48, recently bought Angelina, 37, a $500,000 watch as a pre-wedding gift.
Meanwhile, it’s been claimed that Brad and Angelina have been named as victims of phone hacking allegedly carried out by journalists at the News of the World.
Britain’s Guardian
newspaper says two members of staff at the paper — which was closed
down last year — conspired to intercept the voicemail messages of Eunice Huthart, an associate of Pitt and Jolie, and other unnamed people connected to the actors.
Huthart is a former stunt double for Jolie and participant in the Gladiators game show.
The actors’ names emerged as prosecutors announced charges against eight people, including Andy Coulson, the former director of communications for the British prime minister, David Cameron, and Rebekah Brooks, the former chief executive of News International.
On Monday, police said they believed there were 4,775 potential victims of phone hacking, of whom 2,615 had been notified.
Preparations for a big bash at the Hollywood power couple's French
chateau, plus the arrival of Pitt's parents and their LA jeweler, may -
or may not - translate to wedding bells.
12:39 PM PDT 8/10/2012 by Elizabeth Snead
Getty Images
Are Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie
finally tying the knot? That's what the increasing hullabaloo on their
South of France estate -- Chateau Miraval -- indicates to the media. But
other sources say no wedding is happening this weekend.
Brad's parents reportedly have arrived at Chateau Miraval, and Los Angeles jeweler Robert Procop, who made Angelina's $250,000 diamond and platinum engagement ring, also is said to be flying in.
Some have speculated that the bash is for Pitt's parents, Jane and
Bill, but with Angelina’s jeweler there, it seems likely that it is
something more. George Clooney, who lives in Lake Cuomo in Italy, is said to be flying in for the occasion.
Our sources on the ground say there is large tent outside the Chateau. “It’s really happening," one source says.
But not so fast say other sources. Var Matin, the local newspaper for Correns, dismissed talk of a wedding this weekend. The newspaper speculates the wedding will take place Aug. 18.
People reported that "multiple sources" also told the the magazine that no wedding was planned for this weekend.
The couple's engagement was revealed in April by The Hollywood Reporter.
After the engagement went public, construction for a large hall began
at their Provence estate. Aerial images of the chateau and grounds in
February showed a large white building being erected next to a quaint
chapel.
The 1,000-acre estate -- a reported $54 million investment -- is the
perfect spot for a secluded family wedding. The security is always tight
around the estate, but has gotten even tighter in recent weeks: We're
talking armed guards, security cameras, the works.
Despite the media speculation, Patrick Mareschi,
deputy culture secretary of the nearby village of Correns, has told
Reuters: "Under French law, couples have to get married at the town
hall. Unlike with a religious wedding, there's no way a couple can hold a
civil ceremony at their own home."
But applying for a marriage license in the States or in France would
set off major media alarms. And it makes perfect sense to have a private
and protected wedding on their estate.
Angelina has been married twice before: first to British actor Jonny Lee Miller from 1996-99, then to Billy Bob Thornton from 2000-03. Brad's marriage to Jennifer Aniston lasted five years before they announced they were divorcing in early 2005.
The power couple known as Brangelina quickly amassed a family of six
children: Maddox, 10; Pax, 8; Zahara, 7; Shiloh, 5; and twins Knox and
Vivienne, 3.
Although they've insisted that they would not wed until the U.S.
legalization of same-sex marriage, Brad admitted during the Cannes Film
Festival in May that they've been under increasing pressure from their
children. At the time, he maintained that they had not set a
date. Angelina also has said that their brood has asked why the parents
aren't married -- like Shrek and Fiona.
"We've explained to them that our commitment, when we decided to
start a family, was the greatest commitment you could possibly have,"
she said recently during an interview with ABC News. "Once you have six
children, you're committed."
Mr. and Mrs. Smith Pitt?! The tabloids are buzzing with word that Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are ready to walk down the aisle this weekend, but there's been loads of conflicting reports on the couple. So, is there really a wedding in store?! Melanie Bromley joins us from London to set the record straight on today's episode of Live From E!
As rumors swirl that Brad Pitt and Angelina Joliewill marry this weekend at their French estate, Chateau Miraval, one of the actress’ closest confidants is speaking out about the wedding.
“I think it will be very personalized and something that nobody has seen before,” Jolie’s “aunt” Jade Dixon said in an exclusive interview.
“I think it will be very small, intimate and memorable. I don’t see
them doing it big but easier to control. I see it small and still flashy
and more in tune with involving their children.” As for the wedding’s location?
Dixon believes it will indeed be held at their Chateau Miraval home, though she did not confirm a date.
“It could definitely be at one of their houses so it would be very
intimate,” she admitted. “I’m guessing that is probably where it will be
because it’s more private there.”
EXCLUSIVE:
Yesterday a French blog released a list of what it contended was the
official Cannes selection for 2012. The blog said the list had been
briefly published on the official Cannes Film Festival website before
hastily being pulled down. A number of other sites have picked up the
list, but Deadline will not. This was an April Fools joke, and not a
very funny one. I spoke to Cannes general delegate and artistic director
Thierry Frémaux this morning who tells me “There was no internet leak.”
Indeed, it would be impossible for the list to leak given it’s not
completed and, as Frémaux says, “The
selection is in my head.” He further tells me, “This is all lies and
it’s disgusting to play with such a thing. Cannes is an institution and
must be preserved. There is a code of conduct for Cannes and it must be
respected. Those who don’t respect the code, will never come back to
Cannes.” Wild Bunch’s Vincent Maraval put the list down to an
irresponsible prank telling me that some of his own films that appeared
on the list have not even been seen by Frémaux. There were a couple of
titles on the list that have been the source of wide speculation, but
the official Cannes press conference takes place on April 19 and Frémaux
and his team will be screening films and honing their selection until
the very last minute. End of story.
Accidental Leak of Potential Cannes Entries, Removed from Official Site
Justin Chang (@justinCCang) on Twitter announced that this list
had to be a fake-out, writing “@AwardsDaily If it’s real I’ll eat my
beret. Fremaux et al. are still screening films and won’t set the lineup
until April 19.”
But anyway, put into google translate it reads, more or less, that it
was posted on the Cannes official and then quickly removed:
APRES LA BATAILLE de Yousry Nasrallah -
BIG HOUSE de Matteo Garrone -
THE BURIAL de Terrence Malick -
COSMOPOLIS de David Cronenberg -
DE ROUILLE ET D’OS de Jacques Audiard -
ELEFANTE BIANCO de Pablo Trapero -
GEBO ET L’OMBRE de Manoel de Oliveira -
LE GRAND SOIR de Gustave Kervern et Benoit Delépine -
IL EST DIFFICILE D’ETRE UN DIEU d’Alexei Guerman -
IN ANOTHER COUNTRY de Hong Sangsoo -
THE LAND OF HOPE de Sono Sion -
LAURENCE ANYWAYS de Xavier Dolan -
A LIAR’s AUTOBIOGRAPHY – THE TRUE STORY OF MONTY PYTHON’S GRAHAM CHAPMAN
de Bill Jones, Jeff Simpson et Ben Timlett, le grand retour du groupe
mythique à Cannes, 30 ans après LE SENS DE LA VIE -
MAIN DANS LA MAIN de Valérie Donzelli -
THE MASTER de Paul Thomas Anderson -
MISHIMA ( titre provisoire ) de Koji Wakamatsu –
MOONRISE KINGDOM de Wes Anderson –
NO de Pablo Larrain -
PIAZZA FONTANA de Marco Tullio Giordana -
A PIGEON SAT ON A BRANCH REFLECTING ON EXISTENCE de Roy Anderson ( la famille est au complet ) -
THE PLACE BEYOND THE PINES de Derek Cianfrance -
PROVIZORIU de Cristian Mungiu –
RHINOS SEASON de Bahman Ghobadi -
STOKER de Park Chan-wook
What are the odds that bottom-feeding tabloid Life & Style has a real (as opposed to imaginary) industry "source" that allowed them to out-scoop the likes of Deadline Hollywood and Variety? Less than nil. But it's entertaining reading even if it is fiction.
Angelina Jolie
is one of the world's most desirable women so it's understandable that
Hollywood's leading actors are clamoring for the role of her lover in
the upcoming CGI and live-action film Maleficent!
A source tells Life & Style that Jim Sturgess, 30, has shown interest in playing the role of Diaval.
"Diaval is an Irish man with black hair, dark eyes and a slight Irish
accent. When he's first seen in the movie, he's not a human, but a bird.
Angie's character, Maleficent, turns him into a man." Then, says a
source who's read the script, "they become lovers."
And the 21 actor isn't the only one who wants the role.
The film is about the tale of Sleeping Beauty told from the perspective of the princess' evil nemesis, Maleficent.
"It's a really great script," Angelina, 36, recently said about the
film. "I'm having a lot of fun. I've already got my horns fitted. My
kids are very happy.... It sounds really crazy to say that there will be
something that's good for young girls in this because it sounds like
you're saying they should be a villain. [Maleficent] is actually a great
person. But she's not perfect. She's far from perfect."
Also joining the film could be Jude Law as the character Stefan, who is half human, half fairy and the father of Aurora, a.k.a. Sleeping Beauty.
"The role has been offered to Jude," the source tells Life & Style. "Angelina also appeared with him in the movie Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow."
