Angelina Jolie & Marianne Pearl: Worst People to Plan a Playdate
Marianne Pearl, the wife of the slain Wall Street Journal journalist Daniel Pearl, and Angelina Jolie (she plays her in the upcoming film A Mighty Heart) sits down with Glamour editor-in-chief Cindi Leive for an interview at Angelina’s home. Here are some fun excerpts:
CINDI LEIVE: So Mariane, you started to tell me the story of how you guys initially met, which to my surprise had absolutely nothing to do with A Mighty Heart.
MARIANE PEARL: One day a few years ago, I was alone in New York with Adam, still having a rough time [after Danny’s death]. I read an interview with Angie in a magazine, about her and Maddox and her life as a single mom. And I thought, this woman could be my friend…. I’d never experienced anything like that before in my life. It was something in her tone, in the answers that she gave. I felt also that Maddox and Adam [then both about three] could be good friends. So I sent her a note saying, do you want to have a playdate?
ANGELINA JOLIE: And I, on the other side of it, had been aware of you through the time that everything went down. I remember being amazed by your courage and your grace…. And when I got the note, I was thrilled. Later I realized that Mariane and I are the two worst people to plan a playdate in the history of playdates.
CL: Why?
AJ: Because she hates the phone as much as I do. So it almost didn’t happen! But when it finally did, I remember being really nervous, thinking, she’s such an intelligent European woman—what are we going to do together? So we went to this serious, European, existential play—it seemed like the right thing [and it was supposed to be OK for kids]. But Adam and Mad got antsy, and finally halfway through, to each other’s relief, we were both like, do you want to get out of here? And we ran out and went back to Mariane’s place….
MP: We cooked pasta; it was actually good. And then we started talking about changing the world…
AJ: …and about all the things we were passionate about. Her instincts were right—we did have so much in common. And all the kids are great friends now. Zahara is madly in love with Adam.
The June 2007 issue of Glamour hits newsstands nationwide on May 8. Check out more of the Angelina/Mariane article with Glamour here. You can check our Pearl’s global diary here.








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susie Says:
April 30th, 2007 at 2:55 pm -
TLC- how cute will Z and Adam’s wedding be
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too too cute. shiloh as maid of honor. omg, too cute!
hanna- it is hard to explain how to learn things on the computer :(
Your Song by Elton John was my wedding song too :)
piper ~ goooooood answer!!
Hello everyone, thanks for the new thread jj…can’t wait to read the rest of the article.
Does anybody watch Work Out on Bravo? They had this girl named Erika who was being made to look like Angie because she said that when they can’t get the real thing, they try to get someone who can get as close a resemblance as possible and she was it. I was channel surfing so I didn’t get to see the beginning but does anybody know what it was for?
While they were making her up to look like Angie, they said “oh, here comes your husband”, and it was a Brad Pitt look alike (supposedly but he looked more like Larry Birkhead). They had her wearing the trench coat, the high necked blouse, (black of course) and she posed ala Angie and the fake Brad even carried her like a newlywed.
Frankly, she couldn’t hold a candle to the real thing and she knew it too. The hair was dark but was too thin, the shape of the the face, the eyes and even the lips, (although full) were all wrong. That Erika was pretty, but I’m happy that Angie is one of a kind and a hard one to copy even with all the makeup and wardrobe.
So, does anybody know what commercial they were doing for this shoot? Thanks.
Real tita, an agent that works for a lookalike agency called her boss (Jackie) first asking about her because someone told him that she looked like Angie. When Jackie told her about him, she was kind of shocked and felt complimented. She went to do a photo shoot because usually when a company can’t afford a celebrity they hire lookalikes. The funniest thing is they also hired a Brad lookalike to pose with her :lol:
Thank you Mr. and Mrs. Smith for those great and rare pictures. Between you and Susie, I’m having a great day on JJ. I’ve been taking a break from the repetitious banal negative flap-doodle…the synaptic misfiring twaddle aimed at this family and the petty malcontents who seek an audience on these threads. With the Jolie-Pitts keeping such a low profile these past weeks, all the links, new information and pictures BAMPZS supporters provide keep me coming back. Thanks again Susie and MAMS…your sharing makes me humble…you two are great photo resources.
Thank you Jared for the Thread. The interview is simply wonderful. Marianne is the epitome of courage and grace. She simply wanted Angie to portray her long before the movie got made and all people who can not wrap their minds around it they can just shove it. LOL!!
And Brad was the only one among the other companies that took the time to read and appreciate her book. I’m glad that he went forward and materialized it because I’m sure it’s a great story and people need to know about it. We need to focus on some serious things about the world among all that loud of **** that surrounds us daily.
Here are my favorite parts so far:
MARIANE PEARL: One day a few years ago, I was alone in New York with Adam, still having a rough time [after Danny’s death]. I read an interview with Angie in a magazine, about her and Maddox and her life as a single mom. And I thought, this woman could be my friend…. I’d never experienced anything like that before in my life. It was something in her tone, in the answers that she gave. I felt also that Maddox and Adam [then both about three] could be good friends. So I sent her a note saying, do you want to have a playdate?
MP: …I had met with Brad separately about the movie, [but] he wasn’t connected at all with Angie at that time. To be honest, I wasn’t even sure I wanted to do a movie…. Everybody was using terrorism for their own political agenda at that time, and really, this is a story about Danny. But when I met Brad—well, out of all the studios, he was the only one who had actually read the book!
MP: Really…and I could see already that he wanted to have children, and to raise them in a world of tolerance…. I don’t think I would have done it if I didn’t feel a direct connection to Brad and, then, Angie.
AJ: We all had an understanding that it couldn’t be a traditional melodrama: You know, “Mariane starts to get upset and the camera gets really, really close.” Because the wonderful thing about Mariane, and the book, is that she’s not like that. You know, Mariane, you’re somebody who has every right to have a lot of anger. And the fact that you take a deep breath and stand up with a very clear voice of tolerance and dialogue—that’s why I wanted to do the film.
MP: I think (Daniel) would be really proud. You know, he’s the person I did it for. If it were just for me, I wouldn’t have done a movie at all. But without the book and movie, he would’ve been known more for the way he died than the way he lived. I couldn’t accept that.
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I can not wait for the rest!!
Real Tita, they didn’t say what company she was modeling for…
If y’all what to see pics of Erika from the episode it’s here
http://www.bravotv.com/blog/erikajacobson/2007/04/power_is_great.php?page=1
falp- no problem, I love looking at all the pictures too :lol:
Amaya- I started reading the real tita’s post and thought of you but I see you saw it too :lol:
Mondo B and Direct C- hi *waving*
now I see the car on the left and right, good eye whoever pointed it out :lol:
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lmao Says:
April 30th, 2007 at 1:10 pm - flag comment
angelina could have had Oliver Martinez years ago. She chose who she wanted in her life, the father of her children, the man who she comes home to every night. dream on interesting.
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LMAO!!! This is so freaking true. I remember some morons saying that Brad will fell for Cate Blanshet when they started filming TCCOBB without even realizing that they had already done another movie together before then. Babel. So if Brad wanted her or any other woman he could have been with any of them but he chose to be with Angie.
After all this Daily News “dancing” thing is just plain GOSSIP!!! Witch means it can be 1000% false. After the screening Angie really went to a restaurant along with Holly, James, Ling and Wyclef and she was seen exiting with Wyclef and Martinez where nowhere to be found. Plus the item said that Ethan Howke was also there but Ethan wasn’t even at the screening.
And even if that was the case…so???
Martinez and Angie never had anything going on between them after all. It was just Trashloids rumors at the time when Angie was romantically linked with everyone and everything. That’s why the haters are talking about it. Because they believe everything these pieces of Trash are writing about Angie.
Angie was seen having a dinner with JLM (One of her X husbands) and she also attended one of his movie premieres back in 2005. But after that she took Madd to Alberta to see and stay with Brad. And she has been with Brad for all this time. And I never heard Brad complaining about it.
Andromeda- I am going to send you the new People with the 100 most beautiful tomarrow :)
Thanks for the new thread Just Jared. I am looking forward to the movie. Thanks for all the links to pictures and the Video of AJ at the Tribeca Film Inst. The Glamour interview was very inspiring to read. Peace to all
Hi susie, it’s okey at least i have learn from you guys, how to links (my big problems…) i have a trouble to posted, several times i posted was missing, i don’t what’s going on, everytime i posted always error or the page is not found, btw that song was your wedding song too? oh sweet, it’s an oldy song,
OT : i just get back from TMZ site wanted to see again the Vid of Angie, OMG, the people on comment, really i don’t understand with those people, so hates in their head and the comment so cruel and i am sorry for these people, the vid totally show how people likes Angelina and still the comment so evil and reject the reality, i don’t what brain of theirs…
I love love love Angelina
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think positive! Says
But when I met Brad—well, out of all the studios, he was the only one who had actually read the book!
MP: Really…and I could see already that he wanted to have children, and to raise them in a world of tolerance…. I don’t think I would have done it if I didn’t feel a direct connection to Brad and, then, Angie.
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I can’t wait to read the rest of this article!
And I just have to say that I am glad Marianne Pearl set things straight about how the casting of Angie came about. Just because plan B had the rights to the film(thanks to BRAD) it did NOT mean that Brad or Jennifer Aniston was set to star in it. I blame that writer from Vogue who did interviews with both Jennifer and Angelina ..(but I especially blame Aniston) for perpetuating this myth. Aniston is asked about the project and asked if she would play Marianne(lol) and of course Aniston can’t resist insinuating that she MIGHT actually be considered for the part. It must have been a huge ego boost for her to be asked, so she says she would “LIKE TO THINK THAT I COULD DO THAT, we will have to see when it happens” ( I would like to think I could lose 15 lbs before my sisters wedding next week, but that isnt going to happen either.)
Brad and his publicist have repeatedly stated that neither Brad nor Jennifer were going to act in this picture…they owned the film rights(after the divorce, Jen no longer did) and that was all! And then, in the recent Vogue issue with Angelina, the same writer has to repeat that little lie as fact, that Jennifer WAS set to star as Marianne!!
I admire both Marianne and Angie for their huge hearts, their dedication to helping others, and FOR THEIR HONESTY!
Can’t wait for the film!
hanna- the site has been having problems for 3 days now. I e-mailed jj a few times about it and he says that he is not having the same problem when he posts. Yes, Your Song was my song and my favorite Elton John song :lol:
#184: Thank you, Amaya. I didn’t quite catch the whole thing. She didn’t really look like Angie but they tried, didn’t they? I think there’s someone at QVC that resembles Angie more than Erika. Her name is Lisa Robertson. They usually do her hair and make up to look like Angie but I don’t know if it’s a conscious effort on their part or if it’s just a coincidence.
http://www.qvc.com/qic/qvcapp.aspx/main.html.file.|cp|cp_host_robertson,html/left.html.file.|leftnav|meethosts,html/walk.html.|nav|navhqhosts,html
#184: Thank you, Amaya. I didn’t quite catch the whole thing. She didn’t really look like Angie but they tried, didn’t they? I think there’s someone at QVC that resembles Angie more than Erika. Her name is Lisa Robertson. They usually do her hair and make up to look like Angie but I don’t know if it’s a conscious effort on their part or if it’s just a coincidence.
http://www.qvc.com/qic/qvcapp.aspx/main.html.file.|cp|cp_host_robertson,html/left.html.file.|leftnav|meethosts,html/walk.html.|nav|navhqhosts,html
(Jared, is this a duplicate post?)
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susie
I’ve been having the same problem for 3 days, I couldn’t post but I read everyone else’s posts, so I was blaming my (maria’s) computer.
I can’t wait to read the article in full when the next isuue of glamour hits the newsstands. I really hope TMH will play in San Antonio.
Isabelle- no it’s the site, alot of people have said they have problems too. JJ says he has no prpblem when he tries it out but I think he is just getting lucky :lol: It is really annoying :(
Is TMH going to do it like Babel open in select theaters and then every town? I hope so. I’m definately buying the DVD. [[getting a little ahead of myself] ;)
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