Angelina Jolie: I Want 13 or 14 Kids

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24 Tawn | 06/15/2007 at 9:45 am
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LOS ANGELES—Yam Laranas confirmed to us that Jesse Bradford, who starred in Clint Eastwood’s “Flags of Our Fathers,” has the top role in the US remake of the thriller “Sigaw.”

Yam has been in LA since April to prepare the movie, to be titled “The Echo,” for production. He told us via e-mail: “We came up with names; Jesse Bradford was unanimously selected. He read the script and liked the character a lot. He asked to see the original and he fell in love with it. Jesse and I had lunch with the producers at the Ammo Cafe in Hollywood. We talked non-stop about the script and his character. I saw how excited he was.”

The Filipino filmmaker, who has the privilege of directing the Hollywood version of his acclaimed horror film, added, “Jesse is now working out daily—undergoing weight training. He has a nutritionist to help him beef up for the ex-con role. We will definitely see a different Jesse Bradford in ‘The Echo.’”

Yam continued: “We have been casting non-stop for the rest of the roles. It’s fun to see a lot of very good actors and actresses coming in to audition. Nakakatuwa kasi nakikita ko lang sila sa TV at sine, tapos nasa harapan ko for an audition. Our casting director is Nancy Nayor-Battino (‘The Grudge,’ ‘The Exorcism of Emily Rose,’ ‘Road Trip’). She is just amazing! She’s working with an associate na Pinoy but born and raised in Chicago. His name is John Barba and his family is from La Union. John is a very efficient caster (‘Punch Drunk Love,’ ‘Shattered Glass’). When you work with Nancy, you get auditions from top agencies like UTA, GERSH, CAA, etc.”

And more: “We hope to lock all other actors by early next week. I’m flying out to Toronto on June 23 to start prep for the Aug. 13 start date (of filming). We moved the shoot to Toronto from New York so we can have more shooting days. About 90 per cent of the movie will be shot inside a stage/studio.”

A news story of Jesse’s casting, titled “Bradford hears chilling ‘Echo,’” landed on the front page of The Hollywood Reporter.

Carefree girl

“I blame all of you for that because I was excited,” Angelina Jolie told our press group with a laugh when a colleague of ours reminded her about the carefree girl she once was, who jumped into the pool after she won a Golden Globe Best Supporting Actress for “Girl, Interrupted” in 1999.

“I think I’m really the same person,” maintained the actress who was 23 at the time. Having just turned 32 in this recent press con at the Beverly Wilshire, she was given a bouquet of flowers.

Angelina is not quite that same girl who plunged into the Beverly Hilton’s pool in a beaded gown. Since then, Angelina has become a Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and, with a passion to aid countries devastated by conflicts and diseases, adopted kids from around the world—Maddox (nicknamed Madd), 5, Zahara (Zee), 2, and her latest, Pax, 3. She has a biological daughter, Shiloh, 1, with her partner, Brad Pitt.

What has remained unchanged is that Angelina continues to be an excellent actress. The actress’ portrayal of Mariane Pearl, widow of slain journalist Daniel “Danny” Pearl, in “A Mighty Heart,” was praised by critics when the film premiered at the Cannes Film Festival last month.

At the Cannes press con for the movie which we attended, Angelina was a forthright interviewee as usual. But in this recent one, when it was more relaxed and we had her for slightly over an hour, she talked more openly for the first time. She did not shirk when asked about: the recent passing of her mother, Marcheline Bertrand; how Pax is doing; the rift with her father, actor John Voight; and how Brad was as her producer in “A Mighty Heart” and as her partner.

There was a catch in her voice as she mentioned Marcheline. She spoke about John in a hopeful tone. She squarely answered a question about her too-thin frame these days. For the fashionista readers, a female colleague supplied us this info: Angelina wore a vintage Moschino embroidered empire-waisted black cocktail dress and black Sergio Rossi high heels and toted a Botkier bag.

How is Brad as producer and as a partner?

I’m a very lucky woman. I have a beautiful family and Brad is a very supportive friend, man and a great father … and very romantic in his own way. But with this film, I was very nervous because I got to know Mariane and respected her so much. And then having somebody who is your partner as the producer can, in some ways, sound like a good idea but it can also make the pressure higher. I lost sleep over it. But he was very helpful.

Do you and Brad have different ideas about parenting?

We’re very similar. We back each other as parents. There is no divide like daddy’s okay with this but mommy’s not. We never want the kids to see us divided in the way we discipline. He’s just as affectionate and loving as I am. I am just as playful. They ride motorcycles and do boy things more than I do. They get dirty in the mud. But we try to make sure they know that they don’t divide mommy and daddy, that we agree, we’re together, we love each other and from there we have a family.

How does Brad help you in difficult times?

It’s funny to give all his secrets away. He’s really a great friend… If he’s sitting with me and asking how I feel, I feel like he really wants to know. He really cares. We talk very deeply about everything. When my mom passed away, he sat with me … and helped me through all the stages of handling it—what to deal with, her ashes, everything. He was just wonderful to my brother. I wasn’t thinking clearly. He spent the night asking us questions about our mom. He got us to tell funny stories about her, got us focused on all the love and the joy we were fortunate enough to have. He’s extraordinary.

How is Pax adjusting to his new family?

He’s a great kid. At first, we thought he was shy and quiet. Two days later at home, we discovered that he is the loudest member of the family. He is very athletic, very bold. We don’t know if it’s because he suddenly had (many forms of) freedom that he never had before. We still have a Vietnamese person around on occasion so he [won’t forget] his language. A Cambodian woman is coming to visit Madd. Pax and Zee have connected because they’re closer in age. Madd and Pax are brothers; there are times when they absolutely bond against everybody else in the family. They’re a tough team. Then they have moments when they bug each other—quite normal.

I’m really proud of Pax. You see certain things from somebody who has been institutionalized … habits. It’s quite obvious that he was used to a stronger discipline. It’s hard to change that—to be as strong [but] to just push him with love, by talking to him.

How are Brad’s parents with the kids? Do you sometimes leave the kids with them?

Brad’s parents are very kind to me, very warm. They’re great grandparents. It’s very important to me that the kids have that. I don’t know if I’d leave these four with anybody right now (laughter). They’re a wild bunch. When I first met [Brad’s parents], I was coming in with two adopted children from other countries. That was new for them. But they’re equally loving. We’ve left the kids with them quite a few times.

How is your relationship with your father?

I hope that, in the future, it will be more private. Unfortunately, our difficulties became very public—it was not started by me. At the end of the day, we both wish the best for each other. We will try to start communicating in some way. We have communicated through letters. We’ll see how far we can go where it’s healthy for both of us. I am sure we keep an eye on each other.

You are so thin. Is there a lot of pressure on actresses to be thin?

The funny thing is, when somebody says, you’re thin, a person says, thank you. To me actually, when somebody says I’m thin, it is not a compliment. It’s not something I want to be. I have always been lean.

This year, I lost my mom. I’ve gone through a lot. I have four kids. I just finished breast-feeding. It’s been hard to get my nutrition back on track and learn about my body after birth. I am doing the best I can. The thing that’s disturbing is that instead of somebody saying, oh, this looks like somebody who is dealing with something from emotions—it’s, do they want to fit into skinny jeans? I don’t encourage young girls to be too thin. I do want people to understand that I am just trying to work through a very difficult year.

(To be continued on Sunday)

Sigh. I never meant anything negative. I adore Angie and look up to her - have for years, even long before Brad. I admire that she’s her own person.

All I was saying is - she is much softer and more sensitive than she lets on. The tough persona is to protect a gentle heart that can be easily hurt. JMHO.

#77 kokey
Then dont dare coming here coz we dont wanna hear what u have to say, i suggest u go back to Maniston and have that lovely chin of hers.

73 Dragonfly | 06/15/2007 at 10:58 am
Peaches, oh yes, I would say the death of her mother is the major reason, along with just being so busy the next, but I do think she feels more pain about the stories written about the kids than she lets on, any mother would.

Besane, that comment about “hiding behind each other” brought Brad’s ex to my mind as well. Oh, to be a fly on the wall to know what Brad has told Angie about Miss Orange! Angie has the scoop and knows just how miserable Brad was having to always prop up the poor, helpless little sit-com actress sucking him dry with her self-centeredness. His current happiness at being able to focus on better things with a confident woman at his side is now written all over his face.
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I just think she knows who she is and what she means to Brad and to her children. From what hse says Brad constantly tells her what a great mother she is and I’m sure her brother does as well as her mother before she died. I think from the pictures Brad mother admires her. I really think that is all that matters. The tabloids don’t know who she is or what kind of mother she is, they want to get a rise out of them and she has been in the game long enough to know that. I think her comment last night about her media situation over MP’s has been about silly stuff was what she considers it to be, silly.. I’m mother and something somone says who doesn’t know me about my mothering skills, especially something I know to be a lie doesn’t bother me in the least. I really think Brad would have been more consistent in replying to the rumors if it was bothering Angie to the point it was causing her to lose weight.

IA. I got the feeling that was in reference to her that shall remain nameless. Angie is the exact oppostie of everything Brad endured with that chick. He must feel like he struck goal. Really, he has a stride about him, a confidence in his walk ( that is sexy as hell) and I think that comes from the security of his family and Angie’s love. He doesn’t have to sweat the small stuff anymore. No matter what drama is going on on the outiside or what craziness is happening in Holllywood his home is a safe haven for him now where all is good.

#61 She needs one.

Blame the Man

Widely criticised yesterday for trying to control the press, Angelina Jolie revealed on Jon Stewart that it was a move made by her lawyer and her representatives and not something she knew about. As you would expect, her attorney has also stepped forward to admit that he went overboard in his attempt to protect his candid client and that she in no way had anything to do with trying to get members of the media to sign a contract prohibiting them from asking personal questions and saying negative things about her.

Angelina herself characterised the tactic as “excessive” (it absolutely WAS excessive!) and insisted that had she known about it, she never would have put it out there.

Said her lawyer:
“This was my creating something to protect her from the press’s talking about personal matters, a document that would limit discussion to the film. But it was drafted overly broadly. It was well intended, but I understand how it was received.”

She also addressed the issue of her weight, explaining that being thin is not an objective, nor does she consider it a compliment or in any way attractive. Coping with the loss of her mother has been understandably hard, coupled with breast feeding and running around after 4 children, Angelina said her eating habits haven’t been great:
“I’ve always been lean and this year I lost my mom and I’ve gone through a lot. I have four kids and I finished breastfeeding – it’s been hard to get my nutrition back on track. Instead of people saying I look like a person dealing with something emotionally, they assume it’s because I want to fit into skinny jeans. Someone saying to me that I’m thin is not a compliment.”

And while Angie was doing interviews yesterday, Brad was playing dad – taking Pax to the doctor’s office amid a throng of pappies. I love this clip: Brad exits the SUV and says to waiting photographers “I have my boy…”
The way he says “his boy” is the hottest thing ever. Click here for the clip.

86 Peaches | 06/15/2007 at 11:13 am

I just think she knows who she is and what she means to Brad and to her children. From what hse says Brad constantly tells her what a great mother she is and I’m sure her brother does as well as her mother before she died. I think from the pictures Brad mother admires her. I really think that is all that matters. The tabloids don’t know who she is or what kind of mother she is, they want to get a rise out of them and she has been in the game long enough to know that. I think her comment last night about her media situation over MP’s has been about silly stuff was what she considers it to be, silly.. I’m mother and something somone says who doesn’t know me about my mothering skills, especially something I know to be a lie doesn’t bother me in the least. I really think Brad would have been more consistent in replying to the rumors if it was bothering Angie to the point it was causing her to lose weight.
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I hear what you are saying, and I hope you are right! haha!! I know Angie has soft spots like the rest of us, and hopefully this tabloid fodder is completely shut out of her world.

As for Brad not sweating the small stuff anymore, AMEN to that! He seems positively relieved and elated with his life right now. Maybe one of the reasons he never got involved any deeper with global issues before was because he was too busy trying to keep his wife at the time together…X herself even used that phrase when she belatedly “thanked” him backstage at that awards show “thanks for keeping me togehter, dude”, or some such drivel as that. So glad he recognized what a hollow existence he would have with her if he stayed. Angie allows him to live up to his full potential as a man. The difference is more than obvious.

#92 you are danm right. Brad has a much better life now with Angie!!!!!

I thought Angelina looked great on Larry King.I am so glad that Larry King did not butcher this interview like he did the Good Sheperd one.

I think Angelina has gained weight since late last year and earlier this year. I think we need to lay off of the too thin claims. She is slim and always has been. We have seen her slimmer in the past. I would not at all be surprised if she is pregnant before this year is out. She may be slim but she looks healthy to me.

89 twokids2 | 06/15/2007 at 11:17 am

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Look, the last thing I want to do is get into a pissing match with someone like you, but NO, she does not have a publicist. If she does, and you are so sure, then who is it? Yes, she has a manager, who has been named in one of these articles, and lawyers, but that’s not the same as a publicist or an agent, which she does not have. Prove it. Name names and agencies, all-knowing one.

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