Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt return to big screen for Wanted and State of Play

According to the news, Hollywood Celebrity couple Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are reportedly going to return to the big screen starring in separate movies. AFP agency claims that Angelina Jolie is set to play a killer in an action movie called Wanted while Brad Pitt will play the role of an investigative journalist in the movie called State of Play.The movie is the US movie adaptation of hit British TV mini-series State Of Play and Brad Pitt’s version of the project will start filming in November and will be directed by the moviemaker Kevin Macdonald.
Angelina Jolie Universal Pictures’ action adventure film, Wanted (which is due to begin shooting in Eastern Europe in May) is an adaptation of a novel with the same title. The actress will star alongside James McAvoy and Morgan Freeman with Timur Bekmambetov as director.
In other Celebrity news, Angelina Jolie adopted a three-year-old boy Vietnamese boy named Pax Thien and promised to become a stay-at-home mother.

Halle Berry signs for Who is Doris Payne

According to the news, one of the most desired Hollywood actresses Halle Berry will be seen in the movie Who is Doris Payne having an different role, a woman who spent 75 years robbing jewelry stones. Halle Berry reportedly signed for the real-life story of Doris Payne (who is still in jail), a story which was written by TV writer Eunetta T. Boone. No other details are known but hopefully we will soon have some fresh news about the movie.In other movie news, Lionsgate is set to move forward with the movie project Tulia with Halle Berry starring as a lawyer. Tulia is based on real-life events surrounding the arrests of 46 black men during a Texas drug bust and production begins May 1 in Louisiana.
She was a jewel thief for six decades and worked all over the world. Doris is a magnificent woman and she’s incredibly intelligent. I aim to tell her story the way it is. It will explore claims she has a mental disorder but I hope to leave it up to the audience to decide whether Doris is a hero or a villain. There’s no way she shouldn’t be punished but it is important to state Doris never physically hurt anybody. She made her living stealing from the rich and from stores.- Moviehole quoted Berfield -

Pierce Brosnan and Meryl Streep in ‘Mamma Mia’ movie

According to the news, the ex-James Bond, Pierce Brosnan is set to star in the film adaptation of hit Abba musical Mamma Mia. The actor accepted on the spot as he couldn’t miss the chance to appear alongside double Oscar winner Meryl Streep. The producers of the Abba ‘Mamma Mia’ movie version hopes the film will have the same impact as the musical did in 1999, making it one of the most successful musicals of all time.
The production company Playtone has sign a deal with Mamma Mia! producer Judy Craymer and ABBA songwriters Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaus to produce a movie version with hopes to have it in theaters by late 2007, for more details go here.
I said yes right away because it meant working with Meryl Streep. Secondly, I saw the show with my family in London, and found it just so wonderfully happy and joyful, and so pitched in time forever in the 1970s. What a kick in the pants, to be able to go off and spend time with Meryl on some Greek island, singing Abba songs.- Pierce Brosnan recalled -

Kurt Russell film Big Trouble in Little China named worst ever

According to the news, Kurt Russell’s kung fu movie Big Trouble in Little China was named the worst productions ever. The movie beat the raunchy comedy Porky and Showgirls in the US magazine Maxin’ worst movie ever made poll. The top 10 as follows: 1. Big Trouble in Little China, 2. Porky’s, 3. Showgirls, 4. Dolemite, 5. Dead Alive, 6. Billy Madison, 7. The Island of Dr Moreau, 8. Commando, 9. Missing in Action, 10. Best of the Best.
Big Trouble in Little China is a bad film - but it’s a long way from being the very worst,” he commented. Where on the list are crimes against cinema like Glitter, Basic Instinct 2, Pluto Nash or every movie Madonna has been in? My vote for worst movie ever made goes to the sci-fi film Battlefield Earth.- David Edwards, film critic for the Daily Mirror, said -

Spiderman 3 preview (new trailer)

Sony Pictures Entertainment’s third film in the popular franchise, Spider-Man 3 which is scheduled for May 4, 2007 while Japans get a first look at the third chapter in the ‘Spider-Man’ series on May 1. The upcoming movie was directed by Sam Raimi and futures stars like: Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, James Franco, Thomas Haden Church, Topher Grace, Bryce Dallas Howard, James Cromwell and Rosemary Harris.As for the plot of the highly anticipated third movie, reports say that Peter Parker manages to have a balance between his love to Mary J. and his superhero actions. The quiet time ends when his suit suddenly changes, turning jet-black and enhancing his powers. The sad part is that it transforms Peter bringing out the dark side of his personality. Always in the middle Peter will have to find the strength to overcome his personal demons in order to protect everyone he loves.
The summer of 2007 will bring “Spider-Man 3,” “Shrek the Third,” “Pirates of the Caribbean: At Worlds End”, “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix” and “Ocean’s 13.”