Angelina Jolie was in Sudan, meeting refugees

Eventhough Angelina Jolie has resign as a special envoy for the U.N. refugee agency (UNHCR) but she continues to be a humanitarian activist.

She shared a photo of her with refugees, whom she met in Adré, Chad recently on her Instagram and urged United Nations to "scale up the humanitarian response in Sudan and the region" as the U.N. held its 2024 General Assembly in New York City, with result in actions, not only talking. This is because every hours, lives are as stake.

She tells, "Due to relentless war and violence, Sudan is currently experiencing the largest displacement crisis in the world, with over 10 million people internally displaced and more than 2 million fleeing to neighbouring countries. The situation is also compounded by mass starvation, as approximately 25.6 million people—over half the population—are facing acute hunger".

Mexican singer and composer Ana Bárbara tells her reaction upon meeting Angelina Jolie

Mexican singer and composer Ana Bárbara has the chance to meet movie stars like Demián Bichir, Salma Hayek and Angelina Jolie at the prestigious Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) in September 2024.

Upon meeting Jolie, she shared her feelings, "Angelina Jolie is a great human being. It was an honor to meet her and see this emotional film starring dear friends I esteem and admire, like Salma Hayek and Demian Bichir".

Streaming service Netflix has announced release dates for Angelina Jolie's new movie "Maria"

Streaming service Netflix has announced release dates for Angelina Jolie's new movie "Maria" where it will be available, starting on December 11.

"Maria" will be shown in selected theaters first, on November 27.

Angelina acted as Maria Callas, a renowned opera singer. Pablo Larraín is the director for this movie. Pablo Larraín's previous movies were Spencer, Jackie, etc.

Angelina Jolie helped deaf Eternals co-star Lauren Ridloff to overcome some issues during the set

Eternals co-star Lauren Ridloff was having difficulties during the set because she is deaf and was having trouble in reading the cues. 

This because she doesn't know when she is required to speak. She shared her frustration to Angelina Jolie, the day after the shooting.

Jolie had an idea and suggested to the filmmakers that they use a laser pointer.

They will use a laser pointer to make a circle on the wall to show when she need to read her lines and once it went away, that meant, "Action".

Lauren wants to show to everyone that she is easy to work with as a deaf person and she does not need any special attention.

Angelina Jolie revealed that she and daughter have matching tattoos

During an interview with CR Fashion Book, Angelina Jolie revealed that she and daughter, Vivienne have matching tattoos with the words, "Stay Gold" to commemorate The Outsiders, where both of them worked together.

"Stay Gold" refers to a quote in Robert Frost's poem 'Nothing Gold Can Stay' and also a song in The Outsiders musical.

Jolie tells about the tattoo, “It means so much to us separately and together".

Salma Hayek tried to make Angelina Jolie sing Karaoke and dance once

During interview with The Zoe Ball Breakfast Show, Salma Hayek revealed that she tried to make Angelina Jolie sing Karaoke and dance once.

Angelina responded, "No. Didn't happen".

Salma then said, "No, no, you did the singing. We did the karaoke. Can I tell you which one it is?".

The host asked, "Please tell us".

Salma replied, "Tequila. And it has one word. She just had to say, "Tequila!".o

The host tells, "You know we're going to have to play a bit of Tequila. We've just got to play it. Just for Angelina. She may not sing along but we're going to play it anyway".

Jolie say "Tequila" when it reached the chorus.

Angelina Jolie's movie "Maria" will be premiered at 2024 AFI Fest

Angelina Jolie's movie "Maria" will be premiered at 2024 AFI Fest on October 26. 

Bob Gazzale, AFI president and CEO, released a statement, "At the heart of AFI Fest is an unwavering dedication to celebrating the best in global cinema — together".

"We look forward to uniting artists and audiences once again to be inspired by the art form in a powerful sense of community."

Todd Hitchcock, Director of AFI FEST and the AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center tells, "This year’s Special Screenings section includes some of the most-talked-about films from around the world, exquisitely crafted gems, and inspirational crowd-pleasers".

"We’re thrilled to bring these memorable and impactful films to AFI FEST audiences in the heart of Los Angeles."