Was Angelina Jolie offered to direct Fifty Shades of Grey?

There are times where there were rumours saying that Angelina Jolie was offered to direct Fifty Shades of Grey. 

When Jolie was asked about these rumours, Jolie laughed, saying, "I—I was just,". 

"I came very clear out of the gate: after Blood and Honey, if I ever directed again, it would have to be a certain kind of film. You know, I'm looking forward to seeing what Sam [Taylor-Johnson] does with Fifty Shades and she's amazing."

She added, "I—I think they're just … it's funny, I think with directing, you just think: I'm better at telling some stories than others but um, who knows?".

In fact, Mark Walhberg was interested to direct this movie and when that didn’t happen, he almost fired his agent, Ari.

Angelina Jolie spotted at the Washington airport with son Maddox

Angelina Jolie spotted at the Washington airport with son Maddox. Jolie wore a trench coat with black top and pants. Son Maddox wore black long sleeve top with jeans and wear a cap.

They attended dinner at the White House on Wednesday.

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What Animated Movies has Angelina Jolie Voiced in?

 What Animated Movies has Angelina Jolie Voiced in?

• Tigress in Kung Fu Panda, Kung Fu Panda 2, Kung Fu Panda 3 and Kung Fu Panda 4

         Tigress is a South China tiger and the leader of the Furious Five

• Lola in Shark Tale

         Shark Tale is a 2004 animated movie produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed 

by DreamWorks Pictures. Lola is a lion fish who seduces Oscar. Oscar is a bluestreak cleaner wrasse that  wish to be rich and famous.

Meaning behind Angelina Jolie's name and her kids's name

Jolie came from French word, which means "pretty". Angelina Jolie's original name was Angelina Jolie Voight. She legally remove her surname, Voight. Voight is her father's surname. Thus, Jolie became her surname.

Jolie's father left her mother when Jolie was only less than a year old. They didn't speak for years. Three years after Jolie's mother death, they reconcilled.

Below are the meaning behind her six kids's name:

1. Shiloh Jolie-Pitt

   Jolie explained, "It was a name my parents almost named their first child — there was a miscarriage: Shiloh Baptist".

2. Maddox Jolie-Pitt

    Maddox means "good fortune" and originally from Welsh. 

3. Zahara Marley Jolie-Pitt

   Zahara means "to shine" and originally from Swahili.

4. Pax Jolie-Pit

    Pax Thien means "peaceful sky." Pax is originally from Latin word while Thien is originally from Vietnamese word

5. Vivienne Marcheline Jolie-Pitt

    Vivienne came from the word Vivian, in French, means "life, alive". Marcheline is from Angelina Jolie's late mother name. 

6. Knox Léon Jolie-Pitt

    Knox came from the middle name of Brad’s grandfather, Hal Knox Hillhouse. Léon is taken from the name of Angelina’s great-great grandfather. 

Angelina Jolie and son Maddox were among the guest who join White House dinner

A state dinner was held at the White House where President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden hosted South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol and his wife Kim Keon-hee.

Angelina Jolie and son Maddox were among the guest. She was asked what was her next plan after leaving her longtime post at the United Nations, she just smiled while her son Maddox was asked about Seoul where he is studying at Yonsei University, he replied 'great'.

Jolie wore all white, with dress and jacket.

Singer Lea Salonga was also there. She was the voice for both Princess Jasmine and Mulan. 

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Angelina Jolie and her son Maddox will be attending White House dinner

Angelina Jolie and her son Maddox will be attending White House dinner. There will be 200 guests attending the dinner.

Back in 2021, Jolie was at the White House to talk about reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act. Then she also went there agan in March 2022 to see President Biden sign the reauthorization into law. She brought along her daughter Zahara.

For the upcoming dinner, President Biden and first lady Jill Biden host the dinner to honor  South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol and his wife Kim Keon-hee.

The food serve will be mixture of American food and Korean and take place in the East Room of the White House.

Chef Edward Lee is in charged with the menu. He is a Korean-American chef and during a preview of the dinner, he said ice cream is President Joe Biden's favorite dessert, 'That was the first thing I was told - ice cream'.

Ice cream is President Joe Biden's favorite dessert. 

Angelina Jolie got pregnant with twins partly because filming Changeling

Angelina Jolie didn't plan to get pregnant again after the birth of her daughter Shiloh. But her ex husband Brad Pitt finds pregnancy very sexy. She said,  “Also, I’m fortunate. I think some women have a different experience depending on their partner. I think that affects it. I happen to be with somebody who finds pregnancy very sexy. So that makes me feel very sexy".

When she was filming Changeling, she got pregnant with twins Knox Léon and Vivienne Marcheline. She explained, "I got pregnant right in the middle of it and I think partially because of it. I was so emotional about children that I think something in me kicked into gear."

Changeling talks about a single mother Christine Collins (Angelina Jolie) searching for her son Walter (Gattlin Griffith)because he went missing and calls the L.A.P.D. to initiate a search.