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Brad Pitt Wins Best Actor for Moneyball

The New York Film Ciritics Circle (NYFC) has just chosen Brad Pitt as this year's Best Actor for his soul-searching performance in Columbia Pictures' baseball drama, Moneyball . The award catapults Pitt as a veritable contender for more acting trophies come awards season this coming February. In his review of the film, critic Richard Corliss of Time Magazine, writes Brad Pitt does sensational work...he exudes pure movie-star authority...His performance is a canny portrait of leadership part genius, part crazy guts, part dumb luck and worthy of moving Pitt up to the playoff round of Oscar finalists for Best Actor. We'd put money on it . The NYFC also gave Best Screenplay honors to writers Aaron Sorkin (The Social Network) and Steven Zaillian (Schindler's List) for their work on Moneyball which they adapted from the non-fiction book by Michael Lewis. Moneyball is based on the true story of Billy Beane (Pitt) once a would-be baseball superstar who, stung by the failur...

Brad Pitt - Brad Pitt Joins Oscars Race After New York Critics Win

Brad Pitt has well and truly joined the race for the Best Actor gong at the 2012 Oscars, after picking up the same prize at the Film Critics Circle Awards in New York on Tuesday (November 29, 2011). Pitt, 47, fended off stiff competition from French actor Jean Dujardin to land the top award for his performances in both baseball drama Moneyball and the avant-garde Terrence Malick flick The Tree of Life. The Hollywood star was the 8/1 outsider to taste success at the Oscars, but considering Dujardin is the second favorite, bookmakers may now be reconsidering their odds. In Moneyball, Pit won plaudits for his portrayal of Oakland A's coach Billy Beane, who shunned traditional methods of scouting in favour of finding new talent through mathematics and statistics. Movie Talk critic Jason Best was among those to heap praise on the actor, saying, "Pitt is terrific as the film's complex, driven protagonist, and he and a heavy-hitting supporting cast, including Philip Seymour Hoffm...

Brad Pitt, Meryl Streep Start Oscar Race with New York Critics' Wins

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Will Brad Pitt wind up with an Oscar statue to accompany the one belonging to love Angelina Jolie ? Could be! The star, 47, nabbed one of the first film awards of the season, as the New York Film Critics Circle named him Best Actor for his performances in both Moneyball and The Tree of Life. PHOTOS: Brad's many movie looks The Best Actress winner? Meryl Streep , of course -- earning early raves for her portrayal of Margaret Thatcher in The Iron Lady. One of this year's new It Girls, Jessica Chastain , won Best Supporting Actress for her roles in The Help, Tree of Life and Take Shelter . Albert Brooks won Best Supporting Actor for his role in Drive . PHOTOS: All of Brad's Us Weekly covers in 2011 Silent film The Artist took the Best Picture and Director (Michel Hazanavicius) prizes. The awards will be handed out January 9. The influential group decided to move forward the date of its announcement this year to get ahead of similar awards, such as the Oscars and Golden G...

Brad Pitt - Brad Pitt's Family Mud Fights

Brad Pitt loves having mud fights with the six children he raises with Angelina Jolie. Brad Pitt likes to have mud fights with his kids. The 'Moneyball' actor - who raises six children, Maddox, 10, Pax, eight, Zahara, six, Shiloh, five, and three-year-old twins Knox and Vivienne, with partner Angelina Jolie - admits their lifestyle can be "chaotic" but they try and keep things simple with the kids whenever they can. He said: "Angie and I do everything we can to carve out some semblance of normalcy for them and recreate the kinds of moments that are special for us. It's not unusual for the kids to be covered in paint. "We have mud fights. It's chaos from morning until the lights go out, and sometimes after that." Brad believes having Angelina makes life easier as she has "so much energy", although she did experience a dip in her abilities following the birth of their twins. He told Britain's OK! magazine: "I'm lucky that An...

People: Brad Pitt, 'The Artist' score with New York Film Critics.

Hopefully you weren't hoping to release an awesome indie film sometime the next 30 days. With more than a month to go, 2011 film award season started Tuesday, when the New York Film Critics Circle named the silent film ode "The Artist" the year's best film Tuesday, giving the nostalgic black-and-white movie an early boost to its already promising Academy Awards prospects. Couldn't they afford color film? Or a microphone? "The Artist," which is silent like the films to which it pays homage, also earned best director for the French filmmaker Michel Hazanavicius. Oh, they were being artsy and stuff. The boldly old-fashioned "The Artist," which the Weinstein Company opened in limited release last week, has emerged as an unlikely front-runner in the early stages of the Oscar race. The Spirit Awards, which honor independent film, also bestowed five nominations on it Tuesday. The critics otherwise spread the awards around. Brad Pitt won best actor for...

Brad Pitt a better actor than Ryan Gosling?

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By Joal Ryan, E! Online Columbia Pictures Brad Pitt, left, and Jonah Hill star in "Moneyball." George Clooney's considered a top Oscar favorite. Ryan Gosling's considered no slouch himself. But it was Brad Pitt who claimed the first major best actor win of awards season courtesy the New York Film Critics Circle, which honored the star for the outside-the-lines baseball movie, "Moneyball," and the arty epic, "The Tree of Life." The best actress pick, meanwhile, didn't shock. At all. RELATED: Who already have their 2012 Oscars? Meryl Streep won the critics' approval for "The Iron Lady," a biopic about former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. But while it seems Streep always wins, because she does, she hasn't won an Oscar since the 1982 ceremony. Tuesday's win could be the sign her relative bad run is about to end. Right now, oddsmakers give her the best overall shot at best actress. Pitt isn't considered as heavy...

Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston miss each other by five minutes at cinema pictures

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By Beth Hardie 29/11/2011 Jennifer Aniston and Justin Theroux at the cinema in matching boots They were once married but are rumoured to no longer be on talking terms after Brad Pitt made comments about not living an interesting life when he was married to Jennifer Aniston. So banging into each other at the cinema could have made for a very uncomfortable experience. Advertisement >> And thats what almost happened last Friday according to X17Online. These pictures show Brad with four of his six children leaving the Arclight Cinema in Hollywood, where hed taken them to see an afternoon screening of new film Hugo. Apparently Jennifer and boyfriend Justin Theroux went into the cinema just before Brad left. Brad Pitt and kids left the cinema five minutes behind Jen, Justin and their matching boots Justin and Jennifer skipped the popcorn and went straight in, a source told X17Online. About five minutes later, brad and the kids came out of the theatre. They just missed each other. One t...

Brad Pitt - Pitt & Hill Glad Real-life Baseball Guys Love Moneyball

Moneyball co-stars Brad Pitt and Jonah Hill were thrilled by the response to the movie from the baseball experts they portray in the film as they were desperate for the pair's approval. The two stars got to know Billy Beane, former general manager of California's Oakland Athletics baseball team, and statistics expert Paul DePodesta while researching the film about sporting sabermetrics and they all became friends. When the movie was released in America earlier this year (11), Pitt and Hill were just as keen to impress Beane and DePodesta as they were film critics. Pitt says, "Billy didn't have to leave the country, which he was afraid he would have to. We had several meetings throughout the years... and he felt comfortable, as much as you can be with someone you give your life rights to." Hill was also happy when DePodesta gave his performance the thumbs up, even though the statistics whizz refused to let him use his name in the film. Pitt explains, "When Pau...

Ellen DeGeneres to buy Brad Pitt's home

Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi are set to buy Brad Pitt's Malibu home. The couple have just put their $49 million Beverly Hills compound on the market as they want to buy something smaller. So they now have their eyes on the actor's $14 million property, which overlooks the Pacific Ocean. The property consists of two separate houses, a pool, a tennis court and expansive lush gardens. The sprawling 4,100 square foot estate also has private beach access and is set back off the Pacific Coast Highway by a long private driveway. The main house has four bedrooms and four baths, a large chefs kitchen with stainless steel appliances, bamboo floors, three fire places and a top of the range security system. Brad who also has homes in Los Angeles, New Orleans, France and Italy with partner Angelina Jolie put the house on the market earlier this year and at one point Reese Witherspoon was keen on purchasing it. Ellen and Portia put their Beverly Hills mansion up for sale last month ...

Brad Pitt, Matt Damon are Will & Bill in "Happy Feet 2"

CEBU, Philippines - Warner Bros.' animated adventure Happy Feet 2 introduces new characters of every dimension, from the largest scale to very tiny creatures. In fact, the tiniest of the films creatures are voiced by two of todays biggest stars: Brad Pitt and Matt Damon as Will and Bill The Krill. One of the film's most spectacular adventures is undertaken by the small fry. It's the journey of two tiny krill, Will and Bill, director George Miller says. They live in a great biomass of billions and billions of krill that move with the tidesthey're the bottom and the basis of the food chain. Every animal up the chain relies on krill. And in the middle of these indistinguishable billions are Bill and Will, played by Damon and Pitt. Will decides that he feels he's different from everyone else around him and he ventures outside the swarm. Will wants to evolve higher up the food chain. Bill, on the other hand, is terrified. He just wants to stay and continue to behave exac...

Jennifer Aniston, Brad Pitt have near-miss reunion

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Former spouses Jennifer Aniston and Brad Pitt reportedly came close to bumping into each other at a movie theatre in Los Angeles this week. The Horrible Bosses actress and her boyfriend Justin Theroux entered the ArcLight Cinema in Hollywood mere minutes before Pitt arrived at the venue with his and Angelina Jolie 's children. It has been speculated that the run-in would have been the first time that Aniston and Pitt have met since divorcing in 2005. "Justin and Jennifer skipped the popcorn and went straight in," a source told X17 . "Like five minutes later, Brad and the kids came out of the theater. They just missed each other!" In September, Pitt was reported to have said that he "wasn't living an interesting life! " during his five-year marriage to Aniston, though he later clarified that he still considers the Friends actress to be "a dear friend" . It was claimed that Aniston had been upset by Pitt's "rude and inappr...

Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt to Adopt 7th Child?

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Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt have become the example of "the more the merrier" clich, as the couple has plans to adopt a 7th child to add to the Brangelina gang. According to a report from British tabloid The Daily Star, Jolie and Pitt will adopt a 7th baby from Ethiopia as a promise to their six-year-old daughter, Zahara. "They are really excited about it," an anonymous source told The Daily Star . "Brad and Angie made a promise to Zahara years ago that they would adopt another child from the region so she could have a sibling to relate to." The couple already has six children, three of which were adopted, Maddox, 10, adopted from Cambodia, Pax, 7, adopted from Vietnam and Zahara from Ethiopia , and three biological children, Shiloh, 5, and twins Knox and Vivienne, 3. Like us on Facebook "Also, seven has always been Brad's lucky number. He and Angelina think it would bring them luck and happiness," the source said. Earlier this year, rumor...

Jennifer Aniston, Brad Pitt Almost Had Awkward Hollywood Run-In

www.people.com: That was close! Former spouses Jennifer Aniston and Brad Pitt crossed paths at the Arclight Cinemas in Hollywood on Friday and narrowly missed what may have been a very awkward run-in. Read the whole story: www.people.com FOLLOW HUFFPOST CELEBRITY ';var coords = [-5, -72];// display fb-bubbleFloatingPrompt.embed(this, html, undefined, 'top', {fp_intersects:1, timeout_remove:2000,ignore_arrow: true, width:236, add_xy:coords, class_name: 'clear-overlay'});});

Brad Pitt Nearly Came Face to Face With Jennifer Aniston and Her Lover

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November 27, 2011 08:13:29 GMT Pitt, Angelina Jolie and some of their kids went for a movie in Hollywood theater just a showing before Aniston and Justin Theroux. Photo credit: Dominic Chan/WENN Former husband and wife and almost bumped onto each other on Friday, November 25 when both of them went to ArchLight Cinemas in Hollywood with their respective partners. Pitt and his family were fresh from watching Martin Scorsese's "" when Aniston and boyfriend came for the next showing. Pitt and Aniston, who divorced in 2005 had only been in the same place twice before. They attended the 2009 Academy Awards and took part at Hope for Haiti in 2010, separately on both occasions. They didn't cross path at either event. This time, Pitt, and four of their children went to the 2:00 showing of "Hugo". They headed for the parking garage just as Aniston and Theroux went in the theater for the later showing. "Justin and Jennifer skipped the popcorn and went straight...

Brad Pitt Narrowly Missed Jennifer Aniston, Justin Theroux at Movie Theater

It was bound to happen sooner or later. For the first time since their 2005 divorce, Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston nearly came face-to-face at ArcLight Cinemas in Hollywood Friday. PHOTOS: Brad and Jen in happier times Pitt, 47, took four of his children with Angelina Jolie -- Maddox , 10, Pax , 8, Zahara , 6, and Shiloh , 5 -- to see the 2:00 showing of Martin Scorsese 's Hugo , starring Chloe Moretz , Sacha Baron Cohen and Jude Law . PHOTOS: Brad's new life without Jen Once the family flick ended, Pitt and his brood headed to the parking garage just as Aniston, 42, and current love Justin Theroux entered the theater for a later showing. "Justin and Jennifer skipped the popcorn and went straight in. Like five minutes later, Brad and the kids came out of the theater," a source tells X17 . "They just missed each other!" PHOTOS: Justin Theroux, Angelina Jolie -- separated at birth? Perhaps it was a good thing the ex-spouses managed to steer clear ...

Are Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie adopting again?

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Home : Entertainment : Are Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie adopting again? Are Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie adopting again? View Larger Image BANG Showbiz Date: Saturday Nov. 26, 2011 9:54 AM ET Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie want to adopt another child. The couple - who currently have biological kids Shiloh, five, and three-year-old twins Knox and Vivienne and adopted trio Maddox, 10, Pax, seven, and six-year-old Zahara - reportedly promised their adopted daughter they would take on the care of another youngster from Ethiopia, the poverty-stricken African nation where she was born. A source said: "They are really excited about it. Brad and Angie made a promise to Zahara years ago that they would adopt another child from the region so she could have a sibling to relate to." The couple are also said to believe having seven kids will bring them more "luck and happiness". The source added to the Daily Star newspaper: "Also, seven has always been Brad's lucky num...

'Hot' Brad Pitt praised by ex-girlfriend

Brad Pitt looks "hot and amazing" naked, according to this ex-girlfriend Sinitta. The 80s pop star who dated the Hollywood actor for two years during the late 80s had a great time with the 47-year-old hunk, though she remained coy over some of the details. When asked what he was like, the 'So Macho' hitmaker told her fellow contestants on UK reality TV show 'I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!': "Hot. He was beautiful with the most amazing body. I saw him for two years. He was fun, he was young and very sweet." Quizzed on the size of his penis, she joked to fellow contestant Dougie Pooynter: Much bigger than yours Dougie." Sinitta admitted she ran into difficulties with some of Brad's fans over the romance. She said: "Some ardent fan gave me a slap when I came out of a supermarket over that relationship! It was before he made 'Thelma and Louise' but even I saw that movie and thought, oh my God, what have I done! These d...

Ellen DeGeneres to buy Brad Pitt's Malibu home

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Ellen DeGeneres to buy Brad Pitt's Malibu home View Larger Image By: BANG Showbiz Date: Friday Nov. 25, 2011 4:21 AM PT Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi are set to buy Brad Pitt's Malibu home. The couple have just put their $49 million Beverly Hills compound on the market as they want to buy something smaller. So they now have their eyes on the actor's $14 million property, which overlooks the Pacific Ocean. The property consists of two separate houses, a pool, a tennis court and expansive lush gardens. The sprawling 4,100 square foot estate also has private beach access and is set back off the Pacific Coast Highway by a long private driveway. The main house has four bedrooms and four baths, a large chefs kitchen with stainless steel appliances, bamboo floors, three fire places and a top of the range security system. Brad - who also has homes in Los Angeles, New Orleans, France and Italy with partner Angelina Jolie - put the house on the market earlier this year and at...

Brad Pitt's Ex Sinitta Dishes On His "Amazing Body"

It's been two decades since they were a couple, but Sinitta still holds a candle for Brad Pitt . The 43-year-old singer -- who dated the father of six before he hit it big in the late '80s -- opened up about their relationship on England's I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here! Wednesday. PHOTOS: Brad's hottest movie roles over the years "He was beautiful with the most amazing body. I saw him for two years," she told her castmates. "He was fun, he was young and very sweet. Some ardent fan gave me a slap when I came out of a supermarket over that relationship!" PHOTOS: Brad and Angelina's PDA-packed red carpet appearances Once Pitt became a household name, Sinitta regretted splitting with the two-time Academy Award nominee (now 47). "[The relationship] was before he made Thelma and Louise , but even I saw that movie and thought, 'Oh my God, what have I done?'" PHOTOS: Brad's cutest moments with his eldest son Maddox A Mc...

Brad Pitt Looks 'Amazing' Naked, Says Ex-Girlfriend

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Warner Bros By Radar Staff He might be ready to give up acting, but Brad Pitt 's ex-girlfriend has revealed the dad of six is "hot and amazing" when naked, RadarOnline.com can report. According to this ex-girlfriend Sinitta - who also dated Simon Cowell - the longtime partner of Angelina Jolie looks every bit the super star without his clothes. The 80's pop star dated the Hollywood actor for two years and says she had a great time with then 20-something hunk. PHOTOS: Brad Pitt And Angelina Jolie Tour Infamous Prison In Vietnam When asked what he was like, the So Macho and Toy Boy hit-maker told her fellow contestants on the UK edition of the reality TV show, I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! : "Hot. He was beautiful with the most amazing body. I saw him for two years. He was fun, he was young and very sweet." PHOTOS: Brad Pitt And Angelina Jolie In Japan With The Kids Sinitta hasn't seen Pitt in years but has remained close friends with he...

Brad Pitt "had most amazing body", says ex Sinitta on 'I'm a Celeb'

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I'm a Celebrity contestant Sinitta has revealed candid details of her relationship with Brad Pitt . The 'So Macho' singer, who dated the Oscar-winning Hollywood actor during the 1980s, was quizzed by campmates about the pair's relationship. When model Emily Scott asked how Pitt looked naked, Sinitta said: "Hot. He was beautiful with the most amazing body. I saw him for two years." She went on: "He was fun, he was young and very sweet. Some ardent fan gave me a slap when I came out of a supermarket over that relationship! "It was before he made Thelma & Louise but even I saw that movie and thought, 'Oh my god, what have I done?!'" Meanwhile, McFly's Dougie Poynter asked her to rate Simon Cowell 's bedroom performance against Pitt's, but Sinitta remained coy. Poynter, offering his own opinion on the matter, guessed: "I reckon Simon's sex life is too organised - it will be like, 'It is five past ten, we mus...

Sinitta reveals all about her sex life with Simon Cowell and Brad Pitt

The Eighties singer opened up during a chat with Dougie Poynter in the jungle. The McFly star asked: "Who was better in bed, Simon or Brad?" Sinitta replied: "Who do you think?" Dougie said he thought it would be Brad but Sinitta asked: "Why, because he's prettier?" Dougie answered: "No, I reckon Simon's sex life is too organised." Sinitta later discussed dating Brad 20 years ago. She said: "He was fun, young and very sweet. Some fan gave me a slap when I came out of a supermarket over that relationship!" Aussie model Emily Scott asked how big his manhood was and Sinitta pointed to a giggling Dougie and said: "Much bigger than yours!"

Angelina Jolie Saves Her Wild Side For Brad Pitt Only Nowadays

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Angelina Jolie has revealed her wild side is still present, except she saves it for husband Brad Pitt nowadays. Angelina Jolie has revealed her wild side is still present, except she reserves that side for husband Brad Pitt only nowadays. The 36-year-old actress is now a mother of six, but she was once notorious for her destructive, hard-partying ways, reports New York Daily News. Speaking to US TV show 60 Minutes, Jolie said, "I went through heavy, darker times and I survived them. "I didn't die young, so I'm very lucky. There are other artists and people who didn't survive certain things, the Oscar-winning actress said. Jolie declined to go into detail, but before meeting Pitt, she married first husband Jonny Lee Miller wearing black rubber trousers and a t-shirt with his name inscribed on it in blood, NY Daily News reports. During her marriage to Billy Bob Thornton she wore a vial of his blood around her neck and had his name tattooed on her arm. I think peopl...

Angelina Jolie: I Save My Wild Side Now for Brad Pitt

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Angelina Jolie Anthony Behar/Sipa Remember that brief but colorful marriage to Billy Bob Thornton? The matching vials of their blood? Today, after six children and a loving, stable relationship with Brad Pitt , Angelina Jolie has come a long way from her days as a Hollywood wild child. "I went through heavy, darker times and I survived them," the Oscar winner, 36, tells 60 Minutes in a show airing Sunday. "I didn't die young, so I'm very lucky. There are other artists and people who didn't survive certain things." Asked what those "certain things" were, Jolie declined to go into specifics. "I think people can imagine that I did the most dangerous and I did the worst, and for many reasons I shouldn't be here," she says. "You think of those too many times where you came close to too many dangerous things, too many chances taken too far." Still, becoming a mom and an international goodwill ambassador hasn't meant she...

Jolie, Pax meet with his grandmother

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt's son Pax has reunited with his biological grandmother. The couple arranged for the eight year old - who was adopted from an orphanage near Ho Chi Min City, Vietnam, in 2007 - to spend time with his grandmother Nhan Dung when the Jolie-Pitt family took a recent trip to the exclusive Six Senses resort in Con Dao, South East Vietnam. An insider told Us Weekly magazine: "It was a one day visit. Nhan was looking forward to it after Pax had lived so many years abroad." Angelina - who also raises Cambodian-born Maddox, 10, and Ethiopian orphan Zahara, six, as well as biological kids Shiloh, five, and three-year-old twins Knox and Vivienne, with Brad - recently revealed her brood are keen to learn about each other's cultures. She said: "They are all learning about each other's cultures as well as being proud of their own. "So it's not like just the boys get to do the Asian thing. They all have their flags over their beds and the...

Plummer? Pitt? Oscar's supporting actor race wide open

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A category full of questions: Will voters reward the relevance of Margin Call? How about a nomination here for Brad Pitts best acting work of the year? Has resistance to motion-capture performances started to crumble? Will anyone remember the name of the guy they loved so much in Midnight In Paris? Heres how Gold Standard sees the supporting acting race currently shaking out: 1. Christopher Plummer, Beginners 2. Kenneth Branagh, My Week With Marilyn 3. Albert Brooks, Drive 4. Armie Hammer, J. Edgar 5. Jonah Hill, Moneyball 6. Max von Sydow, Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close 7. Nick Nolte, Warrior 8. John Hawkes, Martha Marcy May Marlene 9. Andy Serkis, Rise of the Planet of the Apes 10. Ben Kingsley, Hugo Bubbling under: Jeremy Irons, Stanley Tucci and Kevin Spacey, Margin Call; Brad Pitt, The Tree of Life; Patton Oswalt, Young Adult; Philip Seymour Hoffman and George Clooney, The Ides of March; Corey Stoll, Midnight in Paris; Viggo Mortensen, A Dangerous Method; Ezra Miller, We N...

Brad Pitt, Matt Damon are Will & Bill in Happy Feet 2

Warner Bros.' animated adventure Happy Feet 2 introduces new characters of every dimension, from the largest scale to very tiny creatures. In fact, the tiniest of the films creatures are voiced by two of todays biggest stars: Brad Pitt and Matt Damon as Will and Bill The Krill. One of the film's most spectacular adventures is undertaken by the small fry. It's the journey of two tiny krill, Will and Bill, director George Miller says. They live in a great biomass of billions and billions of krill that move with the tidesthey're the bottom and the basis of the food chain. Every animal up the chain relies on krill. And in the middle of these indistinguishable billions are Bill and Will, played by Damon and Pitt. Will decides that he feels he's different from everyone else around him and he ventures outside the swarm. Will wants to evolve higher up the food chain. Bill, on the other hand, is terrified. He just wants to stay and continue to behave exactly like all the...

Brad Pitt goes shame-less, sings with Damon in movie

MANILA, Philippines Brad Pitt, who is part of the singing cast of Happy Feet Two, revealed he was forced to sing alongside Matt Damon while voice acting their roles for the sequel. Director George Miller shared the two A-listers enjoyed studio banter while doing their parts. They (Pitt and Damon) were really very free, working off each other, because they know each other so well. Matt Damon can sing, and Brad Pitt made it really clear upfront he couldnt. But Brad just said, This is a no-shame zone; Im just going to go out there and give it a go, and he did remarkably well. His singing is in the movie. The singing Pitt was part of playing Will and Bill The Krill in the Warner Bros. adventure film which introduces new characters, particularly the tiny creatures at the bottom of the food chain played by the Oceans Eleven co-stars. Damon confessed to being surprised he had to sing. The singing was a bit of a surprise. It was fun to just go for it and say, What the hell? Its definitely not...

Brad Pitt's Moneyball obsession

Brad Pitt became 'obsessed' with adapting 'Moneyball' for the big screen. The 47-year-old actor portrays baseball manager Billy Beane in the new movie based on the book 'Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game' by Michael Lewis and while the film went through several rewrites and a change of director over four years, Brad is thrilled the story will finally be told. He explained to Britain's Daily Telegraph: 'I became obsessed with this book and what the guys in Oakland did in re-imagining the game - like questioning religion in a way. It's about how we value things, how we value each other, how we value ourselves and how we decide who's a winner based on those values. 'The screenplay went through many evolutions and it took everyone's fingerprints including director Bennett Miller's and the casting of mainly real people from inside baseball to produce what is finally on screen. I was very passionate about it and I'm very happ...

Brad Pitt, Matt Damon are Will & Bill in 'Happy Feet 2'

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Warner Bros. ' animated adventure Happy Feet 2 introduces new characters of every dimension, from the largest scale to very tiny creatures. In fact, the tiniest of the films creatures are voiced by two of todays biggest stars: Brad Pitt and Matt Damon as Will and Bill The Krill. One of the film's most spectacular adventures is undertaken by the small fry. It's the journey of two tiny krill, Will and Bill, director George Miller says. They live in a great biomass of billions and billions of krill that move with the tidesthey're the bottom and the basis of the food chain. Every animal up the chain relies on krill. And in the middle of these indistinguishable billions are Bill and Will, played by Damon and Pitt. Will decides that he feels he's different from everyone else around him and he ventures outside the swarm. Will wants to evolve higher up the food chain. Bill, on the other hand, is terrified. He just wants to stay and continue to behave exactly like all the...

Brad Pitt frets about not being home enough

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Home : Entertainment : Brad Pitt frets about not being home enough Brad Pitt frets about not being home enough View Larger Image BANG Showbiz Date: Friday Nov. 18, 2011 5:07 PM ET Brad Pitt worries he doesn't spend enough time with his family. The 'Moneyball' actor -- who raises six children, Maddox, 10, Pax, seven, Zahara, six, Shiloh, five, and three-year-old twins Knox and Vivienne, with partner Angelina Jolie -- says his priorities have changed since he became a father, and he is always fretting he isn't at home enough. He said: "My concerns are all with family and their safety. Am I spending enough time with them, and am I giving the opportunity and instructions that are important to them? Am I getting that right? Once family comes along, it becomes a matter of life and death." Although Pitt and Jolie have been in a relationship since 2005 they currently have no plans to marry because Pitt believes raising children together is a bigger commitment. In a...

Brad Pitt has parenting worries

Brad Pitt worries he doesn't spend enough time with his family. The 'Moneyball' actor - who raises six children, Maddox, 10, Pax, seven, Zahara, six, Shiloh, five, and three-year-old twins Knox and Vivienne, with partner Angelina Jolie - says his priorities have changed since he became a father, and he is always fretting he isn't at home enough. He said: 'My concerns are all with family and their safety. Am I spending enough time with them, and am I giving the opportunity and instructions that are important to them? Am I getting that right? Once family comes along, it becomes a matter of life and death.' Although Brad and Angelina have been in a relationship since 2005 they currently have no plans to marry because Brad believes raising children together is a bigger commitment. In an interview with the Daily Telegraph newspaper, he explained: 'Angie and I talk about it. We've already made a bigger commitment and that's raising a family together so eve...

Brad Pitt - A big hitter who's making a pitch for the major league

This week, Brad Pitt has gone on record as saying that he'll retire when he's 50 which gives him just three years to nab an Oscar. He's been nominated twice, once in the supporting category for 12 Monkeys and once for the top prize for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. His chances of making it third time lucky next year may now receive a boost, not so much because he has threatened to spend more time with his children, but because he's decided to appear in a sports movie. In Moneyball, Pitt plays the Oakland Athletics general manager Billy Beane, who in 2002 devised a new scouting system to recruit baseball players. It enabled his unfancied team to go on a 20-game winning streak, setting an American League baseball record. In the race to win an Oscar, starring in a sports movie is to men what putting on a prosthetic nose is to women. It doesn't matter if the movie is a stinker as anyone who has seen Invictus will attest. Morgan Freeman was nominated for his turn...

Brad Pitt leaves Vietnam alone

Hollywood star Brad Pitt, who has been in Vietnam since November 10, said goodbye to his family on November 13 afternoon so he could promote his new movie Money ball in South Korea. From Con Dao Islands Con Son airport, Pitt arrived at Ho Chi Minh Citys Tan Son Nhat airport wearing a simple black outfit. He used the common gate instead of the VIP one. A private plane hired from South Korea was waiting for Pitt. The famous actor had his arms wrapped around custom officers, and he agreed to pose for photos with them. His wife, Angelina Jolie, and their six children are still enjoying their vacation at Six Senses Con Dao Resort and are expected to leave Vietnam on November 16. According to an exclusive source to Thanh Nien, Jolie's visa allows her to stay in Vietnam until December 9. Vietnam and Con Dao have become popular key words in global newspapers since Hollywoods golden couple "Brangelina" arrived in the country. Eating with Brad Pitt and Angela :-).What a special day...

Favorite people: Brad Pitt says he'll quit acting in three years

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The Associated Press Getting ready to say goodbye to acting. Pitt says his acting career is drawing to a close Brad Pitt says he wants to call it -- it being acting -- quits in another three years. During an interview with Australia's "60 Minutes," the actor says both family and other career goals have him ready to walk away from his profession. "I am really enjoying the producing side and development of stories and putting those pieces together," he said. And then there's the whole dad thing. "If I'm choosing a film now, I want it to be maybe less immature than things I have done in the past. I'm very conscious, when they're adults I want it to mean something to them. I want them to think, 'Dad's all right.' It changes everything. Everything." Lawyer claims Kardashian marriage was the real deal You'll be relieved to know that Kim Kardashian's 72-day marriage was not a sham. And if you don't believe us, just a...