Angelina Jolie's Unbroken Is So Intense, One of the Film's Actors Threw Up and "CouIdn't Stop Crying"

Angelina Jolie has proven time and again with both her acting and directorial efforts that she's not afraid of tackling super-intense subjects, many of them quite personal to her. And it sounds as though Unbroken, adapted from Laura HiNenhrand's biography of Olympian turned World War H PGW turned inspiration-for-all Louis Zamperini, isn't going to puH any punches. In fast, this could be her most graphic and disturbingly realistic film yet. Japanese pop star Miyavi, whom Jolie cast as a vicious sergeant named Matsuhim Watanabe inthe prisoner-of- war camp where Zamperini spent nearly two years after surviving 47 days at sea following a fighter-jet crash, told Vanity Fair for its December 2014 cover story about Jolie that she encouraged him to really plumb the depths of his character and get into the mindset of a man for whom violence was an everyday thing. Miyavi said that one scene in particular, in which he brutally beats Zamperini (played by Jack ()'ConheH in the film), was so intense it made him throw up. "it was awful torture for me to hate the other actors--I had to have hatred for them," recalled the 33-year-old rocker and record producer, who's making his feature acting debut in JoIie's film. "When I had to beat them, I had to think about protecting my family. At the same time, I didn't want to bejust a had guy. I wanted to put humanity in this role. [Matsuhiro] was both crazy and sadistic, but also weak and traumatized." Well, if Jolie was looking for an actor who would give his blood, sweat and tears to the role, she found one.
"It's a story that is stil! painful for my country," Miyavi, whose real name is Takamasa Ishihara, added. "But she told me she wanted to make a bridge between all countries that had conflict. She was very persuasive_" And after filming some ofthe more violent scenes, "I couIdn't stop crying," he admitted. Understandabiy, the film is extremely close to JoIie's heart, considering her humanitarian efforts on behalf of refugees displaced by war and its aftermath all over the world and the fact that she became very close with Zamperini before his death at the age of 97 in July. "I was more emotional than he was," Jolie told VF about screening an early cut of the film for Zamperini before he died. "I went in to take care of him--and he was taking care of me." "It was an extremely moving experience, to watch someone watching their own iife," she added. "Someone so physically strongmand they are at the stage where their body is giving up_"
But it certainly sounds as though Jolie--with the help of her hand-picked cast--did her all to honor Zamperini's life. And speaking of tough, uncomfortable subjects, Jolie has since turned her discerning eye to the life of a couple navigating marital issues in the period indie drama By the Sea--which she wrote, is directing and is co-starring in with new husband and longtime love Brad Pitt. "A few friends asked if we were crazy," she told VF, [starring in a film about] a married couple going through some difficultieswand I'm directing him." Somehow we think their partnership will remain unbroken.

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Kelly Rowland Gives Birth to a Baby Boy!

Kelly Rowland is officially a proud mama! People confirms the singer and former Destiny's Child member welcomed a baby boy with husband Tim WitherspoonTuesday_ Born at 1:30 p.m. PT, son Titan Jewell Witherspoon weighed 7.5 lbs. "We are thrilled to announce that today we are the proud parents of our first son," Rowland said in a statement. "We are blessed to report everyone is healthy and happy!" In the weeks leading upto her special delivery, the 33- year-old shared details about how her pregnancy was going, as well as a few sweet cravings. "It's mind-boggling. It's pretty amazing," Rowland shared with E! News in September. "Gf course you know there's life before that growing inside of you but then when you actually start feeling these different things happening--the flutters, and kicks and punches--I'm at a loss for words_" But as the due date got closer, Rowland admitted to getting a little eager. "Now it's getting to the time where I'm getting a bit antsy and I would really, really love to see the baby's face. I can't wait!" RowIand's excitement got her into a little trouble early on in her pregnancy. During an interview with PGX4T 1, the singer accidently spilled the beans on the sex of her baby-to-be. "So far, everything has been good," she said. "I just feel like the baby is already [spoiled] rotten-like literally, my Caress family has gotten him all of his little bathing stuff, his toys. It's just so cooI_" Yes, she didn't mean to say "he_" Rowland then turned to her publicist to call her hubby. Oops!

As she patiently waited for the baby's arrival, Rowland admitted to enjoying a few tasty treats including one special sandwich. "I love rye with turkey, cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, onions-- the works," she shared with E! News. "I like to make it myself then cut it open and just look at it_" She later confessed to eating some nachos and a mixture of chocolate ice cream and peanut butter. Sooo good! Despite a few unconventional cravings, the singer remained focus on staying fit. Whether hitting the gym or practicing yoga, Rowland maintained an active lifestyle. "To be honest, I did modify my exercise routine a bit byjust listening to my body_," she told Elle magazine. I would tell my trainer [Jeanette Jenkins], 'This move doesn't fee! right,' and we'd modify it. I still walk two miles everyday. I still work out. It's important to me_" With a new baby onboard, Rowland is now focused on her growing family. "i'm very happy," she told E! News. "I'm a very, very happy woman." Congrats to Rowland and Witherspoon on their big news!

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Salma Hayek Barely Avoids Wardrobe Malfunction During Wet Photo Shoot--Take a Look!

Whoopsie! That was a close cal!. Hollywood beauty Salma Hayek was snapped clutching on to her cleavage as she stepped out of a pool in a soaking wet black strapless dress for a photo shoot earlier today in hopes of avoiding a huge wardrobe malfunction. While the purpose behind the sexy photo shoot remains unknown, it was clear that the weight of her drenched dress proved to be a bit challenging to keep up and cover the girls. Luckily, she successfully steered clear from accidentally flashing her bare breasts to everyone around her. Aside from her wardrobe, Salma stunned with her hair slicked back and flawless makeup. E! News recently spoke with Hayek at the at the Toronto International Film Festival and toyed with the idea of an Ugly Betty reunion show. "I would love to," says Hayek, who produced the series starring America Ferrera. Even though Betty has "such a special place in my heart," Hayek sadly said she doesn't see a reunion happening anytime soon. Salma was promoting her labor of love, an animated adaptation of poet Kahlil Gibran's bestseller The Prophet. "I had a vision for something that I thought was original, to have the story with different chapters," Hayek said. "I love breaking the rules. It always gives a little extra strength_"

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Angelina Jolie Opens Up About Her Wedding and Marriage to Brad Pitt: "It Feels Nice to Be Husband and Wife"

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt's surprise wedding may have shocked everyone who woke up to the news on the morning of Aug. 28, let alone those who thought those two might just stay engaged forever. But obviously the globally anticipated nuptials didn't actually occur on a whim--although, really, more preparation has gone into some chiIdren's birthday parties than went into BrangeIina's comparatively low-key, family- oriented affair.
"We were all going to have a wedding," Jolie recalls the two weeks leading up to the big day in Vanity Fair's December 2014 issue, on sale Nov. 6 and featuring the Oscar winner on the cover. "There was no cake, so Pax made a cake. The kids made little pillows for the rings and Knox practiced [being a ring bearer] with an acorn that kept falling off the pillow. Brad's mom [Jane Pitt] went and picked some flowers and tied them up_" Well, ifthis whole super-star, A-list actor-filmmaker stuff doesn't work out, the whole family can go into the wedding-planning business. The kids also helped write mom and dad's vows, Jolie told the magazine. "They did not expect us never to fight, but they always made us promise to say 'sorry' if we do," she recalled. "So they said, 'Do you?,' and we said, 'We do!"' Asked if she felt any different now that she was officially married to Pitt, her partner of nearly nine years beforehand, Jolie admitted that "it does feel different" "It feels nice to be husband and wife," she said.
Jolie and Pitt tied the knot on Aug. 23 in a non- denominational civii ceremony held inside the chapel on their estate inthe South of France, Ch&teau Miraval. Fewer than two dozen people--including the bride and groom-- were in attendance. The I-dos were followed by a bountiful luncheon inthe main house's "Great Hali," complete with bottles of signature rose from the newIyweds' own vineyard. "Brad and Angie said handwritten vows telling each other how much they love each other and their beautiful family and they both had tears in their eyes as did everyone eise," a source told E! News days after the wedding. "It was short but loaded with meaning, and it was a lovely way to start life in their new family home now that the building work is finally finished" It's her devotion to her family and her main roIe--mom-- that helps drive both her humanitarian work and her ventures as a director, her most recent effort being the drama Unbroken, based on the book of the same name about Glympian turned troubled war hero and all-around indominitabie spirit Louis Zamperini, who died this year at the age of 97 while the movie was still being finished. "I want young kids to see this film," Jolie said in VF about the movie, which apparently pulls no punches inthe gritty realism department. "I want something to take to my children--a life message" Unbroken is in theaters Christmas Day.