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  • Brad Pitt Is Swoon-Worthy in First Photo From World War II Drama ‘Allied’

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    People unveiled the first photo from the World War II romantic drama “Allied,” starring Brad Pitt and Marion Cotillard as uncovered allies tasked with carrying out a high-profile assassination. Pitt is devastatingly debonair and Cotillard fresh and lovely as they make eyes at each other at a Casablanca cafe.
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    Pitt plays a British intelligence officer, while Cotillard is a French resistance fighter posing as his wife. Naturally, these two people fall in love.

    “Brad and Marion immediately had the utmost respect for each other, so once they delved into their characters, their chemistry was electric,” producer Graham King told People.

    “Allied” opens in theaters November 23.

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  • Brad Pitt, Christian Bale Rock Oscar Race with ‘The Big Short’

    Millions of Americans lost their homes during the U.S. housing and credit meltdown that led to the 2007-2008 global financial crisis – and one man predicted it all.

    In “The Big Short,” Christian Bale takes on the role of Michael Burry, the founder of the Scion Capital, an investor who was one of the first people to predict the U.S. banking bubble burst.

    The drama is adapted from Michael Lewis’ bestseller “The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine,” and follows how Burry scored a personal profit of $100 million and nearly $700 million for his investors during the economic debacle.

    Brad Pitt, one of the drama’s producers, plays Cornwall Capital’s Ben Hockett, Ryan Gosling stars as Deutsche Bank trader Greg Lippman and Steve Carell takes on the role of FrontPoint Partners money manager Steve Eisman.

    Deadline reports that “The Big Short” has thrown its name into the hat for the forthcoming Oscars race with an unexpected early release. The biopic will premiere at the closing night gala at the American Film Institute (AFI) film festival on Nov. 12.

    Costarring Melissa Leo, Marissa Tomei, Selena Gomez and Max Greenfield, “The Big Short” opens nationwide Dec. 23.

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  • Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt’s ‘By the Sea’ to Open AFI Fest

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    Angelina Jolie scored a coup with her film “By the Sea” opening the 2015 AFI Fest, which could stir Oscar buzz.

    The artsy drama, written, directed, produced by and starring the Oscar winner, along with her husband Brad Pitt playing her onscreen husband, will premiere on Nov. 5 at TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood. The 29th annual film festival runs Nov. 5-12 and its full lineup will be announced soon.

    Obviously thrilled, Jolie said, “AFI has long supported the boldness and experimentation that accompanies provocative cinema. As a filmmaker, and on behalf of our cast and crew, I am honored to launch the film at the Opening Night Gala for AFI Fest.”

    Jolie’s “By the Sea” is a retro effort inspired by European cinema of the ’60s and ’70s. It tells the story of an unhappily married couple (Jolie and Pitt) living in 1970s France in a seaside resort. They examine the problems of their own relationship after interacting with tourists.

    As Variety notes, premiering a film at the AFI Fest could be favorable for Oscar hopefuls. Both “Selma” and “American Sniper,” which debuted last year at AFI Fest, received Best Picture Oscar nods.

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  • Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt’s Marriage Crumbles in ‘By the Sea’ Trailer

    Ten years after they became Hollywood’s hottest couple in “Mr. and Mrs. Smith,” Angelina Jolie and Brad return to the screen together under much darker circumstances.

    The new trailer for “By the Sea” shows them as a husband and wife in crisis, drinking, smoking and moping against spectacular scenario and hotel opulence in France in the 1970s while Harry Nilsson mournfully (and ironically) croons “Perfect Day.”

    Jolie tells DGA Quarterly that she directed and wrote “By the Sea” — shot during their real honeymoon to Malta — as “an art film, the kind of movie that I like to see but not something I’m usually cast in.”

    “We’re proud of ourselves for being brave enough to try it,” she says. “I think “By the Sea” was the hardest film for me because it wasn’t [issue-driven]. It’s something I probably won’t do very much of.”

    “By the Sea” opens in November.

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