Hollywood A-list couple Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie show their love for each other in their latest photoshoot.
The power couple graces the cover of the new issue of Vanity Fair Italia and it shows Brangelina in a tender embrace, with Angelina wrapping her legs around Brad’s torso. The headline reads: ‘Angelina & Brad Felici di amare,’ which is Italian for ‘happy in love.’
In a monochromatic photo, the 40-year-old actress wears a silk slip as she snuggles her head on her husband’s chin. Brad dons a simple white shirt and sports a goatee that doesn’t make him look anywhere near 51.
The two stars recently teamed up in the film “By The Sea,” which is written and directed by Angelina Jolie.
Set in France during the mid-70s, Brad and Angelina play a dysfunctional couple, Roland and Vanessa. Roland is a writer while Vanessa was a former dancer.
After traveling the country together, their marriage suffers some woes, primarily because they are childless and Vanessa had two miscarriages already.
The film shows the couple growing distant and in an attempt to save their marriage, they linger in one quite seaside town. In doing so, they begin to draw close to some of the people around there such as a local barkeeper and a hotel owner.
Despite being the first film of the two together since 2005’s “Mr. and Mrs. Smith,” “By The Sea” failed to make it big at the box-office.
According to the Daily Mail, the poorly reviewed film had its release scaled back to just 10 theaters, where it grossed $95,440.
It was a huge loss since Universal Studios have allotted a $10 million budget for the film. But some analysts believe that it cost more than that, citing the cast and crew actually extended the shoot in Malta.
The Hollywood Reporter notes that the film was announced last year and didn’t make that much buzz even with Brangelina starring in it. In fact, the latest buzz surrounding the movie right now involves Brad’s ex-wife Jennifer Aniston.
According to In Touch, the “Friends” alum freaked out about the plot of the movie. The storyline of “By The Sea” apparently hits close to home for the 46-year-old actress.
Reports claim that the movie was based on her and Brad’s divorce 10 years ago. Apparently, before their split in 2005, Jen and Brad took an ill-fated trip to the Caribbean in an attempt to make things better for their relationship.
Aniston also reportedly suffered two miscarriages while married to Brad so no wonder she’s freaking out. Aniston and Pitt tied the knot in 2000 after two years of dating. The two subsequently divorced in 2005.
Justin Theroux, Aniston’s husband of four months, has been calling friends to find out if Angie did base the film on her wife’s first marriage, Celebrity Dirty Laundry reports.
However, Angelina has stated that much of the film and the character that she portrays in the film is based on her mother, the late Marcheline Bertrand.
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Despite the controversy, the movie is still a flop. An analyst said that even when it has two of the most recognized faces in the world, if the project by all accounts, isn’t some kind of masterpiece, it’s just never going to work.
Promotional-wise, the main poster of the movie didn’t feature either of Angelina Jolie or Brad Pitt as the couple and the studio wanted the promo materials to remain true to how the films in the era were sold. The film poster simply featured a couple of hats.
Reports say that Universal has intentions of making more movies with the “Tomb Raider” actress although it might take a while before their next project will be announced.
The “Maleficent” star is set to take on more directorial work with the Cambodian-set drama “First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers” for Netflix.