How’s that for cool?? A female star to replace an actor in an action movie!! You’ve definitely come a long way Angelina Jolie! According to reports, “Edwin A. Salt”, an espionage thriller once set to star Tom Cruise will now be redrafted by screenwriter Kurt Wimmer to suit Angie. The A-list actor had long been rumored to take the project but eventually bowed out because (reportedly) a $20 million salary wasn’t possible. The film will reunite Angelina Jolie with her “Bone Collector” director, Philip Noyce.

The mother of 6 is set to play the title character, a CIA officer who’s accused by a defector of being a Russian sleeper spy and must elude capture long enough to establish her innocence. After Tom bowed out, several actors made a beeline for it, but it when Angelina Jolie took a liking to it, Columbia Pictures decided to rewrite the script for a female lead. Variety writes,

“she is the rare female who is viable in the action genre, which has been almost the exclusive domain of men.”

SO TRUE!! If you remember, Universal marketed “Wanted” mostly on Angie’s shoulders and watched it gross $132 million domestically. If she will really star in “Edwin A. Salt”, she’ll definitely be one of the toughest yet sexy hot mommas around! Go Angie! ^_^

The actor co-starred with Angelina Jolie in the action film WANTED, and he revealed that the actress is far more down to earth than people would imagine. On the set of their film, James McAvoy was surprised that he had more people surrounding him than she did. He tells Celebs On Sunday,

“I’ve got 2 f**king agents, she [Angelina Jolie] doesn’t have an agent. I’ve got a bigger entourage than she does. She doesn’t have an entourage.”

So what does the mother of six have? James revealed,

“Angelina had a make-up and hair person, but then everyone’s got a make-up and hair person.”

The actor also admitted that he felt tense about meeting Brad Pitt’s better half for the first time. James McAvoy shared,

“I was intimidated and nervous. But within 10 minutes of meeting her, you realise she’s just a very cool girl.”

If you loved the Victorian inspired gown worn by Angelina Jolie in the People magazine pictorial with her newborn twins, be happy! Why? Coz it will be available online in September on a first come basis via http://www.eileenwest.com ^_^ Owner of said website is fashion designer Eileen West who was surprised and very much delighted to see Angelina Jolie wearing one of her nightgowns. She said,

“I was absolutely thrilled to see Angelina Jolie wearing our “La Stella” gown for her photo debut with the twins. In many ways, Angelina embodies the spirit and style of Eileen West sleepwear; she’s a natural beauty, a mother, a woman on the go who maintains a sense of grace. Truly, we feel quite honored by her choice to wear the La Stella gown. Best wishes to the Jolie-Pitt family!”

The “La Stella” gown is made from a breezy, lightweight cotton rich fabric, its delicate heirloom lace originally inspired by a Victorian bodice from Eileen’s personal collection of antique finds. The long center placket, stitched with akoya shell buttons, is conveniently designed for nursing mothers. Perfect for mommy Angie eh?? =) If you can’t wait for September, the Eileen West Collection can be found at a select group of fine retailers that include: Bloomingdales, Lord & Taylor, Dillards, Macy West, Nordstroms, Macy Central, Macy Florida, Belk, Von Maur, and Vermont Country Store.

New York magazine recently suggested that PEOPLE magazine used a computer software to modify its latest cover of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie’s smiling newborn daughter Vivienne Marcheline Jolie-Pitt. As you can see in the People cover above, 3-week-old Viv was smiling or laughing as she lies next to her twin brother Knox Leon in their mother’s arms. New York magazine has insisted that babies do not smile from exterior stimulation until two to four months of age. Their article said that the picture was Photoshopped or “the babies could have been born earlier than reported to avoid paparazzi attention, as has been rumored. Or Angelina and Brad, predicting their future acting careers, are already lying about the infants’ ages.” However, Sandi Shurgin Werfel, People’s director of public relations, denied the allegation and said,

“Contrary to blog speculation, People did not photo-shop Vivienne Marcheline Jolie-Pitt’s smile. One can only guess that she is smiling because her parents are Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt.”

LOL! As if Viv “knows” that her parents are the ever-famous Brad and Angie! ;-p

Bits and pieces of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie’s interviews with People and Hello magazines are trickling down the internet. The latest I picked up was how surprised Brad was with his twins‘ unique looks. The “Assasination of Jesse James” actor said,

“I dare to say that Vivienne is proving to resemble Angelina in spirit, attitude and physicality. She is quite elegant like her mother. And Knox - he’s a bit of me. He likes music like his dad. But when he was born he looked like Vladimir Putin!”

LOL! Vladimir Putin indeed! In case you don’t know, Mr. Putin is the current Russian president. Maybe Knox had a pointed nose that’s why daddy Brad Pitt thought he looked like Mr. Putin? I can’t tell it with these babies — they all look the same to me! As for Angelina Jolie, she revealed how she passed the time when she was in hospital on bedrest for the last two weeks of her pregnancy. The actress shared,

“Brad and the kids came a few nights each week and spent the night. So we never went too long without seeing each other. I also watched ‘The War’ by Kevin Burns. I figured it would be the only chance I had to watch a 15-hour documentary!”

Aside from their usual charitable reasons, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are building one for their daughter Zahara Jolie-Pitt to manage when she grows up. The actress will be making a trip to Ethiopia soon to discuss building the AIDS clinic as part of the work of the Jolie-Pitt Foundation, a charity Angie set up with her partner Brad last 2006 for humanitarian aid around the world. The mother of six told Britain’s Hello magazine:

“We will be building a Tuberculosis/AIDS clinic in Ethiopia. The one we plan for Zahara to take over when she is older.”

Angelina Jolie also hopes to take son Maddox to his native place Cambodia as part of a separate charity trip that the family is planning once newborn twins Knox and Vivienne Marcheline grow up a little. The stunning actress shared,

“The next trip for our foundation will most likely be Asia to follow up on the situation in Burma and our work in Cambodia. The boys have been asking to go there, so we will take them when Knox and Vivienne are a bit older.”

While PEOPLE got the North American rights to the first photos of the Jolie-Pitt twins, HELLO! magazine from London got the world exclusive. This is good news for the international fans of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt since PEOPLE mag is hard to come by outside the US. Inside the HELLO! special issue are 17 pages of intimate Jolie-Pitt family photos, and of course, pictures of Knox Leon and Vivienne Marcheline. The mag is out today so go grab one and send us some scans! LOL! Anyway, here’s an interview snippet of Brad Pitt:

“Viv is proving to resemble Ange in spirit, attitude and physicality… And Knox, he’s a bit of me.”

Finally the wait is over! Presenting the lovely fraternal twins of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt! WOOHOO! ^_^ The widely reported US publication that snagged the North American rights to publish the first photos of Knox Leon and Vivienne Marcheline is none other than PEOPLE — the very same magazine that got the exclusive to Shiloh Jolie-Pitt’s baby debut (she’s also in this cover! see top right insert photo). Anyway, you can get this fantabulous double issue magazine featuring the Jolie-Pitt twins tomorrow at newsstands =) Here are some snippets of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt’s interview with PEOPLE:

Angelina Jolie tells PEOPLE of daily life at the Château Miraval in Provence, France: “It is chaos, but we are managing it and having a wonderful time.”
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Brad Pitt adds: “[It’s] still a cuckoo’s nest.”
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Fortunately, they already have some household helpers, says Angie: “[Shiloh] and Z pick out [the twins‘] clothes and help change and hold them. It’s sweet – they are little mommies.” ^_^

Aussie magazine WHO has just released their annual edition which features their list of the sexiest people on Earth. And this year, the mag has expanded their list from 25 people to 100. And in the list is the beautiful Angelina Jolie! I don’t know her ranking though =) Aside from her, other Hollywood stars that made the cut were Jennifer Aniston (Angie’s rival for Brad Pitt, LOL), Johnny Depp, and David Beckham. WHO editor Nicky Briger said surprise entries included Rumer Willis, the daughter of Bruce Willis and Demi Moore. WHO’s Red-hot casts include Home and Away and the Perfect Partners include rock-star newlyweds Ashlee Simpson and Pete Wentz and super-toned Eva Longoria and Tony Parker. Congratulations to everybody!

That would certainly add a WOW and SEXY factor to the Batman series if you know what I mean! And it would be perfect too since Bruce Wayne’s ladylove was killed (oops, spoiler!) so he needs a new love interest in the next installment. Contactmusic.com reports that Angelina Jolie has been tipped to play Catwoman by the actress who made the role famous, Julie Newmar. She appeared in the 1960s Batman television series and has recently revealed she would love Angelina Jolie to take on the role - that is, if The Dark Knight director Christopher Nolan will resurrect the catty character in a future sequel. Julie shared to the New York Daily New:

“Angelina would own the part. My industry friends tell me (she) has made inquiries about the role. I can understand how it would pique her interest. Catwoman is Batman’s one true love. She’s tremendously popular with women because she’s both a heroine and a villainess.”

Other actresses who took on the Catwoman role were Eartha Kitt, Lee Meriwether, Halle Berry and Michelle Pfeiffer. Will Angelina Jolie be next?? Stay tuned! =)