Angelina Jolie Wants To Cut Sexiest Scenes From Cleopatra Role

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Actress Angelina Jolie wants to shock audiences with her upcoming portrayal of Cleopatra in a new film because she wants to change the Egyptian pharaoh's reputation as a sex symbol.

The 35-year-old will play the lead in David Fincher's version of the story, which is set for release in 2013 on the 50th anniversary of the original flick starring Elizabeth Taylor.

And the Hollywood star says her take on Cleopatra will be a lot less glamorous than Elizabeth's portrayal.

She told British Stella magazine: "I thought it was just all about the glamour, but then I read about her and she was a very strong mother, she spoke five languages and she was a leader.

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"My performance will never be as lovely as Elizabeth's. We are trying to get into a different truth about her as a pharaoh in history and not as a sex symbol, because she really wasn't."

The Tourist star added: "Even this idea of her having many lovers - it was possible that it was only two. She is very interesting, but she wasn’t a great beauty."

Hollywood Couple Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie looking for on-screen reunion

Brad Pitt has revealed he wants to star alongside his long-term partner Angelina Jolie for a second time.

The Hollywood couple have already appeared together in 2005 movie Mr and Mrs Smith, where their relationship blossomed off-screen.

The 47-year-old American actor says he would like to appear opposite his actress girlfriend so that he can spend more time with her.

"We're not ones to repeat ourselves, but we'd like to, because right now, we're hopscotching with films so one can be with the kids and one's free to work," Brad told NPR. "And why aren't we doing them together? Why aren't we doing everything together?"

Brad and Angelina have six children together - Maddox, Pax, Zahara, Shiloh, Knox, and Vivienne. Brad has revealed he chooses film roles based on different criteria nowadays. The hunky star has revealed that he now takes his children into consideration before confirming any projects.
"I think my focus before was more irreverence, by nature," he said."I'm a dad now. It's more important to me that if I'm going to do the film, there's something I can bring to it, it's not generic. And most of all, I'm painfully aware that my kids are going to see these when they're older, and I want them to understand something about their dad, and I want them to be proud of their dad."

Hollywood Couple Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie ‘Plan French wedding’

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are reportedly planning to get married at their newly-renovated French chateau.

The Hollywood superstars raise six children together and have been dating since 2005. Speculation about when they will tie the knot has been rife throughout their relationship and it has now been reported they will wed during the grape harvest later this year.

The couple are currently overseeing extensive work on their $60 million 35-bedroom Miraval estate in the South of France and are keen to complete soon so they can hold the nuptials there.

"The couple have been working on the property for a while now because they want to be able to host most of their wedding guests in the house and the home needed to be modernised,” a source told X17 Online.

“But all the locals are talking about how these two will be hosting their wedding here in France, at their chateau, in the fall."

The 16th century chateau boasts its own private chapel and Brad - who has a keen interest in architecture – wants to restore it with a view to making their marriage vows there.

The plans have been approved by the local government, but they are facing trouble over their use of helicopters.

The couple have been accused of using their extensive gardens as a helipad, but Brad, 47, and 35-year-old Angelina are keen to protect their privacy and believed landing inside their 880-acre estate is the only way to avoid the public spotlight.

"They want to land their helicopter on the property because this area is difficult to get to,” the source added.

“The home is on the top of a mountain and we are basically in the middle of the countryside here. People like Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie don't have the time to drive here - they want to move quickly. But local government officials aren't happy with where they are currently landing their helicopter. It is in the middle of the protected gardens and the owners have been told they need to find a new landing pad."

Kirsten Dunst is laid bare in breathtaking scenes from her new film Melancholia

She has been quiet on the career front for the past couple of years but Kirsten Dunst is set to make her big screen return in spectacular fashion next month.

The 28-year-old actress appears completely nude in the newly released trailer for her new film Melancholia, a beautifully shot drama written and directed by controversial Danish film-maker Lars Von Trier.

In the newly released trailer, Kirsten is seen lying naked in rocks next to a river then later in the the short clip being helped into the bath after collapsing on the bathroom floor - again completely nude.

The movie follows the story of Justine, played by Kirsten, as she marries Michael, played by Alexander Skarsgard.

During their wedding the party spots a red star in the sky which ends up being the planet Melencholia, which had been previously hiding behind the sun.

As the evening goes on, Justine begins to question what will happen to them if the world ends as well as her current happiness.

This results in her relationship with her sister Claire, played by Charlotte Gainsbourg, being put to the test.

The move also features Keifer Sutherland, in his first big screen performance since 2008's Mirrors, playing Claire's unusual and prickly husband.

Kirsten, who rose to fame as a child star appearing alongside Brad Pitt in the movie Interview With A Vampire, for which she was nominated for a Golden Globe at just 13 years old.

She then made a name for herself in the Spiderman franchise alongside Toby Maguire but has been relatively quiet on the work front since the films third instalment in 2007.

Lars von Trier, the film's director, is known for his controversial use of explicit imagery in mainstream movies and has won several awards at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival.

Melancholia is released in the U.S. on May 26 2011.