Relaxed Angelina Jolie sucks on a lollipop as she goes on a romantic shopping date with Brad Pitt

By Daily Mail Reporter


Time out: Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt enjoyed some rare time out today as they went for a stroll down a Hollywood street after visiting Ozzie Dots, a popular party and costume shop


She has been busy endorsing her new movie Kung Fu Panda II and supporting partner Brad Pitt on the red-carpet as he promotes his own film, Tree Of Life.

But today, the 35-year-old found some time to relax enjoying a casual and romantic shopping trip with her handsome beau.

Merely enjoying some quiet time together, the mega stars were spotted strolling down a Hollywood street arm-in-arm after visiting Ozzie Dots, a popular party and costume shop, where the couple were picking up some party favours.


Sucking on a lollipop, one of the world's most photographed woman was relaxed and all smiles as she lovingly wrapped her arm around Brad's waist.

The couple were both dressed in casual clothes for the outing.

Angelina slipped her tiny frame into a pair of black trousers and black cardigan and acessorised with a Louis Vuitton handbag and a pair of her favourite aviator shades.

In a matching pair of glasses, Brad also went low-key for the outing, in a pair of baggy grey trousers, trainers and a charcoal bomber.

Content: Sucking on a lollipop, one of the world's most photographed woman was relaxed and all smiles as she wrapped her arm around Brad's waist


Their quiet time together comes after a big week of promotional touring for the busy couple, including red-carpet events for both Angelina's new animation film Kung Fu Panda II, and Brad's art house flick Tree Of Life.

Last night Brad arrived at the Los Angeles premiere of his new movie sporting a clean-shaven look, much to the delight of Angelina.

Cuddling up to her beau on the red carpet, she was clearly smitten.

The actress turned heads in an asymmetrical red Jenny Packham dress, which set off her stunning features and glowing skin.

Low-key: The couple were both dressed in casual clothes for the outing


However, the cut of the outfit did little to hide the Hollywood star's razor sharp, jutting collar bone.

Angelina decided to go to Brad's Los Angeles event over the New York premiere of her own animated film.

She did attend the Hollywood red carpet for the flick over the weekend, along with Brad and their brood.

But she left the promotional duties to co-stars Jack Black and Lucy Liu yesterday in favour of Brad's big night.

New look: Last night Brad arrived at the Los Angeles premiere of his new movie sporting a clean-shaven look much to the delight of Angelina


In the film, Pitt plays a strict father of three sons being raised in 1950s suburbia.

His son Jack is played by Sean Penn, who looks back on his childhood from adulthood. Chastain plays the mother in the film.

The art house movie, which Pitt funded, produced and starred in, received a decidedly mixed reception when it was shown to the press in Cannes.

At a press conference afterwards Pitt was left to answer questions by the absent director Malick, to the obvious annoyance of the crowd.

Critics were divided by the movie and Pitt was actually booed following the screening in Cannes.

Family time: Angelina and Brad attended the Hollywood red carpet for Kung Fu Panda II over the weekend, along with their brood


Daily Mail critic Baz Bamigboye wrote: 'The film's not a flop by any means. It's a visual sensation.'

But he cautioned: 'It's not the worst movie ever made but it is a lumbering mess.'

Elsewhere the industry bible Variety predicted: 'This inescapably divisive picture could captivate the zeitgeist for a spell.'

The Hollywood Reporter added: 'A unique film that will split opinions every which way.'

Meanwhile, Brad has said being a father has influenced what kind of films he chooses to make.

He told The Sun: 'Becoming a father certainly changed the way I choose films because I'm very aware they are going to see them one day.

'I want them to be proud of their dad in the end, when they grow up and figure out what we actually do for a living.'

Brad also said making The Tree Of Life made him appreciate his family life even more.

He said: 'It's so obvious to me that when I come home my kids are aware of everything that's going on. So it's quite important for me not to put my frustrations on them or bring them to the door. In the film it's the exact opposite of that.

'It's a very sad man who feels embittered by his situation, doesn't feel like he's able to get ahead, always feels like he's on the losing end and feels quite oppressed by his surroundings and predicament.'


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How romantic: Chivalrous Brad Pitt takes a firm hold of Angelina Jolie as they dine out in Cannes

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Table for two: Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie leave the Tetou restaurant in France last night after dining out together


A protective Brad Pitt holds on tight to his partner Angelina Jolie as they get mobbed by crowds outside a French restaurant last night.

The Hollywood power couple rounded off the weekend with a romantic meal for two at Tetou Restaurant in Cannes where they are both attending the annual film festival.

Angelina looked fantastic in a three-quarter-length white dress while Brad cut a dash in a suit and open neck white shirt.


Firm grip: Brad took a strong hold of Angelina's hand as they waded through the crowd outside


Jolie came to the Cannes Film Festival this year to promote Kung Fu Panda 2 while Pitt's drama The Tree of Life premieres on Monday.

Angelina revealed she loved making the children's Kung Fu Panda movies - because they're both entertaining and educational for her children.

The actress said Kung Fu Panda 2 resonates in particular because it has an adoption theme - and because three of the six Jolie-Pitt children - Maddox, Pax and Zahara - are all adopted.

Jolie, 35, said at the Cannes Film Festival, where the movie is premiering: 'The words adoption, birth mothers and orphanages are happy words in our household, and we talk about those subjects all the time.'


The stars are in town: Brad and Angelina are in France for the Cannes Film Festival


Jolie voices the character Tigress in both Kung Fu Panda films and she added: 'I'm especially excited to be in this movie because of my daughters.

'She's one of the best characters I've ever played. My kids love it, and in many ways I did it for them.

'At the end of the day, we're all big kids. Life is very much about family and the family you choose.

'You can define your own destiny despite what happened to you in the past.'


Looking good: Angelina wore a three-quarter-length white dress while Brad slipped into a smart suit


Meanwhile Jolie's directorial debut has picked up a U.S. distributor.

Her Bosnian War film In the Land of Blood and Honey will be released on December 23 by FilmDistrict, a subsidiary of GK Films.

Announcing the acquisition on Sunday at the Cannes Film Festival, GK Films founder Graham King said Jolie's debut 'signals the arrival of a visceral and compelling storyteller'.

The film features a completely local Bosnian cast, most of whom were children during the 1990s war.


Angelina Jolie Drawn to "Kung Fu Panda 2"





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Growing up fast: Brad Pitt plays the doting father as he takes blonde twins Knox and Vivienne to the park

By DAILY MAIL REPORTER

Doting dad: Brad Pitt takes his twins Knox, left, and Vivienne to the park in Hollywood



It costs Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie a whopping $10million a year to raise their six children.

But despite the huge bills for nannies, language tutors and private jets, the youngsters prefer nothing more than spending time with their parents.

Brad treated his youngest children, twins Knox and Vivienne, to a trip to the park in Hollywood this week.


Growing up: The twins share biological sister Shiloh's blonde hair and round face


Like any proud father, Pitt took photographs of the two-year-olds on his mobile phone, coached them as they came down the slide, and kept a watchful eye as they ran around.

Both looked the spitting image of their older sister Shiloh when she was younger, as they played together.

The pair share her blonde shoulder-length hair, but while Knox has inherited his father's blue eyes, Vivienne's appeared to be her mother's dark blue/grey.


Playtime: Brad keeps a watchful eye as his son Knox tries out the slide at the playground


Pitt and Jolie are planing on moving their family to the south of France, where they are renovating a £35million château.

Pitt's parents are to join them there, to provide a stable presence and hands on help with the children.

Perhaps they will also help cut down on the childcare bills.

As well as spending $5 million on private jets, the Hollywood pair splashed out $900,000 last year on a nanny for each of the children.



Like father like son: Knox has inherited his father's blue eyes and dress sense


A source told U.S. magazine InTouch: 'They spend more than a million dollars on private tutors who travel around the world with them.

'They [even] once spent $500,000 for one stay at the Waldorf [Astoria hotel in New York].'

The couple also spent an estimated several million dollars on first-class airfare and hotel bills for the children.


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What will Jen say? Aniston's best friend Courteney Cox and ex husband Brad Pitt dine together

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A-list dinner: Courteney Cox and Brad Pitt both dined together with a group of friends at Beso in Hollywood last night


She is a card-carrying member of Team Aniston, but it seems Courteney Cox put her allegiance aside last night.

The Cougar Town star joined her best friend's ex husband Brad Pitt for dinner at Hollywood restaurant Beso.

The two were part of a group of 12 people attending a dinner party to celebrate their manager Cynthia Pett-Dante's birthday.

'They hugged and kissed when they greeted each other,' an onlooker tells America's People magazine. 'They talked for a while.'

While they did not sit next to each other, they did spent a considerable amount of time together.


Allegiance aside: Courteney counts Jennifer Aniston as her best friend


'They were chatting, catching up,' the onlooker added.

'They both seemed happy and totally relaxed, very at ease. And they were both smiling the entire time. It didn't seem awkward at all.'

Brad, 47, and Jennifer, 42, split six years ago - he now has six children with his Mr and Mrs Smith co-star Angelina Jolie while she is currently single.

Courteney, 46, comforted her former Friends co-star after the high profile divorce and Jennifer often joined her family on holidays and special occasions.

The Just Go With It star is also godmother to her 6-year-old daughter, Coco.


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Breakup - Brad Pitt And Angelina Jolie Are Done

In what will become one of the biggest Hollywood splits of all time, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are calling it quits and have signed the papers on how to split their massive fortunes and children.

News outlets are reporting that Angelina and Brad started the breakup process in December when they visited a top divorce lawyer to begin working out how to split things up.

As of today, they will split their money equally and have shared custody of their six children. The kids however, will live with Jolie full time.

Since the couple is not married, the documents are reported to be more like a powerful prenuptial agreement - but for unmarried people.

There is no date penned yet on the documents, and it looks more like they are just getting everything ready for when they decide to officially split.

They have three adopted children - Maddox, 8, Pax, 6, and Zahara, 5, and three biological kids Shiloh, 3, and 17- month-old twins Knox and Vivienne.

Their joint fortune of about $350 million includes mansions in France, California and New Orleans.

Rumors have been circulating for months that the couple's relationship was doomed.

We suspect the $350 million is just the combined, joint income since the couple has been together - because we know Pitt is worth close to a billion dollars.

This could get very ugly.
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Jennifer Aniston and John Mayer Break Up

John Mayer and Jennifer Aniston have reportedly called it quits.

That's the rumor I'm hearing. A source says the pair's on-again, off-again relationship may have ended sometime within the last week, when Aniston returned from her overseas Marley & Me junket.

John made a tasty piece of arm candy for the award season -– especially facing Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie on Oscar night. And he was a great date for Jen on red carpets for both her films -– "Marley & Me” and “He’s Just Not That Into You.”

After Jennifer returned from eating dog biscuits with Owen Wilson to promote “Marley” in Europe, Hollywood's hottest couple were inexplicably kaput, according to People. Just like that? Wow.

"They had some disagreements and decided to not continue to see each other," says a People source. "Jen is moving on with her life like she always does. She seems happy."

A second source says it was Mayer who broke up with Aniston after she returned from Europe.

Oh, no. Here we go again with that “I ended a relationship to be alone” and “I don’t want to waste someone’s time if something’s not right” business.

Don't go talking to TMZ, dude! She will cut you!

In a recent interview with British paper Mail on Sunday, Aniston said she didn't believe any relationship meant to last a lifetime. "Whoever said that every relationship has to last forever? That's hoping for too much."

"He broke up with her when she got back from her European tour," the source said.

Aniston's rep did not immediately comment. Mayer's rep declined to comment on the singer's personal life.

But what are their friends saying?

One pal warns that we shouldn't be quick to assume the two are through for good. As we know, this wouldn't be the first time they've gone their separate ways.

Aniston recently opened up about love and romance to the U.K. magazine You. "Who ever said that every relationship has to last forever? That's hoping too much," said Aniston, who turned 40 exactly a month ago. "I think every relationship is a world unto itself."

As for finding the perfect partner, she said, "I don't have one and I don't think it exists."

Aniston and Mayer went public for the first time at the Oscars at the end of last month. Backstage at the Kodak Theatre, Aniston told Gayle King, who was interviewing them for her pal Oprah's show, that she was "very happy." Later in the night, they strolled arm in arm into the Vanity Fair postshow party at the Sunset Tower Hotel.

Most recently, Aniston was spotted on Monday at the same hotel grabbing a bite to eat at the Terrace restaurant. She'll be jetting to New York City in the spring to shoot The Baster, in which she stars opposite Jason Bateman as an unmarried 40-year-old who decides to have a baby with her best friend.

But an awards season and a couple of red carpets, that's like totally doable.Mayer, meanwhile, has been in the studio working on a new album.

Angelina Jolie Breastfeeding On Cover Of "W" Magazine

After keeping such a low profile since the birth of her new twins, Angelina Jolie is rushing back into the Hollywood spotlight.

Reports had surfaced recently that Jolie was suffering from a bad case of depression after her birth, but the A-list actress was seen in public for a screening of her latest movie "The Changeling".

Related: Jolie Is Depressed - Watch "Changeling" Movie Trailer

Angelina is also the cover story feature in "W" Magazine's November issue, complete with a cover picture of her breastfeeding on of her children.

Jolie is photographed breastfeeding one of the new twins, either Knox Leon or Vivienne Marcheline, who covers Angelina's left breast with its tiny hand. Brad Pitt took the photos while the two were recovering at the Chateau Miraval in the French Riviera, and is only one of many taken by Pitt.

Pitt and Jolie have already received $14 million dollars for the first baby pictures, and we're sure "W" is also paying handsomely. Besides Shiloh and the twins, Pitt and Jolie also are parents to three adopted children: Maddox, 7, from Cambodia; Pax, 4, from Vietnam; Zahara, 3, from Ethiopia.

Angelina Jolie can be seen later this month in the crime drama "The Changeling", where a mother's prayer for her kidnapped son to return home is answered, though it doesn't take long for her to suspect the boy who comes back is not hers.

Related: Watch Angelina Jolie In "The Changeling" Movie Trailer

Brad Pitt is currently being seen with George Clooney and Tilda Swinton in the comedy adventure "Burn After Reading", and has just completed work on the long anticipated fantasy "The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button" about a man who ages backwards.

Related: Brad Pitt Ready With "Benjamin Button" - Review And Trailer
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'Depressed' Angelina Jolie Seen In Public For The First Time In Months

Angelina Jolie was seen in public this week for the first time since media reports claim the actress is suffering from a bad case of postpartum depression.

Jolie was seen at a New York airport with Brad Pitt and their family of six, including the cute two-year-old Shiloh.

Jolie is getting ready for the premiere of her new movie "Changeling" next week, which will be her first public appearance since giving birth to Vivienne and Knox in July.

"Changeling" is directed by Clint Eastwood and stars Jolie and John Malkovich, and is the story of what happens when a mother's prayer for her kidnapped son to return home go answered, though it doesn't take long for her to suspect the boy who comes back is not hers.

Brad Pitt, 44, spent most of last month at the Venice Italy and Toronto Film Festivals promoting his new films "Burn After Reading" and "The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button". Angelina stayed away from the public and media, instead spending her time isolated at the Chateau Miraval in Provence, France.

Related: Brad Pitt Ready With "Benjamin Button" - Review And Trailer

Last week the family moved their flock to the Palais Parkschloss villa, south of Berlin Germany, while Pitt works on scenes for his latest film "Inglorious Bastards", written and directed by Quentin Tarantino.

Last month, news reports surfaced that Angelina was suffering from depression following the birth of her twins. A report in one magazine claims Angelina feels that Brad has things easy - he had the kids without the pain of birth, and he can just pick up and travel around the world whenever he wants to.

The unmarried partners family now consist of three adopted children and three biological children - Maddox, 7; Vietnamese Pax Thien, 4; Ethiopian Zahara, 3; Shiloh Nouvel, 2; and twins Knox and Vivienne, 10 weeks.

Even with already having six young children, Brad Pitt often speaks of his desire to have a 'sports team' sized family. Easy to say when you have hundreds of millions of dollars, and no womb.

Watch Angelina Jolie In The "Changeling" Movie Trailer

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Spielberg Donates $100,000 To Support Gay Marriage Proposition

Steven Spielberg is the latest power player and celebrity financial donor to rush to the fight against California's November ballot initiative that would overturn the state Supreme Court decision legalizing same-sex marriage.

Spielberg and his wife, Kate Capshaw, have donated $100,000 to fight Proposition 8.

Also known as the Marriage Protection Act, Proposition 8 would amend the state constitution to limit marriage to a man and a woman. If passed, it would overturn the court decision that made the state only the second in the country to legalize gay marriage.

In a statement to reporters, Spielberg said:

"By writing discrimination into our state constitution, Proposition 8 seeks to eliminate the right of each and every citizen in our state to marry regardless of sexual orientation. Such discrimination has no place in California's constitution, or any other."

Last month, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie donated the same amount to the cause, and other celebrities have quietly donated funds behind the scenes. The Knights of Columbus, in support of the marriage ban, weighed in with a $1-million contribution in favor of Prop 8.

This amendment could have an impact on celebrities like Ellen DeGeneres, who recently married her lesbian partner Portia De Rossi, and George Takei, Star Treks Sulu, who also married his long time gay boyfriend. Other openly gay celebrities like Lindsay Lohan and Samantha Ronson have announced they would like to marry by Christmas.

Related: Lindsay Lohan And Samantha Ronson To Wed By Christmas?
Related: 2008 Top 10 Openly Gay Male Hollywood Celebrities
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Brad Pitt Gives $100K To Defeat Prop 8 Gay Marriage Repeal

"Burn After Reading" star Brad Pitt has donated $100K to help defeat a California ballot proposal targeted at abolishing the right to gay marriage. California recently made it possible for gay couples to wed, and the rush to the altar has been amazing.

Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi are now married. Star Trek's George Teki has hitched the knot, and Lindsay Lohan and Samantha Ronson have announced they will be married by the end of the year.

Related Story: Samantha Ronson Says She Will Marry Lindsay Lohan By Christmas

Brad Pitt explained in a press statement:

"No one has the right to deny another their life, even though they disagree with it, because everyone has the right to live the life they so desire if it doesn't harm another and because discrimination has no place in America, my vote will be for equality and against Proposition 8".

Pitt's generous gift is the largest to date by a Hollywood celebrity for a campaign against Prop 8.

During a 2006 press interview, Pitt told reporters that he and Angelina Jolie would not marry until all couples had the same rights.

"Angie and I will consider tying the knot when everyone else in the country who wants to be married is legally able."

Brad and Angelina have grabbed their fair share of attention for the adoption of several children, and for Jolie's artificial insemination resulting in their recent twins while not being married.

The intense interest comes at a time when more and more celebrities are feeling comfortable about being gay in public. Our just released top 10 list of openly gay male celebrities has received more traffic then any story we've ever written. People feel strongly that the Government should stay out of it and allow gay couples to get married and share the same rights as everyone else.

Related Story: InfoStar Top Ten Openly Gay Male Hollywood Actors

Political strategist Chad Griffin, who is helping coordinate efforts in the entertainment industry to defeat the controversial initiative, said he is hopeful that Brad Pitt's donation will prompt others to get involved, and said that Democratic billionaire Ron Burkle has agreed to host a large fundraiser at his home in October to rally Hollywood against Proposition 8.

Brad Pitt can currently be seen in the recently released thriller "Burn After Reading", starring alongside George Clooney, Frances McDormand, John Malkovich and Tilda Swinton.

Related Story: Brad Pitt And George Clooney In "Burn After Reading" - Review And Movie Trailer
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Brad Pitt Ready With "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" - Early Review And Movie Trailer

Hot off the heels of his latest film "Burn After Reading", starring Pitt, George Clooney and Tilda Swinton, Brad Pitt is switching gears in anticipation of his next film due in theaters December 25.

"The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button" is an odd movie that will make you cry and scratch your head. The film stars Pitt, Tilda Swinton and Cate Blanchett, and was directed by David Fincher of "Se7en" fame.

Pitt's character tells people, "I was born under unusual circumstances", and nothing could be further from the truth. The main plot of the film tells the story of a man who starts aging backwards with bizarre consequences.

Based on the short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald, the movie features Benjamin Button, played by Brad Pitt, as and old man who physically ages backward. He is born an old man and ages in reverse until he becomes a baby, and then finally vanishes from the earth.

At age 50, he falls in love with a 30-year-old woman (Cate Blanchett), and must come to terms with the relationship as they literally grow in opposite directions. The movie and soundtrack are eerie, setting the stage for what could be a strange film to be released on Christmas Day.

But it is a gripping film, and well worth the trip to the theater to see it. We suspect the award buzz will start the day it is released.

Watch Brad Pitt In "The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button" Movie Trailer


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Brad Pitt And George Clooney In "Burn After Reading" - Early Review And Movie Trailer

Brad Pitt and George Clooney are in Venice Italy this week for the Venice Film Festival, but more importantly they are showing off their latest film project "Burn After Reading".

The comedy was directed by the infamous Coen brothers and is due in U.S. theaters in September.
The film, which premiered Wednesday at the Film Festival, is a story about dumb criminals and idiots - and what happens when their worlds intersect.

Brad Pitt and Frances McDormand play two unlucky gym employees who get into big trouble when the journal of an unsuccessful CIA agent, John Malkovich, falls into their hands, and they attempt to sell them as classified national intelligence secrets. George Clooney portrays an always-sick, big spender having a romantic fling with the CIA agent's unhappy wife, played by Tilda Swinton.

"Burn Without Reading" is set within a spy story for no other reason than "we hadn't done one before," Joel Coen told reporters at the festival.

If you have ever seen a Coen brother's movie you already have an idea of what to expect with "Burn After reading". It is sure to make you laugh, and may be the highlight of the late summer doldrums that plague us each year with sophomoric humor after the big epics like "Iron Man" and "Indiana Jones" are just a faded memory.

Watch The "Burn Before Reading Movie Trailer"


Brad Pitt will also be seen this Christmas in the fantasy mystery film "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button", also starring Cate Blanchett and Tilda Swanson, a film that tells the story of Benjamin Button, a man who starts aging backwards with bizarre consequences.

George Clooney is currently filming "The Fantastic Mr. Fox", due in November 2009, and also stars Cate Blanchett. The film is an animated family adventure comedy about angry farmers who get tired of sharing their chickens with a sly fox and look to get rid of their opponent and his family.
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Brad Pitt Talks About Life With New Twin Babies

New father of twins Brad Pitt is at the Toronto Film Festival this week to promote his latest film - the Coen brother's comedy thriller movie, "Burn After Reading", starring Pitt and George Clooney.

Related Story: Brad Pitt And George Clooney In "Burn After Reading" - Early Review And Movie Trailer

While rubbing elbows with the worlds rich and famous, Pitt took some time to tell reporters about his new life with twin babies and partner Angelina Jolie.

Brad talked about the new additions to the family, saying that eight-week-old twins Knox and Vivienne are great.

"Everyone is healthy," said Pitt. "No sleep though. Sleep is something you long for, but it's fine. We'll get it."

Despite the lack of sleep, "Burn After Reading" costar Tilda Swinton told Pitt not to worry. As a mother of twins herself, 11-year-old daughter Honor Byrne and son Xavier Byrne, she tells him: "It gets easier."

Brad has six children with partner Angelina Jolie - Maddox, 7, Pax, 4, Zahara, 3, Shiloh, 2, Knox and Vivienne.

In addition to "Burn After Reading", Pitt has just complete the David Fincher directed mystery fantasy "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button", starring alongside Tilda Swinton and Cate Blanchett. The film is due in theaters December 25.

Based on the short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald, the movie features Benjamin Button, played by Brad Pitt, as a man who is born an old man and ages in reverse until he becomes a baby, and then finally vanishes from the earth. At age 50, he falls in love with a 30-year-old woman, Blanchett, and must come to terms with the relationship as they literally grow in opposite directions.
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