Angelina Jolie Taps More Offspring to Appear in 'Maleficent'
by Shannon Keirnan
Angelina Jolie holds all the power in Hollywood land.
She already pulled some big strings in casting world, bringing her daughter Vivienne, 4, onto the set of her upcoming “Maleficent” to play the younger version of Elle Fanning’s Princess Aurora.
But maybe there was a little sibling jealousy at home over the pick, because now the spider-armed bombshell has added two more of her brood to the cast list.
Pax, 8, and Zahara, 7, will now be appearing in walk-on roles in the flick. Their roles are minor: they will be part of the crowd during the scene where Mommy Dearest curses the infant Aurora during her christening. Will their brief appearances give these two the acting bug?
Sister Shiloh, 6, has already made her on-screen debut with a small role in Papa Brad Pitt’s “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.”
No word yet if Vivienne’s twin, Knox, or 11-year-old Maddox have any desire to bust onto the big screen. Was that all of them? Sometimes I lose count.
The movie will follow the story of Sleeping Beauty, but this time from the point of view of the pointy-hatted evil queen Maleficent and will follow how she got to be just so darned nasty. It is set to release spring of 2014, and from what pictures have leaked from the set thus far, looks to be a decent romp.
Brad Pitt has previously stated that he would let his and Jolie’s children pursue their dreams regardless of what they were, including acting if they felt so inclined. Will Zahara and Pax get that Hollywood glimmer in their eyes and start appearing regularly, or will they, like Shiloh apparently has, find out that long hours and being bossed around on-set isn’t as glamorous as one might think?