I think it’s stunning. Angelina looks gorgeous in it and I think it’s very fitting. The whole question is “Who is Salt?” (indeed, that’s even the name of the official movie site – WhoIsSalt.com), so having the face of Evelyn Salt taking up most of the space on the poster ties in well with that.

In all honesty, Sony is driving me nuts. Between showing us the trailer already and now releasing the poster and the movie site, it’s going to be so hard to wait until Salt’s July 2010 release date!

What do you think of the new poster for Salt?

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In the clip, actor and comedian Ricky Gervais from The Office comes to visit Elmo on Sesame Street. Elmo’s having trouble falling asleep so Ricky tells him that maybe he needs a celebrity lullaby to help him drift off. Elmo asks what a celebrity lullaby is and Ricky explains that it’s when an “unbelievably famous person comes over and sings to you.”

Elmo then asks, “What famous person is going to sing to Elmo?” Ricky, holding a guitar, is confused and says, “What do you mean what famous person is going to sing to you?!”

Then Elmo gets very excited and asks, “Well is it Brad Pitt? Elmo loves Brad Pitt!”

Ricky is very discouraged when he tells him that he, Ricky Gervais, is going to sing, and Elmo asks, “Is Ricky Gervais a celebrity?”

It’s very cute! Then again, I can’t blame Elmo. As much as I love Ricky Gervais, I think a lot of people would be very happy to have Brad Pitt sing them a lullaby in bed. Who’s first?

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The reason for the snake symbol is explained as being because Angelina received a snake ring as a gift while she was pregnant with Shiloh. Angelina then attributed the role of protector and talisman to the serpent.

The designs are quite nice. I like the double-sided snake bracelet very much and I also love the baby spoon. I know a lot of people are afraid of snakes so they might be a little leery of jewelry like this but I’ve always loved snakes and have a ring in the shape of one myself.

The collection is called – appropriately enough – “The Protector” and all proceeds will benefit one of Angelina’s charity organizations, the Education Partnership for Children of Conflict. Angelina helped found the charity three years ago.

Unfortunately, a company like Asprey is out of my price range, but hopefully the pieces will be snatched up by people with deeper pockets than mine.

What do you think of Brad and Angelina’s snake-like Protector line of jewelry?

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There’s also a short video clip of Brad and Angelina at the gala as they walk around to look at the art displays. There’s a quick moment of affection in there too, which I know will make you all very happy!

Very sweet and still very appropriate for the event – at a red carpet premiere we’re used to seeing them being super affectionate and of course there’s always the well-known butt grabbing (or the “Brad Pitt Maneuver” as we call it around here!) but that would be a bit much at a quiet art gala. The affection they showed to each other in the video was much tamer than what we sometimes see, but undeniably cute and loving.

Enjoy!

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The museum was on the brink of financial disaster (curse this economy!) but a philanthropist made a donation of a $30 million gift. Talk about being saved! I think it’s wonderful that people still care about the arts because it often gets shoved aside as something unimportant – and it’s not.

As you would expect, Brad and Angelina looked just wonderful. It looks like the gala was a black tie affair with Brad in a (presumably Tom Ford) three piece suit and Angelina in a black strapless gown. They look gorgeous, don’t you think?

More photos of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie at the Museum of Contemporary Arts Gala below the cut!

If you’d like to read more about the museum and the gala, please check over here.

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Brad’s in good company; his competition is Hugh Jackman, Johnny Depp, Robert Pattinson, and Ryan Reynolds. The biggest concern is probably Rob. I do like him and enjoyed Twilight but I don’t think he’s had a chance to show off his acting skills yet. Maybe when the four-movie series is over he’ll get to do that. Still, Twilight is a huge phenomenon and the young girls love Edward Cullen/Robert Pattinson. I have a feeling he’ll get a ton of votes.

That means, of course, that we need everyone here at PittWatch to go do their duty and vote! There doesn’t seem to be any IP tracking to keep people from voting more than once so you can go back as often as you want. Please go over here to vote for Brad Pitt as your Favorite Movie Actor!

Good luck Brad!

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According to E! Online, Brad’s co-star Eli Roth confirmed that there would be no problem with getting the cast back together for another round, saying, “Everybody would drop whatever they’re doing to go back to work with Quentin.” He also added that Brad routinely spoke about doing a prequel and that Quentin Tarantino already has most of it written, including some extra footage that wasn’t used in the original film; rather than using it as bonus features on the DVD, he’s decided to save it for the prequel.

I think it’s pretty exciting that Brad may be in a prequel for Inglourious Basterds since there’s so much backstory that they could tell us. Tarantino is a fabulous director and although he’s never shied away from violence in his films, the thing is he’s also an excellent storyteller so I’ll be looking forward to this!
I think it says a lot, too, about a director when the cast would be ready to come running to film another movie with him!

In related news the Inglourious Basterds DVD, Blu-Ray, and 2-Disc Special Edition in each format will be available on December 15th. Perfect timing for the holidays!

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It’s just another example of how Angelina is effortlessly beautiful. It doesn’t appear that she’s put much thought into her appearance for this particular outing but it doesn’t change anything. I think she’d actually have to make an effort to look bad.

X17 asks the question, what would you do if Angelina Jolie pulled up beside you while you were at a red light? I’d probably see if I could get her to roll her window down so I could just quickly say that I admire her so much and then carry on with my drive! What would you do?

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PittWatch reader Kimmy posted a link to these videos yesterday and I had to share them with everyone. They’re from back in the day when Angelina Jolie only had Maddox and had no idea that she’d end up with Brad Pitt and five more children. Angelina was visiting The Ellen Show to promote her film Taking Lives but they ended up talking about Maddox a lot.

In it Angelina talks about raising Maddox and includes a cute story where he was so excited about learning to use the potty that he stopped greeting her with “Mama” and instead greeted her with “Pee-pee-poo-poo?”

I also had a good laugh when Ellen asked if Angelina stayed for the after-parties when the Oscar Awards ended – Angelina said she went for 25 minutes then left to go to In-N-Out Burger because she was hungry. She went on to relay the type of conversation that she had with other diners who were there. Somehow I doubt she gets to chit chat with people at In-N-Out these days!

The second part of the interview is here:

What strikes me the most about seeing Angelina Jolie and Ellen is her sense of humor. We all know that Brad has a hilarious dry sense of humor but Angelina seems like the kind of person who just loves to laugh. Every time she broke into a fit of giggles it made me laugh too.

I hope you enjoy!

In other news, X17 got some photos of the Jolie-Pitt family stuck in traffic in Los Angeles.

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If he takes on the role, Johnny Depp will replace Sam Worthington (who replaced Tom Cruise!) and will play an American tourist who inadvertently gets sucked into an Interpol agent’s investigation of her ex. The agent, of course, is to be played by Angelina Jolie.

The Tourist is actually a remake of a fairly recent (2005) French thriller, and it’s odd that there have been so many casting changes and negotiations. However, if they manage to get both Angelina Jolie and Johnny Depp in the film, it’s sure to be a blockbuster extravaganza. Also, there are talks to get Alfonso Cuaron to direct; I’m a huge fan of the Harry Potter series, the books and the movies, and when he did Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban it was stunningly beautiful. The idea of him being behind one of Angelina’s movies is exciting to me!

In all honesty, the only thing that would be better to me would be if they were casting Angelina Jolie and Johnny Depp in a really heavy drama. They’re both incredibly talented actors and while I love Angie in a good action flick, I’d love to see the two of them really play off each other in a movie that is more character-driven rather than thrill-oriented. Still, the thought of the two of them being cast together is fantastic no matter what the movie!

The only thought that has me wondering how likely it is that this will end up confirmed after the negotiations are finished is that this isn’t really the type of role that Johnny Depp plays. He’s very well known for picking roles that are considered quirky. While this sounds like an exciting movie, “quirky” doesn’t really fit, so it’s almost odd to picture him playing the part as it’s described. On the other hand, when you always play the unexpected, it could be interesting to play a straight-up thriller character.

What do you think of Johnny Depp and Angelina Jolie being cast together?

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