Cornwall will be getting a top A-list visitor this summer, Brad Pitt is said to be heading there shoot scenes for his new film World War Z. Ads have already gone out locally find zombies to star alongside him.
Pitt is working in Malta at the moment on the post-apocalyptic zombie film where he was paid an unexpected visit by his partner Angelina Jolie and their six children.
Filming in Cornwall is due to take place off the coast of Falmouth in August. There is already discussions between the local council and Paramount Pictures to secure the right documents for filming.
The historic 400-year-old town is home to a famous harbour and the National Maritime Museum Cornwall. The sites could attract a lot more visitors if used as the setting for one of next year’s big Hollywood blockbusters – especially if Angelina and the couple’s brood are also in town.
Speaking to the Western Morning News, Falmouth’s Town Manager Richard Gates said he has been helping to work out logistics with the film studio.
‘This is a major coup for Falmouth and we’re pulling out all the stops to prepare for the influx of crew and cast,’ he said.
‘We’ve been working closely behind the scenes with Paramount Pictures and are working hard with regards to the necessary planning and permissions.’
Local councillors are hoping the filming will help to boost the town’s profile and economy.
There is already said to be an ‘almighty buzz’ in the town as cameras are set to begin rolling during the annual sailing event held in the town at the beginning of August.
To add to the excitement in the town, Paramount is to hold open casting sessions this weekend at a local school for extras in the film.
Pitt will also be shooting scenes for the zombie film in Glasgow later this year.
In the film, based Max Brooks’ 2006 novel World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War, Pitt plays a worker at the United Nations Post-war Commission, collecting the stories and experiences of those who have survived a zombie attack.
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The News of the World published a story on 24 January, the paper said the couple would separate and had agreed the division of assets and custody of their children.
The Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt’s lawyer, Keith Schilling, called the “widely republished” allegations “false and intrusive”.
He added the paper had failed to meet “reasonable demands” for an apology.
He said the pair had also asked for a retraction of the allegations, which had subsequently been “widely republished by mainstream news outlets”.
Not married
A statement from Schillings Lawyers also noted that Sorrell Trope, identified by some publications as a divorce lawyer advising Pitt and Jolie, had never met them.
“I have had no contact from… Angelina Jolie and / or Brad Pitt,” said Trope in a letter quoted in the statement.
“I have never met… your clients or had any involvement with either of them. The foregoing is true with respect to all other members of this firm.”
The action comes following the publication by the News of the World of allegations that Jolie and / or Pitt had visited a divorce lawyer in December, and that an agreement had been reached between them regarding custody of their children and the dividing of their joint assets of £205m.
The newspaper added that the agreement had been signed last month and that the separation would occur imminently.
A News Of The World spokesperson was unable to comment at the time of writing.
Pitt and Jolie, who are not married, have six children.
They made a rare public appearance on Sunday night’s Super Bowl, along with their eldest son, Maddox.
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The actor, 46, looked euphoric as he introduced Quentin Tarantino, director of his film Inglourious Basterds, at the Directors Guild of America Awards in Los Angeles.
Angelina, who was wearing a grey Elie Saab dress, made a surprise appearance at the prestigious bash to watch Brad sing Tarantino’s praises.
The couple put paid to rumours that they are on the verge of a £205 million split by acting even more loved-up than ever.
Brad was spotted pulling out a chair for Angelina, 34, and affectionately stroking her back as they chatted at the table with Tarantino.
An onlooker told The Daily Mirror: “She was giggling and they looked like they were having a fun time. Split? It looked more like a date.”
Speculation has been rife that Hollywood’s golden couple are on the brink of splitting and applying for joint custody of their six children.
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