Here are some photos of Angelina Jolie promoting Salt today in Russia. It’s interesting that the first country the Salt international promotional tour goes to is Russia – usually it’s England or Germany, two countries where American stars play very well. But considering Salt’s subject matter, I guess Moscow makes sense, although I’m not sure what kind of reception it will get. I went to see Salt over the weekend, and while I didn’t hate it, I didn’t love it either. Beware, lovers and haters: I’m not hating on La Jolie, who I do like (a lot), and who made the film very watchable. I enjoyed her wigs (the short little page-boy wig was a particular favorite) and I was impressed by the stunt work in the film, and there were even a couple of stunts that she did where I literally gasped, surprised she hadn’t seriously hurt herself. But… the film needed another 15 minutes of plot. It needed a few more re-writes, and it needed just a few modern touches, because some of the plot points were very dated and/or nonsensical. My problem was with the script, I guess that’s what I’m saying.

Audiences embraced Salt domestically, although not enough to beat cinematic juggernaut Inception. As the box office receipts are still being tallied, it looks like Inception won the weekend with something like $43.5 million, and Salt came in second with $36.5-37.7 million (those numbers will likely change, it‘s around $37 million best guesses right now). To give you some random action-y perspective, action rom-coms like Knight & Day earned $20.1 million its opening weekend, and Bounty Hunter made $20.6 million its opening weekend.

The Daily Mirror also ran a very sappy, cloying piece about Angelina and Brad today – if they aren’t breaking up, they’re going to have more babies, it’s seems:

With six children and millions in the bank, you would think Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie were finally ready to settle down and take life a little easier. But just days after winning a court battle over hurtful lies that they were about to split, we can reveal Brangelina are happier than ever – and planning to adopt yet another child.

Hollywood hunk Brad, 46, has been pouring his heart out to pals about his love for Angelina, 35, calling her a “wonderful mother” whom he will be with for ever.

“I love Angie and we were never going to split up.” Brad told a close friend. “That is why I had to do something about all the untrue rumours flying around about us and protect my family. The truth is that we are in love, we have six kids together and she’s the mother to my children and a delightful person. She is a wonderful mother. Angie just loves babies – and she wants another.”

The superstar couple already have Maddox, eight, Pax, six, five-year-old Zahara, Shiloh, four, and two-year-old twins Knox and Vivienne. They adopted Maddox from Cambodia, Zahara from Ethiopia and Pax from Vietnam. And the pair aren’t ruling out trying to adopt another baby as they prepare to add to their flock. Speaking to his friend, Brad added: “We wanted to adopt another baby from Ethipoia, where we adopted Zahara, but the country have clamped down. It means it is very hard to take babies out of there and to America now, but we are going to try for one more baby. The twins are two years old now and getting really big. And Shiloh is growing up so fast. She likes boy’s clothes … I think she thinks she actually is a little boy! It is so funny. Our children bring us so much joy.”

News that the pair hope to adopt another baby comes days after they made a dazzling appearance at the premiere of Angelina’s new thriller movie Salt. The couple looked happier than ever, further dispelling the malicious rumours that they were about to divorce. And Brad, who is currently filming a new movie about baseball, says the secret to the couple’s happiness is that they are able to balance raising a big family with hectic work schedules.

He told the friend: “Angelina and I never do our filming at the same time now. When she is on set, I will be caring for the children and when I am working, Angie does the same. It is really important that one of us is there for the kids. And we always ensure we are.” His comments on their plans to expand their family came as it was revealed the couple, who already own homes in Los Angeles and France, recently bought a 15-bedroom mansion in Italy for £25million. The mansion is in the hills of Valpolicella, Verona, with seven bathrooms, a home cinema, a gym, two swimming pools, and jacuzzi spread over 18,000sq ft. Sounds like plenty of room for a seventh child to run around in with his or her siblings…

[From The Daily Mirror]

Damn, did Brad really buy an Italian mansion? Probably not, but that’s interesting gossip. Personally, I think I would prefer an Italian mansion to a French one – the food is just better (I love pasta). But back to this gossipy friend who Brad apparently gushes to – Zahara, right?

UPDATE: I added more photos of Angelina in the red Versace dress at the Salt premiere in Moscow: