I’m really looking forward to full-on promotional push for Maleficent: Mistress of Evil. I’ve been waiting for months, mostly just to see Angelina Jolie and get some good interviews from her. But I’m also excited to see Angelina interact with Michelle Pfeiffer, who plays another queen, one who gets under Maleficent’s skin. I bet Michelle and Angelina got along really well. Judging from this super-cute photo from their promo, I’d say they did! Imagine putting bunny-ears on Angelina!! Elle was cracking up.
In one of the primary cast’s first interviews together, Elle Fanning, Michelle and Angelina sat down with Entertainment Tonight. Michelle and Angelina ended up talking about sending their kids off to college:
Angelina on taking Maddox to college: “I just sent one off… I’m so proud of him. I’m so excited, I feel like my world expands as their world expands. I learn so much from them and I love this stage.” However, the Oscar-winner admitted that, as a mother of six children of different ages, sending off her oldest to college is a “different” experience for her than it may be for other parents. “[And] it’s going to be different for different kids. Maddox was so ready.”
Michelle on sending daughter Claudia, 26, and son John 25 off at that age: “It’s a push and pull, because I do think a part of you feels like you’re losing literally a part of your body, but you know, at the same time, what you really want for your children is for them to be incredibly independent. So you’ve succeeded in doing what you set out to do, so you’re incredibly proud, but it’s hard to make that separation. For me, it was challenging.”
Michelle took a break from acting when her kids were younger. She never made some big announcement, she just quietly prioritized her home life and her career took a backseat. She said a few years ago that when her kids left for college, she was going through some hardcore empty-nesting and that’s why she’s been working more in the past five years or so. She’s in Marvel movies and now she’s in Disney princess movies! I wonder if Angelina will be sort of like that too – obviously, Angelina has worked this whole time she’s been a mom, but as her kids start moving off, I wonder if she’ll have some kind of career renaissance in her late 40s and 50s.
Oh, here’s the full video from ET. This is so charming. Angelina is so protective of Elle!
Photos courtesy of Getty, Instagram.
I love Michelle’s skirt so much!
I love that statement. As an adult you think you know your little microcosm, but then your kids expand your lens in which you view everything. Trying to connect and empathize certainly do expand what you so egotistically thought you knew.
For real, Elle Fanning is cute as a button. She even looks like a Disney princess. Her relationship with Angie is so sweet. it’s a side we don’t get to see…I’m sure her kids see it, but you can tell she’s a lot more fun than she lets on!
She continues to amaze me. As someone who was raised by a borderline mother who was absolutely BETRAYED that her daughters went off to live their lives, this kind of parenting is a miracle to me. I aspire to it!! A parent shouldn’t try to cling to their young adult child because of the parent’s own emotional needs. She shows great strength of spirit and lack of ego and just real support for her kids’ individuality and autonomy. Love her!! Can she come be my Mom, too? 😂
So sorry to hear about your experience with your mother.
I am one of those lucky ones and I thank god every day for my parents & siblings.
I absolutely thank the universe for my two sisters. They keep me sane and knowing I don’t owe it to anyone to stunt my own life. Thanks for the kind words and I’m so glad for everyone who has great parent relationships. I hope with all my heart, and make it my life’s goal, to humble myself and not repeat my mom’s mistakes.
that is the most beautiful thing to say. I teared up. wow angelina.
All 3 were so cute together and you can really see the fun friendship between Angelina & Michelle.
I think Elle & Michelle really where there for Angelina last year when Brad’s team leaked those court papers to make it look like Angelina alienated the children from their father.
The leaking and smearing happened while she was shooting Maleficent 2 in UK with these ladies.
I saw Michelle & Elle nodding in understanding when Angelina said she suffered past few years.
The tweets are all promising especially since the Forbes guy actually praises the movie. That guy dislikes Angie so the movie must have really impressed him.
That was a great interview! I especially loved the rapport between Angelina and Michelle.
I can never get over how beautiful Michelle is. I forgot that she took such a long break from acting, but it’s great that she made that decision and did what she wanted. I’m glad she came back though!
I like what Angelina said about her world expanding with her kids going off, but I bet it was hard to have the first one leave the nest, especially after the past 2 years.
Angelina looks SO BEAUTIFUL. She’s glowing. She’s back to her 2005 levels of stunning
I love how Angelina speaks so lovingly about all her kids. She gives them such respect during interviews. And I also enjoy seeing three women speaking so well about each other. Normally you see that in comedic actresses, like the SNL crowd. Also, Jolie doesn’t seem to age. Damn her!
That was a warm, lovely interview.
What a sweet interview. That all felt very genuine. Good to see my girl Angie laughing, most of her interviews are pretty serious. I bet she is a blast and a goof ball in real life.
I love Angelina relationship with Elle, hope they got close with Michelle Pfeiffer too (the photo is so cute and hilarious!).
Look, I love this site, and I will always believe in vocalizing ones platform to reach others, many who could be going through the same thing.
I have, as many of you know if you’ve seen previous posts, an autistic child 16 yr old in my life. He is a verbal. I understand autism spectrum varies. Currently, he is on several medications that need constant upkeep. Tonight, however, was a low point.
Post the standard IEP meeting, there is the the elephant in the room….first, is he okay at home and is he receiving proper care?
Yes, to home.
Not so much with care, professionally. Not at this time.
Well, for the mothers that have been asked this, I want to encourage you and want you to know this is not your fault. You should be helped. You deserve a break. You did nothing wrong. That is important to realise.
My son, He is fine at home and, under the umbrella of autism, I am well equipped to have him thriving. The nightmare I’ve been going through is adjusting to the will of pharmaceutics, the insufficiency of supposedly qualified doctors, the idea that an out of state insurance can allow a child to potentially not receive their approved standard care. I looked it up; they can help.
As a mother, I have fought this. I have reasons to be out of state currently
As a human being, I am appalled. So society wants a great kid, but won’t help them. I can’t tell you the number of places that transferred me from one spot to another like a game of hot potato. Its typical; make sure you bring a kid in this world but we won’t help you with him or her after you have brought them.
The thing is I love and adore my son. It kills me that he has to go through paperwork to be and get what he deserves. Legitimate rights. Not a mote with snakes at least, psychologically speaking.
Seen parents struggling with this every day and it’s no good. On my part, I really fight for change, for the idea each child matters. That no one is alone.
But I can just imagine someone exhausted and not utilizing what they need to do in order to ascertain their child’s well-being. Its terribly sad. And they’re lost.
I sincerely feel that we need a platform for children that are not heard and, instead, have their families and loved ones trying to make their life easier via any platform. Isn’t that what it’s all about after all….helping our future, not the pharmaceutical companies or the doctors that only want gain
It worries me when I see people and or their loved ones without proper healthcare. Who helps the very ones who cannot help themselves.