The recent statements by Jon Voight criticizing his daughter Angelina Jolie’s support for Palestine have sparked controversy. Voight, in an interview with Variety, suggested that Jolie has been influenced by antisemitic individuals and has been exposed to propaganda, asserting that her involvement with the United Nations has skewed her perspective on the Israel-Palestine conflict. Voight expressed concern over Jolie’s views, stating that she might be ignorant of the real stakes involved due to her connections with the U.N.
Jolie, who has a long history of humanitarian work, particularly with the U.N. Refugee Agency (UNHCR), shared her support for Palestinians on Instagram, calling for an end to genocide and emphasizing humanity. Voight’s comments reflect a significant disagreement with his daughter over this sensitive political issue.
Angelina Jolie’s next acting role is in Pablo Larraín’s biopic of Maria Callas, which will premiere at the Venice Film Festival, while Jon Voight is set to appear in Francis Ford Coppola’s “Megalopolis.”
On the other hand Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt continue to make significant strides in their careers with new film projects. Jolie stars in “Maria,” a drama directed by Pablo Larrain, where she portrays the legendary opera singer Maria Callas. The film, which also features Kodi Smit-McPhee, Pierfrancesco Favino, Alba Rohrwacher, and Haluk Bilginer, is part of the in-competition lineup at the Venice Film Festival. Larrain previously directed Natalie Portman and Kristen Stewart to Oscar nominations for their roles in “Jackie” (2016) and “Spencer” (2021).
Brad Pitt, on the other hand, reunites with George Clooney in the action-thriller “Wolfs,” directed by John Watts. The film, which screens out of competition at the Venice Film Festival, involves both actors playing lone-wolf fixers on the same assignment. The cast includes Amy Ryan, Austin Abrams, and Richard Kind.
Jolie has a history with the Venice Film Festival, having attended with her animated film “Shark Tale” in 2004 and supporting Pitt’s film “The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford” in 2007. Her upcoming directorial project, “Without Blood,” starring Salma Hayek Pinault, is set to premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival.
Additionally, Pitt’s sports drama “F1” is slated for release on June 27, 2025. Jolie and Pitt previously co-starred in “Mr. and Mrs. Smith” (2005) and “By the Sea” (2015), which Jolie wrote and directed. Jolie filed for divorce from Pitt in 2016, and they were declared legally single in 2019. They share six children, with the youngest, twins Vivienne and Knox, now 16 years old.
