Angelina Jolie reveals her children saw 'her pain' while working together on set of Maria By NATASHA ANDERSON Published: 11:31, 19 December 2024 | Updated: 11:47, 19 December 2024 e-mail 37 shares 11 View comments Angelina Jolie says her eldest sons saw 'the pain' she usually hides from them while working together on the set of her new film Maria. Maddox Jolie-Pitt, 23, and Pax Jolie-Pitt, 21, worked as production assistants on the Maria, a biographical psychological drama film about opera singer Maria Callas. Jolie, 49, who portrays Callas in the biopic, revealed that the character has 'lot of pain' - which she channeled on the film set in front of her sons.
'They've of course seen me go through a lot of things, but they hadn't experienced me expressing a lot of the pain that usually a parent hides from a child,' the actress told the BBC . Jolie shared how Maddox and Pax would give her a 'hug' or 'bring me cups of tea' after her emotional displays. The actress says the experience helped her find a 'new' and 'even greater way' to be honest about her feelings with her family.
Maria - which has already generated Oscars buzz following the trailer's release - dropped on Netflix on December 11. The star's latest emotional revelation comes just days after she opened up about feeling lonely and 'in a strange way' ahead of her bitter court battle with ex husband Brad Pitt . The former A-List couple - who split eight years ago with Angelina accusing Pitt of abuse - are in the midst of.
