Angelina Jolie says her next film will be a war drama set in the conflict in Afghanistan.

The Hollywood star recently unveiled her directorial debut In The Land of Blood and Honey, a romance set in the midst of the Bosnian war. Now Jolie says she wants her next film to tackle an even more modern military conflict.

Though details are scarce, CBS News reports that Jolie confirmed during an interview that she plans to turn her focus on to Afghanistan once Blood and Honey has been released.

Jolie has a history with the troubled country. According to The Playlist, Jolie spent time talking to Afghan refugees back in 2001 as the United Nations High Commissioner For Refugees.

The actress visited Afghanistan in 2008 as part of her ongoing dedication to humanitarian causes.

No word yet on the story Jolie plans to tell with her next film, though if Blood and Honey is any indication, it will likely make an effort to humanize the war by focusing on the stories of those most affected.

Jolie tells CBS she’d love to continue directing as she enjoys it more than acting.

“I loved having the spotlight on somebody else,” she says. “And I would much prefer it.”

Much will depend, no doubt, on the response to In The Land of Blood and Honey when it opens in select theatres on December 23 and everywhere later in 2012.

Source: In Movies

Angelina Jolie reportedly will lead a star-studded crew of celebrities to Durban for the U.N. climate change conference (COP17) from 28 November – 9 December 2011. The global summit is set to be the biggest event in Durban’s history. Angelina is currently UNHCR’s Goodwill Ambassador, she will be joined by actor and committed environmentalist Leonardo DiCaprio, former Californian governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, former US vice-president and active environmental campaigner Al Gore and Bono from U2.

It’s reported that all hotels in and around Durban city have been booked out and the conference is due to net the hospitality industry more than R500m (approx. £38m). Among other notable guests to attend the event include World Bank president Robert Zoellick, U.N.
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and eight Nobel Laureates, including Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu. CNN founder Ted Turner and Virgin boss Richard Branson are also said to be in town for the conference.

The global event is expected to attract delegates from more than 200 countries as the world’s governments and leaders will discuss a new global agreement to tackle greenhouse gas emissions and climate change.
Sue Bannister, acting head of the eThekwini Municipality’s strategic projects unit, said hosting the event would cost the city a little more than R50m, but that it will be money well spent. “The mileage Durban will get from this event is massive,” she told the Sunday Independent.

“The people coming are not just here for match days, but are here for two straight weeks. It’s as big as the World Cup, just at a tenth of the cost,” she said.

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Angelina together with Brad attend the Japan red carpet premiere for the film ‘Moneyball’.

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Accompanied by their children, Brad Pitt and Angellina Jolie appear at Haneda Airport in Tokyo on November 8, 2011. Brad Pitt is here for the Japan premiere of his last film ‘Moneyball’.

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