A Mighty Poor Choice In Security Guards
Posted on Thu Nov 16th, 2006 11:34am PDT By X17 Staff
With Al-Qaeda reportedly issuing threats against Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt while the pair film A Mighty Heart in Pune, India, we can't really hold it against the celebrity couple for hiring a security squad determined to keep their family safe at any cost - but this is getting ridiculous! We just got these pictures of another near-riot allegedly triggered by Angelina's security detail from our man on the ground in India - here's the deal:A Mighty Heart apparently makes extensive use of local locations in India, including a day spent shooting at a school in Mumbai. The decision to shoot at the school, however, proved to be a contentious one - in addition to the throng of fans and media people, the event drew a large crowd of parents who came to pick their children up and voice their dissatisfaction with the disruption caused by the movie folks. But the scene turned ugly when Angelina's security guards started pushing and shoving the crowd in an effort to force them back - despite Indian actor Irfan Khan's best efforts to calm the crowd, eventually things got so heated that shooting had to stop to allow Angelina to beat a path back to the safety of her hotel room!
A Mighty Heart is turning into one heck of an embattled production - if things keep up at this rate, it won't be too long until there's more drama off-screen than on it!
OK, here's the deal:
While the crowd raged outside...
Irfan Khan (the tall fellow in the white shirt here) tried to calm them down, but when it didn't work...
...Angelina bolted for the safety of her hotel
...and was accompanied by a policeman on the lookout for any trouble
But don't worry, fans - the production's still proceeding as planned!A lot of times, movie studios will orchestrate drama just to get people talking, but all the drama surrounding A Mighty Heart seems pretty organic. What do you think?
