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Stop, or Angelina Jolie will shoot

Angelina Jolie is packing.

Heat, that is.

It is no secret that Angelina will be playing a fierce gun-slinging bombshell in the upcoming summer blockbuster Wanted, which opens June 27th. (If you missed it, the coverage of Wanted on AfterEllen.com is here. And here. Oh, and here as well. Like garlic, chocolate and vacation days, there is no such thing as too much Angelina.)

But what you may not know is that Angelina plays a fierce gun-slinging bombshell in real life as well.

Last week, Angelina told the Daily Mail that she has purchased authentic versions of the firearms portrayed in Tomb Raider and that such firearms are not intended to be wall decorations.

"I bought original, real guns of the type we used in Tomb Raider for security. Brad and I are not against having a gun in the house, and we do have one. And yes, I'd be able to use it if I had to. I could handle myself."

Let's take a peek at the gun models that she may be hiding under her pillow. The guns Angelina handled in Tomb Raider are a Heckler & Koch USP Match and aSteyr TMP.

I'm not a gun enthusiast, so I can't tell AK-47s from the B-52s, but I do know the following: woe is the intruder who enters her abode, because she has the ingredients to serve up a steaming platter of whoop-ass.

In the Daily Mail interview, Angelina says, "[T]here's... the side that likes to get down and dirty and run and jump around and fire guns. I don't want to lose touch with that." Don't you remember way back when she only played with knives? You've come a long way, baby.

Finally, I have a comment about a line from the article that caused me to raise my eyebrows:

"In the past, expressing her wild side took the form of some very out-there behaviour and wearing a vial of blood drawn from her then-husband Billy Bob Thornton, a fascination with knives, a suggestion she'd be open to gay sex."

The mere "suggestion" of being "open to gay sex" is "very out-there"? I guess this means the entire readership of AfterEllen.com must be stuck on Star Trek: Voyager. Hey, Martyn, the year 1950 called, and it wants its heteronormativity back.

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  • Kaytiana's picture

    'Suggestion'?

    So that relationship she had Jenny Shimizu must have been totally platonic and sex free?  Hmmm, I guess suggestion can be a very powerful thing!
    ellenrules's picture

    "Like garlic, chocolate and

    "Like garlic, chocolate and vacation days, there is no such thing as too much Angelina"

    "it wants its heteronormativity back"

    LOL, these qoutes were priceless, I can't wait for wanted to come out, Bridget is in it too you know, she said just for like 2 seconds but still... 

    -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------There is too much love in this world to have to deal with hate.

    LaceFace's picture

    Bridget

    Thats pretty much the only reason i'm gonna see it

    Knowing my luck i'll sneeze during her part or something and bloody miss it!

    RavenNation's picture

    Unfortunately, the part with

    Unfortunately, the part with Bridget was cut out, which really kinda sucks.  She is supposed to be part of a crowd in another scene, but she might be kinda hard to spot in that one. 

    *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

    Cut me up, see inside my veins

    My blood flows for only you 

    LaceFace's picture

    :(

    That sucks.

    Thanks for saving me from going to see it for no reason :)

    bridgetmcmanus's picture

    WANTED

    I'm still in the movie but yes my part was trimmed.  I'm James McAvoy's cashier.  Don't blink towards the end of the film.
    IngridW's picture

    Wow, that's amazing.

    Wow, that's amazing. (Secretly in love with McAvoy ;)

    Please tell him hallo from me. Or not. ;D

     

    You rock, looking forward to the movie!

    will not blink at the end;)

    hope it comes to sweden soon.

     

    cheers!

    I.

    Lexa978's picture

    Wanted/Angelina Jolie = the love of my life

    I saw a sneak peek of Wanted and I have to say that it is now one of my favorite movies ever! Angelina has never looked better. SEE IT THE SECOND IT COMES OUT!!

    On a side note, what would you do if Angelina Jolie just happened to be near you on the street...would you say anything to her? I like to think that we would just start making out...but I would probably be too scared to say anything to her.

    bkkc's picture

    I'm soooo excited for this movie

    It comes out today but I can't go until Sunday which I'm pretty bummed about but it'll probably be worth it. I was watching some talk show and they showed some of the scenes they were filming like kind of a behind the scenes thing ie. the car scene when she's hanging from the steering wheel (HOT!)

    I think I'd be too scared to talk to her. She's sooo hot but seems so intimidating...

    "All human beings are born to be simple, but they just make life complicated."

    yael_shafritz's picture

    don't be

    too pissed. it's the daily mail. They're the kinda newspaper that would say that. Most other Newspapers in Britain aren't as narrow minded as that! The Daily Mail are the kinda paper that Bill O' Reiley or Sean Hanity would work for if they were in British journalism. It sucks that they exist but people are starting to realise they're a bit stupid!

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    "laugh, laugh on at all the dreams that i the dreamer dare to weave,
    laugh on, that i sitll belive in the people, for I still belive in life"

    box.her's picture

    Don't worry

    Don't worry, the person who wrote the article spells behavior like *behaviour*.

     

     

     

    LAAAAAAAAME.

     

     

    P.S. I often hate big box office films because they usually suck, but I never mind watching Angelina kick ass. Perhaps I'll see it. 

    antifreeze13's picture

    umm

    thats just the british spelling of it. like british spell colour with a u and americans use color.
    bbkf101's picture

    lol... slowly...

    Chel:...walk away now.. slowly back off, back off...

    p.s. i'm so against guns its not funny. hopefully she hides them well and not let her kids stumble upon them.

    antifreeze13's picture

    i didn't mean that to sound

    i didn't mean that to sound snappy, sorry. i just find it quite interesting how differently some things are spelt in america and england.
    erica07's picture

    FYI

    Canadians also spell it the English (read: right) way. 
    queeniefakesit's picture

    is it true

    that the British don't use z's or k's in the middle of words (or some words) cuz I saw in a forum some years ago where a British person spelled 'Skeptic' as 'Sceptic' and I thought that was so cool.

     

    Or maybe they'd just misspelled it.

    And also 'realise' instaed of 'realize'.

    Or did I just make all that up?

    EVERYTHING I KNOW IS A LIE!

    I got a dick like a mule...with a big dick.

    Ed Would's picture

    Oh dear.

    Colour me sceptical, but I thought you would have realised that Americans have bastardised our poor language.  :P

    Though, actually, I prefer the 'skeptical' spelling.  It looks nicer.  And it matches the original Greek spelling ('skeptomai') that it is derived from. 

    Ooooh lexicology.  It does things to me.

    queeniefakesit's picture

    LOL

    Yay words! Yeah i like that, and also listening to different dialects in the US, like 'hoagies' vs. 'sub' or 'ketchup' vs 'catsup' (eh..)

    Yeah about 'skeptic', when i saw 'sceptic' i was totally inclined to say 'septic'.

    Omg if my girlfriend saw this thread she'd totally call me a big fat nerd, lol

     

    I got a dick like a mule...with a big dick.

    brackishtea's picture

    Oh dear...

    I remember having a online chat with a lady from the UK. She used words that were unfamiliar to me and just wondered what the hell she was saying. My favorite line she would use was "Wots wit all the chavs?" & "Shag a fanny nanny" WHAT!?!? I still don't know what that means but it sounds funny given I imagine her saying it in a not-so posh english accent. I find dialects to be really interesting and love lexicology! Words are fun fun fun!

    HOT FUZZ!<---funny movie

     

    antifreeze13's picture

    yeah thats true of some

    yeah thats true of some words. i can't think of any more examples. but both those two are correct.
    perfectisfake's picture

    Oh, not everyone lives in

    Oh, not everyone lives in America you say?

    Pyewacket's picture

    Mr & Mrs Jolie-Pitt

    Oh, come on...ya know the guns are all about keeping the love alive! I bet anything (well, maybe not so much in recent days because of being pregnant and all) but I bet on a typical Friday night you would find Angie and Brad at home and reinacting key scenes from Mr & Mrs Smith...since that's how they met and feel in love, afterall.

    It is just their own special kind of romance. Some people say it with flowers, but they say it with hide-and-seek...with weapons.

    :)

    bittybuffy's picture

    I hate the Daily Mail

    The daily mail is evil, conservative drivel. I can not stand that paper and even an Angelina interview wouldn't get me to read it.

    Good new is I am SO excited for Wanted (especially Bridget's cameo) and I can't wait to see Angelina toting guns again! Hot chick wearing leather and kiccking ass; this film is going to rock!

    imthey's picture

    WANTED...

    I just wanted to chime in and say that while I would be going to seeing Wanted no matter what that the fact that Bridget McManus had anything to do with the film not to mention having a cameo in it only makes me THAT much more determined to see the film! 

    (Self Appointed) "#1 Bridget McManus Fan"

    I M THEY ("Think Sideways")

    misstina87's picture

    BM + AJ=Awesome.

    Yeah, my sister is an Angelina Jolie Fan and I'm a Bridget fan so we're going to see Wanted together. When Bridget's scene comes up I'm going to be giggling like an idiot.
    cute_etoks's picture

    hahaha! angi rocks and i am

    hahaha! angi rocks and i am going to watch the movie, cause i never get tired of watching her kick some ass.

    pussywillow's picture

    Guns? Hmmm...

    Sure, she looks sexy as hell when she's posing with pretend guns. But she has real guns in her home? And how many children live there now? Wow. I wonder if she's aware of the statistic that something like 8 kids a day are killed by guns in the US and that roughly 28,000 people are killed by guns in the US in the average year.

    Not so sexy in real life, Angelina.

    Love Pussy xx

    Natazzz's picture

    Exactly what I was thinking

    Fake pretend movie guns: hot

    Real guns: not so hot.  

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    Who doesn't blog these days?

     

    ladydawn's picture

    Angelina Jolie..ooh how i want you (LOL)

    Okay, so, I just finished hanging out with someone, jump onto AfterEllen to check out the latest scoop on everything....And what do i find to my sweetest delight? My favorite, Angelina Jolie.

    Okay, so she has guns and KNOWS HOW TO SHOOT THEM!?!? I think she just made me totally fall in love with her...without any objecton from me! She is so cot damn gorgeous as it is and she can "handle herself." *drools*

    Of course i am going to be checking out this movie as I have seen ALL her movies...or mostly all of them.

    i LOVE Angelina....who cares if she ends up adopting every child from each continent and then ends up having 13 more kids of her own? HAHA

    Again...she is TOO sexy.

    Now i am done :) (LMAO)

    mibtc86's picture

    guns in the house??

    they're like the f-ing Brady Bunch part 2.... and 3 and 4 and 20. i mean come on?! she has to make sure her kids don't get a hold of one of those guns.... oy.

    yeah i m kinda against guns unless u no u ABSOLUTELY NEED ONE because ur in a really bad situation and there's no other way u can defend urself but even then.... hmmm....

    Lor2488's picture

    I love

    The use of the 'somebody called' joke.
    Had me cracked up!
    As for the article... Hot dammmnnnn!!
    Ms. Jolie is so beautiful <3
    Tonker's picture

    Maybe hot if she's firing

    Maybe hot if she's firing around in movies...but in real life guns shouldn't be in the same house as a bunch of young kids...

    Lilome's picture

    O Dear

    **De lurking**

    The day I EVER believe anything in the Daily Mail it will be my obituary!  Luckily I'm not famous (or infamous) enough for that so I can die in happy obscurity.

    A whole article on Angelina in the Dail Mail? Was it a part of a series of dangerous women and the downfall of civilisation as we know it???

    Guess I'm wondering why Angelina feels the need for all that high caliber protection...

     **Engage Lurk Mode**

     

     

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    happykt's picture

    Am I the only one who isn't turned on by Angelina?

    The only reason I might want to see WANTED is because I like female action heroes, and thought I'd get a chance to see Bridget McManus.

    As for all those supposedly bisexual gals in Hollywood, I'm so tired hearing about actresses such as Joiie and Lokken saying they are bisexual and then soon getting married to a man. They confirm my worst impressions of supposedly bisexual females. When I used to go clubbing, I met a lot of women who identified themselves as bisexual girls, who explained who they had just dumped their boyfriends and were looking for some fun with the lezzies. A few weeks later I'd find out they had gotten back with their ex-boyfriend or picked up a new guy almost without exception.

    As for Angelina, all my red flags popped up years ago when: (1) Jolie put a vile of blood around her neck to show off her blood pact with Billy Bob and then admitted she cut (self-mutilated) herself on a regular basis; (2) learned that she loved playing with the lezzies very early in her career and then went straight -- first with Billy Bov and then with Brad Pitt; but the final nail in the coffin was (3) finding out Jolie got involved with Brad Pitt while he was married to Jennifer Aniston - if that isn't skanky and a huge character flaw, I don't know what is (I'm not going to even discuss her kissing her brother).

    Again, I'll be looking at the guns and not Angelina if I can motivate myself to attend WANTED (which I doubt ....)

    Skylar Jinx's picture

    I Don't Want to Sound Rude or anything

    But I found your comment about bisexuals a little confusing. I don't think she loved "playing with lesbians" and then suddenly went "straight". Like other bisexuals I know, she simply found the two men attractive like she found certain women attractive. Open to being attracted to members of either gender .That is bisexuality, at least as far as I know. I wasn't aware there had to be a clear pattern of dating.

    Although I have immense respect for her, I don't find her Angelina all that attractive as well. I do believe though that she would not sleep with a married man, especially considering that her father did the same thing with her mother. Of course I'll never know this for a fact. The only people who know are Brad and Angelina and I tend to be skeptical of anything the media tabloids report since their end goal is to sell magazines not to produce real journalism.

    Of course thats my own opinion. I don't want to sound like I'm attacking yours, you are entitled to it after all and I respect it.

    shygurl99's picture

    Huh?

    I'm sorry but I don't get the people who still hold a grudge towards Angelina for what happened with Brad and Jennifer. Also, why does she get all of the blame? Brad is a grown man. By the way, everyone has moved on.  I doubt any of us know the whole real story behind Brad , Jennifer and Angelina.

    anyanwu0008's picture

    a. Jolie

    Dear happykt,

    No, your not the only person who isn't turned on by ole girl. The whole history of angelina is, I'm afraid going to come back to haunt us all for most of the reasons you've mentioned. She appears to be a bit unstable (to be kind) not that I bear her any ill will but when you add the babies and the guns ? Anyway, I like her action flims so when it comes out on video I'll rent it for a $1.

    Skylar Jinx's picture

    I think thats a pretty sensible idea

    I'm sure she's aware of the statistics involving children and guns. I think that more than anything its for protection of her children that she has the guns, not to look "sexy" or "desirable".

    She's one of the most recognizable figures in the world, and there are people who do stalk celebrities. If I was in her position and had as many children as she did I wouldn't hesitate to purchase a a firearm as an extra backing.

     

    gem2885's picture

    I HAD TO STEAL A COUPLE OF

    I HAD TO STEAL A COUPLE OF THOSE PICS.  I THINK THAT'S PROBABLY THE HOTTEST THING--- WOMEN WHO CAN HANDLE A WEAPON.  IN HER CASE... SEVERAL WEAPONS.  AND FOR THOSE WHO ARE AGAINST GUNS, GET OVER IT.  I LOVE SHOOTING AND IF YOU HAVEN'T DONE SO, YOU SHOULD TAKE THE TIME TO BECOME FAMILIAR WITH IT.  YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT CRAZY SITUATION YOU COULD BECOME PART OF.  IT'S BETTER TO BE TRAINED AND PREPARED THAN TO BE PUT IN A LIFE OR DEATH SITUATION AND NOT KNOW HOW TO FUCTION TO SAVE YOURSELF OR SOMEONE ELSE.  WOMEN SHOULD BE AWARE THAT SOMETIMES FISTS AND 911 CALLS ARE NOT THE ANSWER.  JOLIE, WHATEVER HER CURRENT PREFERENCE STATUS MAY BE, STILL SYMBOLIZES A STRONG WOMAN OF POWER AND INDEPENDENCE TO ME. 
    WonkoTheSane's picture

    It's the Daily Fail

    'Nuff said really.
    shygurl99's picture

    I'm not a fan but I respect Angelina

    She's sexy but someone you could probably hang out with and have a good time without being intimidated by her.I like those qualities in a woman.

    girlface's picture

    I still think Angie hasn't

    I still think Angie hasn't been sexy since Hackers. Nowdays, she just exudes a cloud of far too pleased with herself (in the words of South Park, she's got a cloud of Smug over her). Even before the comments about how now she was a mother, there was no room for kinks like S&M and bisexuality anymore, she's just left me cold for far too long.
    cortinacolorado's picture

    I agree with you 100% about

    I agree with you 100% about her not being attractive since Hackers...in fact, I said as much to my partner just this afternoon. Aside from no longer swooning for her, though, I'm entirely over her whole personna and the media myth that goes along with it. Couldn't care less about the Brad Pitt/Jennifer Aniston thing; it's the so-called "earth mother" bit that I can't stomach.

    The woman is a total hypocrite. Everyone acts as if she has a halo and a set of wings because she's a goodwill ambassador for the UN's refugee agency and adopts kids from other countries, yet she blabs proudly on and on in interviews about how Maddox is obsessed with war and armies...she even threw him a war-themed birthday party, wears a machine gun necklace that he created. How does she think the refugees she so generously graces with her photo-op presence got into the horrible situations they're in in the first place?

    I don't mean to sound like a total hater here, but it seems to me that she's either not very bright or not very sincere. Honestly, I'm tempted to feel sorry for her--it's pretty clear that she's got major issues. Unfortunately, though, my sympathy tends to get overruled by irritation. If I read one more quote from a straight actress saying that she'd be their pick for a lesbian tryst....

    girlface's picture

    Exactly. I'm just so bored

    Exactly. I'm just so bored by her now... At least when she was with Billy Bob she seemed far more up-front. This whole flowy-dress, hand-on-bump, beatific-smile thing is just meh.
    CaliSky3's picture

    Angelina

    Of course she's gorgeous, but I don't get all the hype about her. Yeah she's beautiful, talented -- but she's just an actress. Calm down ladies. LOL I don't want to see the movie, it looks corney, but my friends may end up draging me to it. Ha-ha -Rachel
    box.her's picture

    Goodness

    I seem to have caused quite the discussion up there.  I was just kidding, I know it's the English/British (?) way of spelling it but I had just read an article that ostracized Americans for spelling things differently (and just changing original 'motherland' stuff in general, for the sake of changing it).  It was meant to be a serious article too.... which is funny because it's not like a Brit wouldn't understand what the word 'behaviour' was if it didn't have a 'u' in it (and vise versa for Americans).  

    I also love lexicology, to the person who said that :)

     

    Cheerio,

    Chel 

     

    p.s. WOO gun control!! It's such a good idea. 

    kbeen1's picture

    well damn packing that type

    well damn packing that type of heat I hope she is not bannas. as for the article saying open to gay sex and "out there" well you know I have seen her play gia. she said the reason for that was how she could relate to the character and she felt in her own personal life she is going through the same thing as Gia. Gia was gay and a terrible drug addict. I don't waste my time caring what percisely she meant but I just have to say : what ever you are keep supporting us we need it.
    brittanym13's picture

    guns in your home, angie?!

    i agree, it's pretty dumb to have guns in your home when you have kids. hopefully she keeps it unloaded and locked up, put away somewhere.
     
    i used to be kind of scared of guns, and then i went to basic training and fell in love with them.
     
    i actually have a pistol on my leg right now. but that's only because i'm in iraq lol.
     
    i plan on buying a pistol when i get back to the U.S. i used to be pretty anti-gun until i came here, and now i'm all paranoid and shit and i'll feel weird without being "protected". don't worry, i'm not one of those crazy people that will shoot somebody for no reason.
     
    i actually think that illinois (the state i live in) needs a concealed carry law because there have been a string of people going on rampages (take niu, my old school for instance) and i can't help but think that the situation wouldn't have turned out so bad if someone like me could legally carry a firearm on their person.
     
    blah blah blah i'm rambling on. but anglina jolie is sooo sexy when she's kicking ass. i'd totally let her kick mine.
     
    i hope her and brad pitt split up soon, he's ruining my life's dream.
     
     

     

    "it means vagina wig."

    kbeen1's picture

    omg she has

    omg she has kids........safty and hide it from them. that's too much heat to pack in a house with children. geeezzzz ms. jolie take it down a notch. six shot revolver is all she needs...not a gun collection in  house with kids.
    bexgooner4life84's picture

    She can shoot me anyday :)

    She's so hot its ridulous and she could shoot me with her so called guns anyday lol :) And don't panic all the people worrying about her kids and the guns, call it a hunch but she proberly doesn't leave em' lying around. I will be watching Wanted it looks cool. And for people bleating about jennerfer aniston its been like 2 or 3 years already she's proberly over the whole Brad thing by now :)

    So yes Angie rules, peace

    Don't mess with my weave giiirrrrllll :)


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