Casino Royale

Paul Davidson of IGN's FilmForce says that Angelina Jolie may be joining the cast of Ocean's 13.

He writes:

Ananova reports that Jolie is in talks to join Ocean's 13. No office confirmation has been given yet, but one could be forthcoming if the report is accurate.

Jolie recently appeared with Pitt in Mr. and Mrs. Smith, and worked alongside Matt Damon in The Good Shepherd

As we reported earlier, Ocean's 13 will feature a new casino job and is to largely be shot on sound stages instead of a real-life casino. Actress Ellen Barkin has also joined the production, possibly as a romantic interest for Damon's character.

The media circus that surrounds "Brangelina"'s every move, notwithstanding, I actually think Jolie makes a good fit for the franchise. Say what you will about the couple's private life, there's little doubt of the on screen chemistry the duo has. It oozed all over the place during Mr. and Mrs. Smith, and could serve a sagging film series quite well, for its third installment.

If this casting rumor turns out to be true... Joile is going to be quite a busy gal...She is also being tagged for another sequel--Sin City 2 --which may begin filming in the next few months.

Please see Jolie in Sin City 2? for more details on that part of the story.

Meanwhile, in a not so important "related news" item from the World Entertainment News Network:

Douglas "Apologizes" for Unfortunate Misquote

Michael Douglas has gone public to defend himself against comments he was credited as making about Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's romance in a recent magazine article. The movie star reportedly poured scorn on the couple's relationship in style magazine GQ, posing the question, "I mean how long is that going to last?" Douglas now insists he was misquoted, and sat down with US news show Extra! to clear up the "unfortunate" matter. The Basic Instinct star says, "It was a lengthy article. (It) must have been 20 hours of tape recording, so I asked to hear the tape recording and the reporter said, Well, I turned the tape recorder off.' I said, 'Well you had it on for the whole time, so I didn't say it.'" Douglas admits that even though the quotes weren't his, he still wrote an apology to Brad and Angelina. He adds, "I consider him a good friend and she does wonderful work for the United Nations, which is what I'm also involved in. There's just a lot of pressure on the print media and they get to kind of exploitative quotes to try to attract people for their circulation, so it was unfortunate.

For its part, editors at GQ are standing by the article.

The issue with the Douglas interview has been out for a while now--why wait this long for a mea culpa? Maybe Douglas wants a role in Ocean's 13 as well and is trying to make nice?