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Angelina Jolie in a scene from 'A Mighty Heart' Brad Pitt was nervous about asking lover Angelina Jolie to play the lead role in his new movie.Brad - whose company Plan B produced 'A Mighty Heart' which tells the true story of a woman whose journalist husband is murdered - knew Angelina would be perfect to play Mariane Pearl but was worried he would be accused of favouritism. He told Newsweek magazine: "I knew the part had to be played by someone with Mariane's strength and understanding of the world, but I didn't know how to broach the subject."It feels a little like Wolfowitz trying to get his girlfriend a job."Former World Bank president Paul Wolfowitz resigned last month after he was accused of using his position to get his girlfriend a promotion. Brad, 43, also slammed critics who complained when Angelina landed the role of Afro-Cuban Mariane. He added: "I know that people are frustrated at the lack of great roles (for people of color),...

Angelina Jolie has collapsed on the set of her new movie. The actress - who is in India filming 'A Mighty Heart' with her partner Brad Pitt - has fainted three times since shooting started earlier this month. One source explained: "Angelina was in the middle of filming when something went wrong. "The scene she was shooting on October 10 was emotional. "In it, her character, Marianne Pearl, learns that her husband, Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl, has been killed by terrorists in Pakistan. "They added: "She literally collapsed while filming it."According to reports, Angelina first passed out on October 8 after a rickshaw carrying the 'Tomb Raider' star, Brad and her five-year-old son Maddox, was mobbed by paparazzi. As soon as the three of them got back to their hotel Angelina collapsed on the floor. She lost consciousness for a second time while she was getting out of bed the following morning. Meanwhile, Brad and Angelina have do...