HITTING THE MODER LODE
She was "eh" as
Alexander the Great's mommy, but maybe she will do better parenting an eighth-century Scandinavian hero. Headline magnet
Angelina Jolie will play the mother of Beowulf in
Robert Zemeckis' upcoming big-budget feature based on the Old English epic poem.
Beowulf will be computer animated, using the same performance-capture technology as Zemeckis'
The Polar Express, meaning some ridiculously lucky stagehand will get to stick those little ping-pong ball thingies all over
Brad Pitt's lady friend.