[Brad Pitt](Brad - Search Pitt&&HL=keywordInt) and [Angelina Jolie](Angelina - Search Jolie&&HL=keywordInt) are living in fear of an al-Qaeda attack, it has been reported.Brad and Angelina are currently in India shooting ‘A [Mighty Heart](Mighty - Search Heart&&HL=keywordInt)’ - the story of American journalist [Daniel Pearl](Daniel - Search Pearl&&HL=keywordInt), who was kidnapped and later executed by al-Quaeda terrorists in Pakistan in 2002.
British security experts reportedly rushed to Pune, India, earlier this week, after being alerted by neighbouring Pakistan that the couple might be targeted because of the film they are making.
A source told the [National Enquirer](National - Search Enquirer&&HL=keywordInt): “These former [SAS ](SAS - Search &&HL=keywordInt)men arrived to aid American bodyguards already watching over the superstars and their three children. The authorities genuinely feared that the star couple could be prime targets for terrorists.”
Fear of terrorism is also said to be why the movie is being shot in Pune, rather than Pakistan where the events occurred.
Al Qaeda threat to Jolie and Pitt
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Al Qaeda threat to Jolie and Pitt
November 02, 2006 15:05 IST
Last Updated: November 02, 2006 15:11 IST
Hollywood stars Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, shooting for the film A Mighty Heart based on the life of slain Journalist Daniel Pearl at Pune, Maharashtra have been provided with Y category security due to threat to their lives from the Al-Qaeda, Intelligence Bureau sources said in New Delhi on Thursday.
After assessing the inputs on threat perception from various intelligence agencies, India has provided the desired security to the international stars, sources told UNI.
The Maharashtra Police was also informed about the threat perception as the film is based on Pearl, who was assassinated by the Al-Qaeda militants in Pakistan after being abducted on January 23, 2002 while working on a story on Islamic militancy.
The stars were on a private visit, otherwise the security could have been further tightened, said the source.
Jolie plays the role of Mariane, the widow of Pearl, the South Asia Correspondent with the Wall Street Journal. American actor Dan Futtermann is in the role of Pearl. Pitt makes a guest appearance in the movie directed by Micheal Winterbottom.
British security experts were flown to Pune earlier this week, after being alerted by Pakistan because of the bad publicity the film would give to Al-Qaeda in the world.
The movie is based on an adaptation of Mariane Pearl's book, A Mighty Heart: The Brave Life and Death of My Husband Danny Pearl, and is being co-produced by Plan B, a production company founded by Brad Pitt and his ex-wife, actress Jennifer Aniston.
A bungalow in Aundh, a Pune suburb, was chosen for the shoot because the area resembles Karachi, Pakistan, where Pearl and his wife Mariane spent some time. The Pakistani government did not give permission to the film unit to shoot the film in Karachi.
Re: Al Qaeda threat to Jolie and Pitt
BS...it's just to get more hype for the new movie..I'm so sue Al-Qaeeda gives a crap...hollywood needs a life
Re: Al Qaeda threat to Jolie and Pitt
Have they no conscience, trying to make money off something like this, well I guess it is no surprise.