According to a Contactmusic.com report, power couple Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, had managed to shut down a popular Europe-based beach cafe for three months so they can shoot their film titled, "By The Sea," at Mgarr ix-Xini on the island of Gozo.
The beachside cafe is said to be a popular haunt among the natives and visitors alike. As such, Jolie and Pitt have reportedly offered to pay thousands of dollars to compensate for the loss of business when filming started during the summer.
Owners, Noel and Sandra Vella, seemed to be comfortable with the arrangement, considering that they technically would not have to work for money. Moreover, the cafe itself will surely have free publicity, thanks to the hype surrounding the Jolie-Pitts.
Sandra said, "I'm not going to make as much had I remained open throughout these months, but at least I'm getting some form of compensation."
The new film is the first movie that the couple will appear in after starring in the 2005 film, "Mr. & Mrs. Smith," the Hollywood Reporter said. It could be recalled that the movie itself is controversial not just because of the couple's onscreen chemistry, but because the movie might have torn apart Pitt's marriage with Jennifer Aniston. But all's well now. Pitt and Jolie are now engaged and have six children while Aniston is engaged to Justin Theroux.
Details of the movie have not been revealed, but a THR source claimed that the stars will portray a married couple in the film. Aside from starring in the movie, Jolie will also write and direct "By The Sea."
But will the couple ever get married in real life? An insider told E! Online that the wedding would only happen after Pitt finishes the extensive renovation going on in the Jolie-Pitt home in the South of France, Chateau Miraval.
The source said, "This is Brad's project and Angie has had nothing to do with it. It's all been so stressful and has been such a gigantic headache that she just left him to it. There's still no official date set, but they're at the stage where they can say they'll definitely be married by this time next year... It'll be a lovely celebration to start life in the new house...That's why they've waited to get married, because they want to marry there at that house and celebrate how far they've come as a family, as a couple, and individually in just 10 years."
The power couple will only invite a few guests in their wedding ceremony, the source said, and "There'll be no more than 22 guests, which will be close family only."