恐怕这次的“角色之争”又要加深好莱坞影星珍妮弗·安妮斯顿和安吉莉娜·茱莉之间的宿怨了。继《史密斯行动》之后，茱莉和男友布拉德·皮特将在新片《坚强的心》中再度合作，茱莉饰演片中《华尔街日报》记者丹尼尔·珀尔遗孀玛琳娜，皮特则以电影制片人的身份出现。据悉，《坚强的心》改编自玛琳娜传记《坚强的心：我的丈夫丹尼尔·珀尔的勇敢一生》，皮特前妻安妮斯顿曾帮助说服玛琳娜出售了该书的版权，安妮斯顿一直以为这个角色会由她饰演，并能帮助她获得奥斯卡金像奖。谁知，事与愿违，茱莉近水楼台先抢得了“玛琳娜”。

Angelina Jolie has beaten her love rival Jennifer Aniston to one of Hollywood's most coveted roles. She is to play the widow of murdered journalist Daniel Pearl who was beheaded by al Qaeda supporters in Pakistan. The film 'A Mighty Heart' is being produced by the company set up by Aniston and her then husband Brad Pitt.  Jennifer Aniston is reportedly furious ex-husband Brad Pitt has cast girlfriend Angelina Jolie in the role of late US journalist Daniel Pearl's widow Mariane, because she hoped the part would win her an Oscar. A Mighty Heart chronicles Mariane's search for her husband, a Wall Street Journal reporter, who was abducted by terrorists and killed in Pakistan in 2002. And the former Friends star had discussed taking on the role when she helped Pitt acquire the movie rights to Mariane's book. A source tells British newspaper The Sun, "She's horrified that Brad has handed the role meant for her to Angelina." "It was Jen who persuaded Daniel Pearl's wife to sell their production company Plan B the movie rights." "It is heartless but the bottom line is Brad got ownership of the company in their divorce settlement, so he can do what he likes."  (Agencies)

Vocabulary:

covet: 觊觎、垂涎，渴望得到 behead: 砍头，文中指“被基地组织杀害” A mighty heart:《坚强的心》，影片该编自《华尔街日报》记者丹尼尔·珀尔遗孀所著的《坚强的心：我的丈夫丹尼尔·珀尔的勇敢一生》，皮特担任该片的制片人，迈克尔·温特博特姆任导演。玛丽安·珀尔的丈夫丹尼尔·珀尔是《华尔街日报》驻南亚首席记者，2002年初在巴基斯坦遭恐怖分子绑架杀害。 cast: 分派演员，派定角色，例如：The director cast me as a mad priest.（导演派我扮演一个发了疯的神父。） chronicle: 记录、记载，强调按时间顺序记述 （英语点津陈蓓编辑）