Angelina Jolie and Mariane Pearl Bond Over Children and Tragedy

In the upcoming film, A Mighty Heart, Angelina Jolie plays the widow of slain Wall Street Journal newspaper reporter Daniel Pearl. The experience proved quite a challenge even for the Oscar winning actress.

"I had to express the worst time in her life and the moment when she received the worst information of her life," Jolie told Glamour Magazine "It became the worst acting day of my life -- and really, the hardest thing I've ever done."

A Mighty Heart is based on Mariane Pearl's book which detailed the abduction and slaying of Daniel at the hands of Islamic extremist in 2002 while researching a story about Islamic fringe groups

The two extraordinary women sat down with Glamour Magazine to talk about the process.

Jolie expressed how much she admired Pearl's courage and resilience. "You know, Mariane, you're somebody who has every right to have a lot of anger," Jolie said to Pearl. "And the fact that you take a deep breath and stand up with a very clear voice of tolerance and dialogue -- that's why I wanted to do the film."

Pearl, five months with her son Adam at the time says it wasn't easy. "Well, that kind of self-control hasn't been easy for me...If they had brought a person who was guilty (of Pearl's murder) to the house, I would have shot him."

She continues, "But then I would have destroyed everything Danny believed in, and everything we did as a couple -- and I couldn't do that. Putting that gun down was my biggest act of courage."

The two actually formed a friendship before Jolie was slated to play her in a movie. "One day a few years ago, I was alone in New York with Adam, still having a rough time

Peal reached out to Jolie. At the time Jolie was divorced and had only one child. Pearl was drawn to the other woman. "It was something in her tone, in the answers that she gave. I felt also that Maddox and Adam [then both about three] could be good friends. So I sent her a note saying, do you want to have a playdate?"

The two ended up going to a play that made both toddlers antsy Jolie was relieved when they grabbed the boys and left the performance. "Adam and Mad got antsy, and finally halfway through, to each other's relief, we were both like, 'Do you want to get out of here?'"

The Mighty Heart will premier at the Cannes Film Festival which will be held later this month. Dan Futterman plays Daniel Pearl. The film was produced by Brad Pitt, Jolie's partner, of father of her four children.

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