Angelina Jolie says it was "natural" to work with her sons on the next film

Angelina Jolie's new movie features two familiar faces behind the scenes: her sons Maddox and Pax! Jolie told People on Aug. 17 that when it was time to shoot her movie "Without Blood" in Italy, it was a no-brainer to include 21-year-old Maddox and 18-year-old Pax on the team.

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"We work well together. When a film crew is at its best, it feels like one big family, so it was natural," she told the outlet. Maddox and Pax both worked in the film's assistant director department. Pax previously worked with her mother on 2017's "First They Killed My Father" and shot stills for that film. Angelina Jolie told People he "worked hard" to get some behind-the-scenes footage from "Without Blood."

"Without Blood" is Jolie's fifth time directing a feature film. The film, which stars Salma Hayek and Demián Bichir, is based on the 2002 novel by Alessandro Baricco. "The book impacted me and so many other people," Jolie told People. "It carries important themes and issues to discuss." Jolie previously worked with Hayek on 2021's "Eternals." She called her leading lady "so raw and so genuine. She's fascinating."

Maddox began studying at Yonsei University in 2019; there were viral photos of Jolie dropping off her son at school. This year, her sister Zahara begins her studies at Spelman College, a historically all-female college in Atlanta. Jolie shared the news on Instagram in July, writing, "Zahara with her Spelman sisters! Congratulations to all the new students starting this year. A very special place and an honor to have a family member as the new Spelman girl ."

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