Angelina Jolie's movie playdate

Apr 30, 2007, 11:50 GMT

Actress and activist Angelina Jolie EPA/SHAWN THEW

Angelina Jolie took her son Maddox on a playdate with the son of hostage widow Mariane Pearl, the woman she plays in her latest role.

Angelina admits she was nervous when Mariane, whose journalist husband Daniel Pearl was murdered by Pakistani militants in 2002, sent her a note suggesting they take their children out.

The actress - who depicts Mariane in 'A Mighty Heart', told Glamour magazine: "I was really nervous, thinking, 'She's such an intelligent European woman - what are we going to do together?' So we went to this serious existential play, it seemed like the right thing and it was supposed to be OK for kids."

The 'Tomb Raider' star admits they left early when Maddox, five, and Pearl's son Adam, four, got bored with the show.

Angelina revealed: "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?'"

'A Mighty Heart' is based on Mariane's memoirs about the horrific terrorist incident.

The film, due for release in September, is produced by Angelina's partner Brad Pitt.

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