Kung Fu Panda 2

Maddox, Zahara, Pax, and Shiloh Jolie-Pitt had a special outing to the premiere of Kung Fu Panda 2 in LA today. Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie walked the red carpet, greeted fans, and posed for pictures without their little ones, who were waiting inside to watch the film. The whole Jolie-Pitt crew is back on the West Coast after traveling to France for the Cannes Film Festival, where Angelina talked about how much her children loved the animated movie during her press day. Their trip overseas wasn't just about Angelina though, since Brad also premiered his new project, The Tree of Life. The screening was met with mixed reviews, but apparently made an impression on the judges, since it took home the festival's top prize, the Golden Palm award.

Kung Fu Panda 2 stars Angelina Jolie, Jack Black, Danny McBride, Seth Rogen, and Lucy Liu joined fans this morning at LA's Grauman's Chinese Theater for the stateside premiere of their animated movie. Brad Pitt was front and center alongside his beautiful partner, Angelina, who stepped out in another high slitted dress. The couple were just in Cannes last week on behalf of her Panda and Brad's Tree of Life. Brad did lots of press for his Terrence Malick film, which won the film festival's top prize, speaking about their hectic family life, his religious beliefs, and revealing he'd like to work with Angelina again. Check out PopSugar Rush tomorrow for more exciting news from the red carpet!

Grab the popcorn and prepare to sit, because families will be spending a lot of time in the theater this Summer. With Memorial Day just two weeks away, the Summer movie season is about to begin, which means movie screens will be playing tot-friendly flicks on constant rotation. First up is Kung Fu Panda 2, but that's not the only sequel you'll be seeing. Check out our guide to the films your lil one will be begging to see!

Angelina Jolie joined her costars Jack Black and Dustin Hoffman to bring Kung Fu Panda 2 to the Cannes Film Festival this morning! The movie is screening out of competition, but the timing is perfect since she and the family will be sticking around to premiere Brad Pitt's Tree of Life Monday. Angelina looked stunning in Salvatore Ferragamo's tan dress, brown belt and nude heels, and she was cracking up during the press conference as Dustin and Jack showed off their comedic skills. Dustin harped on his own age, joking that he doesn't even remember making the first Kung Fu Panda, so it felt like the first time playing the part. Angelina also talked a bit about her kids, especially her boys Pax and Maddox's love of martial arts, and the theme of adoption in Kung Fu Panda 2 that are obviously close to home for the Jolie-Pitts. She said of the Kung Fu Panda series, "It's the best!" while Jack and Dustin kept the laughs coming. Here's some highlights from Angelina at the press conference:

• On her kids and the themes of adoption in Kung Fu Panda 2: "I brought my kids to see the movie and they loved it, they laughed through the whole thing. I wondered whether they would ask me questions about it, but because adoption and birth mothers and orphanage — these are happy words. They're very used to these discussions and they just felt that much more proud that they're a little more like Po. So it was lovely."
• On violence in KFP2 and showing her kids violent films: "You have to know your children. There are children that have a better understanding and are ready earlier than others. But for a film like this, I don't see this as a film that's too violent. I think this is actually quite the opposite because the strength, even in the final battle, the inner peace and sending back that negative energy is what wins. My boys are in martial arts classes. Boys are boys and they have a certain kind of energy, naturally. It's been wonderful to get them focused on martial arts to teach them about the discipline and the respect and the control of their own bodies. I think to ignore that that's a part of humanity, especially little boys, is wrong. So it's to help guide them — what's a positive thing, what's a good guy, To try not to [use violence] certainly, but if you have to, to defend yourself."
• On bringing the kids to Cannes: "Yes, we're all in France. Our whole family is in France and we're very happy. They're running around the hotel right now, playing games, and making a giant mess, I'm sure. They're having a great time. They love it here. Cannes can be overwhelming, and it can be that you meet a lot of friendly faces and have a good laugh and you also get a chance to see some great films. It's very nice."
• On picking KFP2 to appeal more to her kids: "We're all big kids at heart . . . but in many ways I did it for them, and I was excited for them to see it. The trick of a sequel is you have to make it better than the first one, which is hard to do especially when the first one is so successful, and I think we pulled it off."
• On finding inner peace: "Especially for people that have children. You wake up and if they're healthy, you know that that's the most important thing, so you have first of all that peace. They also come with a lot of chaos, but we're all searching for it. It's part of the human journey. We all have moments of inner peace and we lose it and we look for it again. But really it's in knowing the people you love are safe and healthy. That's the best."
• On her real-life alter ego to all her tough characters: "Certainly my alter ego is who I am 100 percent, which is a mommy who is changing diapers and coloring all night long. I'm sure I'm very, very soft. I've always been drawn to strong characters and I admire strong women, emotionally and physically, just people I feel are fighting for something . . . have a sense of justice and injustice. I've been very lucky that I came to my career at a time that women are being allowed these roles and have such great opportunities for these types of characters."