Jennifer Aniston’s ‘Plan C’: A New Film Company

Jennifer Aniston’s making some big-screen moves: She and Kristin Hahn – both formerly part of Plan B films with Aniston’s ex-husband Brad Pitt – are forming their own production company, Echo, Variety reported Tuesday.

“We’re drawn to stories about people finding their voice and finding their way because they help us … [make] sense of our lives through the stories of others,” Aniston said in a statement. “That’s why we chose the name Echo, to echo back an idea, a challenge, something that resonates through all of us.”

According to the showbiz paper, the company will have a first-look deal with Universal Pictures.

The two have already reportedly acquired the rights to several projects – some designed as star vehicles for Aniston.

They include the rights to Jane Fallon’s U.K. bestseller Getting Rid of Matthew (in which a woman tries to manipulate her married lover into reconciling with his wife) and Laura Dave’s The Divorce Party (in which a couple celebrates their 35th wedding anniversary by announcing their breakup).

The duo are also tackling true-life stories, including Counter-Clockwise (about a Harvard aging study) and The Goree Girls (about a wrongly accused woman who starts an all-female band in prison).

Aniston is currently filming Marley & Me with Owen Wilson in Miami.

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The 32-year-old actress reportedly doesn’t want to live in a hotel while she shoots new movie ‘Marley and Me’ with Owen Wilson in the sun-drenched city, and plans to find more comfortable and permanent accommodation.

A source said: “Jennifer loves it in Miami but it not keen on hotel living. She really wants to find a house.”

Miami has attracted a host of celebrity residents in the past, including Madonna, Sylvester Stallone, Jennifer Lopez, Gloria Estefan, Lenny Kravitz and Billy Joel.

Matt Damon also has a mansion in Miami Beach, while Oprah Winfrey, Nicolas Cage and Whitney Houston all own property in the area.

Iggy Pop and Cher also both have several Miami homes.

Prospective Miami resident Jennifer already owns two homes.

She still has the marital home she shared with ex-husband Brad Pitt in the Hollywood Hills and also recently purchased a £15 million mansion in Beverly Hills.

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Jennifer Aniston polished off her Thursday shooting Marley & Me – which costars Owen Wilson and Grey’s Anatomy’s Eric Dane – with a lychee martini at Mandarin Oriental’s Martini Bar in Miami.

Looking slightly sunburned and exhausted, according to a fellow patron, the actress shared her late cocktail hour with a small entourage – a gal and two guys and even Norman, Aniston’s dog, who was brought down for his nightly stroll after drinks were done.

It seems like Aniston was really getting into her character – Aniston plays Wilson’s wife in the movie, which is adapted from John Grogan’s memoir about family lessons learned from a neurotic dog – she was sporting a platinum wedding band on her right hand.

When she’s not catching up with friends, Aniston has been working out with regular guests, constantly smiling and being very friendly to all, says a source.

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Jennifer Aniston says she is very uncomfortable when is comes to filming nude scenes. The actress shed all of her clothes for a scene in her romantic comedy ‘The Break-Up’ and sources say she ordered everyone off set except the cameraman.

“Although I’m happy in my own skin, I’m not comfortable doing nude scenes. On my movie (The Break-Up) we had a closed set, but it was still very hard,� said the 39-year-old.

Meanwhile, Aniston is said to be dating a crew member on the set of her upcoming movie ‘Traveling.’ She was also linked to her co-star Aaron Eckhart.

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Should have seen this one coming! Jennifer Aniston has been linked to everyone and anyone in Hollywood so it would be only natural that they link her to Owen Wilson.

The two are shooting a film together in Miami and the “spies� on the set think they have special chemistry.

“The hugging didn’t end when the cameras stopped rolling,â€� someone apparently on set told Star Magazine. “They were very flirty together, far more than you would expect. In between takes they were hanging onto each other. They are very friendly.”

Jennifer Aniston and Cameron Diaz are alike in one way. They’ve been linked to almost every single person in Hollywood just because they’re single.

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Former “Friends� star Jennifer Aniston has split from her boyfriend Brian Bouma after being together for just one month.

The two had met in Vancouver on the set of “Travelling�, mirror.co.uk reports. Bouma was a crew member and Aniston had invited him for a romantic weekend during the Oscars but ended the relationship after going to Miami to film her latest movie “Marley and Me� with Owen Wilson.

“Anniston wanted a hot fling and got it with Bouma. He’s a bit of a player with women but he was like a puppy dog when he was around her. When they broke from filming, he would run to fetch her coffee. And then he’d massage her feet after a long day,� said Anniston’s friend.

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Who says there’s no life after “Friends?� Certainly not Jennifer Aniston. Her latest project, “He’s Just Not That Into You� has her looking amazing and thinking positively.

Jen’s new look has everybody talking. Recent pics of the “Good Girl� actress revealed her killer tanned bod. A source told press, “The reaction of people seeing her in that itsy-bitsy, tenny-weeny bikini did more for Jen’s self image and self confidence than all the years of therapy put together!�

The former Rachel Green actress has been living life to the fullest as of late, with a bevy of new film projects, as well as a new pad. And it doesn’t hurt that her current film looks to be a surefire hit already.

Then again, how could she go wrong, starring alongside Scarlett Johansson, Ben Affleck, Jennifer Connelly and Drew Barrymore. Could it be that Jen’s budding film career will turn out to eclipse her former Friends fame?

And pictures from the set are available on their site

It can’t be easy seeing her handsome ex-husband Brad Pitt and his stunning companion Angelina Jolie on the cover of virtually every magazine. But now, after showing off her new hot bod while on vacation in Hawaii, Jennifer Aniston is making headlines of her own. “The reaction from people seeing her in that itsy-bitsy, teeny-weeny bikini did more for Jen’s self-image and self-confidence than all her years of therapy put together,â€� a friend of Jen recently told OK!

“She didn’t realize the impact it had until she was back in Los Angeles after the trip. Everywhere she went, everyone she spoke to (told her) what an absolute knockout she is and what great shape she’s in. For a 38-year-old woman who has just come out of a relationship and hasn’t been in front of the cameras in two years — it had her walking on air.â€�

And Jen has a new home to go with her new attitude, reports OK! It’s the house she purchased for $15 million last year, which was to be the new love nest with her then-boyfriend of the moment, Vince Vaughn. Just like the other massive changes in her life, Jen had the 9,000-square-foot, mid-century architectural masterpiece gutted for a complete renovation. Though she’s now moving in to the home alone, Jen’s pal told OK! that “she’s viewing it as a symbol of her independence.�

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Unsung hero in Burmese prison gets celebrity petition to UN for release

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HOLLYWOOD, CA (Hollywood Today) 9/8/07 — Celebrities Jennifer Aniston, Dustin Hoffman, Owen Wilson, Robin Williams and Anjelica Huston were among 28 hot shots to sign their name in a letter to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon Wednesday for the release of a Burmese activist. “We urge you to take action to secure her immediate release,� the letter said, referring to Aung San Suu Kyi, 62-year-old woman who has been under house arrest in Myanmar for about 11 years.

Aung was recently championed by actor Jim Carrey in a YouTube video he made calling for the heretofore obscure political prisoner’s release.

The world’s only imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize recipient, Aung was first placed under house arrest after her party National League for Democracy won elections in 1990.

The Myanmar government, however, never recognized Aung’s victory as the country’s elected leader even after the party won 82 percent of the seats in parliament.

“The military regime cruelly locked her up along with many members of her party,� the letter explained to Ban. “This courageous, brave woman whom many call ‘Burma’s Nelson Mandela’ should be released and the military regime should end its attacks on civilians.�

According to the UN, Myanmar’s military junta burned down or destroyed more than 3,000 villages in the eastern part of the country; forcing more than one million people to leave their homes.

The country is currently holding about 1,200 political prisoners, Aung included. Founder of the Human Rights Action Center, Jack Healey describes Aung as “a woman that is taking on a brutal military dictatorship with nothing more than the truth in her heart and the support of her people.�

“The situation inside Burma is grave, similar to that in Darfur. The silence of the world on Aung San Suu Kyi is unconscionable,� said Jeremy Woodrum, co-founder of the U.S. Campaign for Burma.

Aung’s story has gained more publicity after actor/comedian, Jim Carey posted a you-tube video calling for American support of his “unsung hero� as he calls her.

The Human Rights Action Center and the U.S. Campaign for Burma are two organizations Carey mentions in his video for people to join and donate to in order to help bring about Aung’s release and end Myanmar’s military regime.

Daily protests against the government have been taking place in Myanmar as the most sustained demonstrations against the military regime in at least nine years.

Signatories. Eric Szmanda from the television show “Crime Scene Investigation� and Walter Koenig from “Star Trek,� recently traveled to refugee camps along the Thailand-Myanmar border to urge for more help from the UN.

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Jennifer Aniston and Drew Barrymore enjoyed a girls’ night out together over dinner at the celebrity favorite Tower Bar restaurant at L.A.’s chic Sunset Tower Hotel on Friday, Aug. 31 — Jen has been spotted there in the past with former flame Paul Sculfor.

The two friends were discussing their upcoming film project, He’s Just Not That Into You, the movie they’re shooting this month with Scarlett Johansson, Justin Long, Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Connelly and possibly Ben Affleck. Drew is also starring and producing the film. This is Jen’s first movie since her self-imposed hiatus after splitting with Break-Up co-star Vince Vaughn.

They sat at a corner table after arriving at 8:30 and left separately two hours later. Jen was wearing a white cap-sleeved top — she’s never looked better. Drew wore a dress. They drank sparkling mineral water and a little white wine, and split side order of truffle fries.

“There was lots of laughing and animated discussion,” an eyewitness tells OK!

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