Angeline Jolie did not attend the "World War Z" premiere in New York with her husband, Brad Pitt, but she was definitely on his mind. He told reporters at the event that drew out a massive crowd that his wife was back in Los Angeles preparing for the "World Refugee Day" on June 20. When Pitt was asked about how he felt when Jolie decided to go public with her health scare he said "she has always been the brave, bold individual that I fell for - and sexy as ever," People magazine reports.
He went on to talk about his "bad-ass" role in the new zombie move and said that his kids loved it, especially his 11-year-old son Maddox who had a small role in the film. Pitt and Jolie have five other kids- Pax, Shiloh, Zahara and twins Knox and Vivienne.
"They love these kinds of things," he said about his kids reaction to him playing a zombie-fighting dad. "And that's the thing that first drew me to it."
He also revealed that Maddox made his first movie debut and had a small role in the movie.
"He's got a small piece," Pitt told People. "He's a zombie who then gets shot. I don't know what that says about my parenting!"
Abigail Hargrove, who plays Pitt's daughter in the movie said how excited Maddox was to play the zombie.
"I remember one day he was talking to his dad, Brad, and I remember him talking about how he had to shave off his Mohawk because he had to play one of the zombies and I was like, 'No! Not the Mohawk!' But he was very excited to be a zombie. Definitely."
On "Good Morning America" the actor said that Jolie was "doing great" but they were surprised and touched by all the public she received.
"We were really surprised and moved [at] how many other people were dealing with the same issue," Pitt said. "Her idea was that someone could learn from her story and she would love to share that."
He added that "World War Z" really resonated with him as father in real-life because one of the things he wants to always make sure of is that his family is ok.
"That's the only thing that keeps me up at night [as a dad]," said. "Is everyone safe? We tried to make this thing as real as possible when we put in those fears, certainly."
