Is Angelina Jolie Leaving Hollywood? Inside the Actress' Reported Plans to Move Abroad

Angelina Jolie is reportedly ready to close the Hollywood chapter of her life for good.

After filing for divorce from Brad Pitt, the Maleficent actress has consistently spoken about wanting to move away from Los Angeles and live overseas. Though she grew up in the City of Angels, she emphasized she is in the city only "because [she has] to be here from a divorce."

"But as soon as they're 18, I'll be able to leave," she said of her children in a 2024 cover story for The Hollywood Reporter. "When you have a big family, you want them to have privacy, peace, safety. I have a house now to raise my children, but sometimes this place can be … that humanity that I found across the world is not what I grew up with here."

She continued, "[After Los Angeles,] I'll spend a lot of time in Cambodia. I'll spend time visiting my family members wherever they may be in the world."

It echoed what she told WSJ Magazine in December 2023 when she said it was "part of what happened" after her split from Pitt.

"I lost the ability to live and travel as freely. I will move when I can," Jolie shared.

In August 2025, a news outlet claimed the Mr. & Mrs. Smith star was planning to "put the house [the historic Cecil B. DeMille estate] up for sale." She purchased the property for $24.5 million in 2017 so her kids could live close to Pitt, who "is only five minutes away."

"[Jolie] never wanted to live in L.A. full time. She didn't have a choice because of the custody arrangement with Brad," a source said. "She plans to relocate as soon as Knox and Viv turn 18 next year. She's eyeing several locations abroad. She'll be very happy when she's able to leave Los Angeles."

Jolie officially listed the California compound for $29.5 million on May 5.

In addition to her divorce, ongoing political divisions in the U.S. may have contributed to her plans to leave Tinseltown.

While at the San Sebastián Film Festival in Spain in September 2025 to promote her film Couture, Jolie was asked what she was "afraid of as an artist and as an American."

"It's obviously a very difficult question. Only to say, I love my country, but I don't at this time recognize my country," she said during a press conference. "I've always lived internationally, my family is international, my friends, my life. My worldview is equal, united, international, so anything anywhere that divides or, of course, limits personal expressions and freedoms from anyone, I think, is very dangerous."

"I think these are such serious times that we have to be careful not to say things casually, so I'll be careful during a press conference," she continued, "But to say that, of course, like all of you and everyone watching, these are very, very heavy times we are living in together."

Amid the relocation talks, a source revealed to People that Jolie was "ready for a life that isn't centered in Los Angeles."

"There are a lot of projects she's excited about and she's feeling good," the tipster claimed in December 2025. "She's looking forward to 2026 and the flexibility she'll have then."

According to In Touch, Jolie's estranged father, Jon Voight, worries he could lose the chance to see his only daughter again.

"It's hitting him hard," said one insider. "Now he's pleading with Angie to at least visit him one last time before she leaves town."

"Jon and Angelina barely talk or see each other these days, but it's not for a lack of effort on his part," the source noted. "He still checks in with birthday and holiday messages, asking about the children and praying that one day they'll be able to put their differences aside and spend quality time together. He misses Angie desperately."

Per the insider, the veteran actor understands Jolie is ready to "start over," but her move reportedly "feels a little cold-hearted to him."