Angelina Jolie will be Maria Callas in the new movie from the director of Jackie and Spencer

Angelina Jolie will be Maria Callas in the new movie from the director of Jackie and Spencer

The film was written by the creator of Peaky Blindersthe Oscar nominee Steven Knight. The filmmaker’s brother and creative partner Juan de Dios Larrain will produce for Fabula Pictures, alongside Lorenzo Mieli for The Apartment Pictures, a Fremantle Company, and Jonas Dornbach for Komlizen Film.

“Having the opportunity to combine my two deepest and most personal passions, film and opera, has been a long-awaited dream,” said Larraín. “Doing this with Angelina, an extremely brave and curious artist, is an exciting opportunity. A true gift.”

“I take the responsibility for the life and legacy of Maria very seriously. I will give everything I can to meet the challenge,” Jolie added. “Pablo Larraín is a director I have admired for a long time. Getting the opportunity to tell more of Maria’s story with him, and with a script by Steven Knight, is a dream.”

Jolie has recently appeared in movies like Eternals of Marvel and the drama of Warner Bros. Those Who Wish Me Dead. He is currently in post-production on Without Bloodher fifth feature film as a director and the first under her new three-year deal with Fremantle, announced in March.

Paul Larrain is a Chilean filmmaker best known for feature films including spencerstarring Kristen Stewart as the Princess DianaY jackiein which Natalie Portman played jackie kennedy.

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