Angelina Jolie will star in a movie about 'Paris high fashion' that will be shot in both French and English
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- Published on Thursday, 21 November 2024 04:44
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Angelina Jolie has landed a new movie role. On Tuesday it was revealed that the Oscar-winning actress will star in a film that has to do with the world of high fashion in Europe. The French film is called Stitches and is from director Alice Winocour and it will shoot in both French and English.It is 'set in the world of high fashion and unfolds in Paris,' according to Variety. Angelina 'stars in the movie as a filmmaker and is one of three women whose lives will collide during Fashion Week.' This ties in nicely with the fashion design businesses the 49-year-old is supporting under her banner Atelier Jolie.Marc Malkin at Variety reported that the shoot will likely begin at the beginning of 2025. It is under Charles Gillibert's Paris-based banner CG Cinema. They will produce in partnership with Zhang Xin and William Horberg of Closer Media. Jolie was last in Paris for the filming of Maria. In that movie she played the iconic Greek opera singer during her final days in the 1970s. The movie world premiered at the Venice Film Festival and was celebrated by a eight-minute standing ovation. Jolie in being talked up to be nominated for Best Actress Oscar. She won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress in 2000 for Girl, Interrupted. She was last nominated in 2009 for The Changeling. Jolie has admitted winning an Oscar for Maria would be a bonus. The actress had the 'experience of a lifetime' starring in Pablo Larraín's biographical psychological drama about diva Maria, and although the Oscar hype is 'very nice', she feels like she has already been given 'the greatest gift' of making a movie with an 'extraordinary team of people' and anything else is a 'dream'. Asked about the Oscar buzz surrounding her film, she laughed to Best UK magazine: 'It means a lot that somebody thinks you did a good job. Right? That means everything to me. 'That kind of stuff is exciting and very, very nice. But I'm just so happy we were able to do this film. I'm genuinely so happy. 'I know it sounds like people say this, but really, this was an experience of a lifetime. I learned to sing and I embodied a woman that I respect. I was able to work with this extraordinary team of people. I feel like I've already been given the greatest gift.
'The audience seemed to respond well to it. So, anything else is a dream, but I'm so grateful already.' The Hollywood star - who has six children with ex-husband Brad Pitt - previously admitted immersing herself in opera training for the movie was the 'therapy' she didn't realise she needed. Speaking to WSJ. magazine, she said: 'Pablo (Larraín, director) expected me to learn, to really sing… to understand and study opera, to immerse completely and do the work. 'But it was much more than that, it was to understand Maria Callas and be able to play the character. 'I had no idea how much I was holding in and not letting out. So, the challenge wasn't the technical, it was an emotional experience to find my voice, to be in my body, to express. 'You have to give every single part of yourself... everything that you've got.' Angelina spent 'months' working on her vocals. She previously said at the Telluride Film Festival: 'I had seven months of opera classes, great teachers and Italian classes, and a supportive team that were going to help me.' Despite this, Angelina still felt anxious about singing when the time came to do it. She said: 'I was so nervous that morning I was out of my mind.'
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Angelina Jolie's rarely seen son Knox looks like a young Brad Pitt as he towers over her at Governors Awards 2024
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- Published on Monday, 18 November 2024 06:05
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Angelina Jolie looked every inch the proud mom as she beamed alongside her son, Knox Jolie-Pitt, at the Governors Awards on Sunday. The Oscar-winning actress, 48, and her handsome 16-year-old son—whom she shares with ex Brad Pitt—took over the red carpet at the Ray Dolby Ballroom, effortlessly commanding attention with their striking style.Jolie dazzled in a shimmering gold-and-silver sleeveless gown, radiating Hollywood glamour, while oversized diamond earrings and a matching necklace added the perfect touch of sparkle. Her newly lightened locks were swept into a chic bun, and she shared an easy laugh with Knox, who looked dashing in a tuxedo.As the duo posed for photos, Knox, towering over his mom with a striking resemblance to his matinee idol father, made a memorable grand entrance. Notably absent were his siblings—Maddox (22), Pax (20), Zahara (19), Shiloh (17), and the twins, Vivienne and Knox—making it a rare mother-son moment at the star-studded event.The pair mingled with a who's who of Hollywood, including Pamela Anderson, Demi Moore, Nicole Kidman, and Elizabeth Olsen, among many others.The event, put on by the film academy´s board of governors, is honoring the late Quincy Jones, James Bond producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson, filmmaker Richard Curtis and casting director Juliet Taylor. Angelina's outing comes as the actress continues to promote her latest film Maria, a biopic about opera legend Maria Callas, which is already generating Oscar buzz. Maria, which depicts Callas during her final decline in Paris in the 1970s, was helmed by Jackie director Pablo Larrain.Fans have called for the actress to get an Oscar with one writing: 'Holy s**t I f**king can't wait to see this movie!!! Seriously I know I'm going to be blown away by Angelina Jolie's performance as Maria. The Oscar is coming for her.'Another pleaded with the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science to just 'give Angelina the Oscar already for her interpretation as Maria Callas.' A third, who admitted they hadn't even watched the trailer, joked they were already planning on 'running the Angelina Jolie Oscar campaign.' 'The Maria trailer is so beautiful. I've seen enough, give Angelina Jolie the Oscar already,' a fourth tweeted.Maria, according to a synopsis, 'follows the American-Greek soprano as she retreats to Paris after a glamorous and tumultuous life in the public eye.'
The film aims to 'reimagines the legendary soprano in her final days as the diva reckons with her identity and life.' She died in Paris in 1977 of a heart attack at age 53.The highly anticipated movie will come out in theaters in November then stream on Netflix in December.Netflix is set to release the film in U.S. theaters on November 27 before it debuts on the streaming platform on December 11. Previously, the mom-of-six won an Oscar the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her role as Lisa Rowe, a diagnosed sociopath, in the 1999 psychological thriller Girl, Interrupted.In 2008, she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her portrayal of Christine Collins in the mystery crime drama Changeling. She lost, however, to French actress, Marion Cotillard, who won for her leading role in La Vie en Rose. Throughout her career, Jolie has taken home a number of awards, including three Golden Globe Awards, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, and a Tony Award.Jolie is halfway to EGOT status after winning her first Tony over the summer. The EGOT is one of the most prestigious clubs in all of US showbiz and there are dozens of stars who are just one award from achieving the prestigious title. The acronym stands for Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony Awards and is the designation given to people who have won all four of the major American performing awards.Jolie just needs to earn an Emmy and Grammy in order to achieve the feat, which has only been earned by 21 people
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Angelina Jolie thrills fans as she signs autographs and poses for selfies following Maria screening in New York
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- Published on Sunday, 17 November 2024 10:44
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Angelina Jolie thrilled her fans as she promoted her film Maria on Friday night in New York City.Following a screening of the biopic Maria, in which the actress portrays opera legend Maria Callas, Jolie stopped to talk with fans, signed autographs and posed for selfies with them for about 15 minutes as she left the venue.The 49-year-old Oscar winner, who could be nominated by multiple awards bodies for her performance, looked elegant in black as she smiled for the cameras.Her long, blonde hair was styled straight, and her makeup was natural looking with a soft pink lip. Maria was directed by Pablo Larrain, who is behind other projects such as Jackie (2016) and Spencer (2021).Along with Jolie, other cast members of Maria include international stars Pierfrancesco Favino, Alba Rohrwacher, Haluk Bilginer and Kodi Smit-McPhee. In August, the biopic first premiered during the 81st Venice International Film Festival, where it competed for the Golden Lion.The film focuses on Maria Calls, 'the world's greatest opera singer.'If hones in on 'the last days of her life in 1970s Paris' as she 'confronts her identity and life,' per an IMDb synopsis.While talking to The Hollywood Reporter in August, Angelina opened up about portraying Callas and taking singing lessons for the film.'It took many months of singing classes. Months of just getting the singing down and then the Italian classes and then the voice and doing all these things like her. You try to be precise,' she explained.'I would recommend almost every human being take an opera class. To exist and never have sung with your full body as loud as you could possibly sing...' Jolie continued, 'It's something I think we should all feel. It's scary, and it is rarely asked of us. It's rarely asked of us in life to be all that we can be or feel all that we feel.' The film's director revealed he was brought to tears by Jolie while shooting a particularly difficult scene. 'We did that on the last day of shooting. We kept it for the very, very end. We had six-to-eight hours to do that. I operated the camera, so I was close to her, always,' Larrain told Entertainment Weekly. 'Angelina had to sing it out loud, with all of her power and humanity. By doing so, I asked her to feel the emotion and feel how broken she was in this moment of joy,' he explained.'I was in shock. I was moved to tears as I saw her burning herself to the point that I think it concludes the movie in an operatic way.' The movie will have a limited theatrical release in the United States beginning on November 27, before dropping on Netflix on December 11.
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Angelina Jolie looks chic in trench coat and black dress at Director's Guild as Maria film racks up Oscar buzz
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- Published on Wednesday, 13 November 2024 04:44
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Angelina Jolie looked like she stepped off the runway as she was spotted exiting the Directors Guild of America in New York City. The 49-year-old Oscar winner, whose father Jon Voight celebrated Trump's win at Mar-a-Lago, stunned in a sleek black dress paired with a chic tan trench coat as she hit the streets solo. Jolie showed off a subtle transformation, swapping her dark brunette locks for a softer, sandy blonde shade. She completed the look with black high heels, minimal makeup, and a bold red lip. The outing comes as the actress continues to promote her latest film Maria, a biopic about opera legend Maria Callas, which is already generating Oscar buzz.Maria, which depicts Callas during her final decline in Paris in the 1970s, was helmed by Jackie director Pablo Larrain. Fans have called for the actress to get an Oscar with one writing: 'Holy s**t I f**king can't wait to see this movie!!! Seriously I know I'm going to be blown away by Angelina Jolie's performance as Maria. The Oscar is coming for her.' Another pleaded with the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science to just 'give Angelina the Oscar already for her interpretation as Maria Callas.' A third, who admitted they hadn't even watched the trailer, joked they were already planning on 'running the Angelina Jolie Oscar campaign.''The Maria trailer is so beautiful. I've seen enough, give Angelina Jolie the Oscar already,' a fourth tweeted. Maria, according to a synopsis, 'follows the American-Greek soprano as she retreats to Paris after a glamorous and tumultuous life in the public eye.' The film aims to 'reimagines the legendary soprano in her final days as the diva reckons with her identity and life.' She died in Paris in 1977 of a heart attack at age 53.The highly anticipated movie will come out in theaters in November then stream on Netflix in December.
Netflix is set to release the film in U.S. theaters on November 27 before it debuts on the streaming platform on December 11. Previously, the mom-of-six won an Oscar the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her role as Lisa Rowe, a diagnosed sociopath, in the 1999 psychological thriller Girl, Interrupted. In 2008, she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her portrayal of Christine Collins in the mystery crime drama Changeling. She lost, however, to French actress, Marion Cotillard, who won for her leading role in La Vie en Rose. Throughout her career, Jolie has taken home a number of awards, including three Golden Globe Awards, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, and a Tony Award. Jolie is halfway to EGOT status after winning her first Tony over the summer. The EGOT is one of the most prestigious clubs in all of US showbiz and there are dozens of stars who are just one award from achieving the prestigious title. The acronym stands for Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony Awards and is the designation given to people who have won all four of the major American performing awards. Jolie just needs to earn an Emmy and Grammy in order to achieve the feat, which has only been earned by 21 people.
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Angelina Jolie's Maria performance compared to Denzel Washington as Malcolm X by acclaimed director
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- Published on Friday, 08 November 2024 17:13
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An acclaimed director has compared Angelina Jolie's performance in Maria to Denzel Washington's turn as Malcolm X. Angelina, 49, has been at the center of a hum of Oscar buzz ever since a trailer dropped last month for her upcoming Netflix movie. Maria stars Angelina as the legendary opera singer Maria Callas during her final decline in Paris amid her failed comeback in the 1970s.Now Barry Jenkins, the director of the Oscar-winning drama Moonlight about a black gay man's coming of age, has added his voice to the choir of praise. 'The performance is so striking,' he told Angelina, in footage obtained by Indiewire. 'It’s almost like, to me, Jesse Eisenberg is Mark Zuckerberg. Denzel Washington is Malcolm X, in a certain way. And I think you are Maria Callas in the same way. In this movie, in so many moments, you are performing with your whole body.' Barry made the remarks while moderating a conversation at AFI Fest with several people involved with Maria, including Angelina and director Pablo Larrain. Spike Lee directed the 1992 biopic Malcolm X starring Denzel as the iconic black activist, with Angela Bassett as his wife Betty Shabazz. Denzel was nominated for the Oscar for best actor for his performance in the movie, though he ultimately lost to Al Pacino for Scent Of A Woman. Jesse Eisenberg also earned an Oscar nod for his turn as Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg in David Fincher's 2010 drama The Social Network, losing out to Colin Firth as King George VI of England in the World War II film The King's Speech.
Moonlight was released in 2016 and was showered with praise by the critics, winning multiple Academy Awards including best picture.About two weeks ago, a trailer dropped online for Angelina's upcoming Maria Callas movie, prompting an outpouring of enthusiasm from viewers. 'Holy s**t I f**king can't wait to see this movie!!! Seriously I know I'm going to be blown away by Angelina Jolie's performance as Maria. The Oscar is coming for her,' one X user predicted. A third, who admitted they hadn't even watched the trailer, joked they were already planning on 'running the Angelina Jolie Oscar campaign.' 'The Maria trailer is so beautiful. I've seen enough, give Angelina Jolie the Oscar already,' a fourth tweeted. Another X user even photoshopped a photo of Jolie beaming with joy as she held onto an Academy Award with a tweet reading: 'Manifesting: Angelina Jolie Best Actress Oscar Winner.' Maria, according to a synopsis, 'follows the American-Greek soprano as she retreats to Paris after a glamorous and tumultuous life in the public eye.' The film aims to 'reimagines the legendary soprano in her final days as the diva reckons with her identity and life.' She died in Paris in 1977 of a heart attack at age 53.
The highly anticipated movie will come out in theaters in November then stream on Netflix in December. Netflix is set to release the film in U.S. theaters on November 27 before it debuts on the streaming platform on December 11. Previously, the mom-of-six won an Oscar the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her role as Lisa Rowe, a diagnosed sociopath, in the 1999 psychological thriller Girl, Interrupted. In 2008, she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her portrayal of Christine Collins in the mystery crime drama Changeling. She lost, however, to French actress, Marion Cotillard, who won for her leading role in La Vie en Rose. Throughout her career, Jolie has taken home a number of awards, including three Golden Globe Awards, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, and a Tony Award. Jolie is halfway to EGOT status after winning her first Tony over the summer. The EGOT is one of the most prestigious clubs in all of US showbiz and there are dozens of stars who are just one award from achieving the prestigious title. The acronym stands for Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony Awards and is the designation given to people who have won all four of the major American performing awards.Jolie just needs to earn an Emmy and Grammy in order to achieve the feat, which has only been earned by 21 people.
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