Angelina Jolie looks unrecognisable in large spectacles as she transforms into iconic opera singer Maria Callas in first look at biopic
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- Published on Tuesday, 10 October 2023 18:03
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Angelina looked worlds away from her usual Hollywood glamour in first look images of the biopic Maria. The actress, 48, has transformed herself into the role of iconic opera singer Maria Callas for the film, which will follow her turbulent life and legacy. In one sneak preview of Angelina as Maria, the actress goes make-up free and wears thick brown rimmed eyeglasses and a chunky knit as filming gets under way. In another photo, the Mr and Mrs Smith star looks much more glamorous with winged eyeliner and a plush fur trimmed coat. Angelina is lucky enough to wear some of Callas' real clothes in the film, including vintage fur items from Massimo Cantini Parrini’s archive collection. In another photo, the Mr and Mrs Smith star looks much more glamorous with winged eyeliner and a plush fur trimmed coat. Angelina is lucky enough to wear some of Callas' real clothes in the film, including vintage fur items from Massimo Cantini Parrini’s archive collection. Maria was written by Steven Knight prior to Hollywood’s WGA strike and granted a SAG-AFTRA interim agreement. Callas lived from 1923 until 1977. She was born in American of Greek heritage and then trained in Greece as well as Italy.She was not just known for her incredible voice, which helped make her one of the top opera singers of the 20th century, but also for her striking beauty which put a spotlight on her many romances. Callas was also known for her fierce rivalry with Italian opera singer Renata Tebaldi. The film will cover her life story and finish with her sad death in Paris after suffering from vision problems that left her almost blind. Starring in a movie about Callas was a passion project for Faye Dunaway who even wanted to use her own money for the film, but it never came off the ground. In 2014, Meryl Streep was reportedly set to play Callas in Master Class with Mike Nichols as her director but the project did not come to be. Last year, Italian siren Monica Bellucci starred in a play about Callas. The film's release date has yet to be announced.
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Angelina Jolie and Halle Berry team up to star in and produce action-thriller Maude v Maude for Warner Bros. after intense bidding war for the project
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- Published on Saturday, 06 May 2023 14:33
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A pair of Oscar-winning actresses - Angelina Jolie and Halle Berry - will team up in the new action-thriller Maude v Maude.Warner Bros. emerged victorious for the project after an 'intense multi-studio bidding war' for the project, according to Deadline. Jolie, 47, and Berry, 53 - who made headlines for clapping back at a troll earlier this month - are both set to star and produce the project.Roseanne Liang (Shadow in the Cloud) is directing from a screenplay by Scott Mosier (Free Birds), who will both executive produce.No plot details have been released by the project has been described as a, 'Bond vs. Bourne type of global action thriller,' with locations to be announced at a later date.This will mark the first time that Jolie, who won an Oscar in 2000 for Girl Interrupted, and Berry, who won her Oscar in 2002 for Monster's Ball, will team up on screen.Both are well-versed in the action genre, with Jolie starring in two Tomb Raider movies, Mr. and Mrs. Smith with her ex-husband Brad Pitt and Salt.Berry is no stranger to action either, starring as a Bond girl in 2002's Die Another Day, John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum and several of the X-Men movies.The project first hit the market last weekend and attracted several suitors, though Warner Bros. ended up winning it, the latest star-driven package landed by new studio co-heads Michael De Luca and Pamela Abdy.While lately streaming services have been winning high-profile projects like this, Warner Bros. reportedly put in an, 'impressive eight-figure bid you haven't been seeing from studios as often these days,' according to the report. Berry will produce alongside her producing partner Holly Jeter through their HalleHolly company, which was formed in January 2022 to produce films in various genres for women of color both in front of and behind the camera.Berry is currently filming Never Let Go for Lionsgate, with Jeter executive producing and Alexandre Aja directing. Maude v Maude will also be produced by Jeff Kirschenbaum and Joe Roth, who will produce through RK Films.
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Angelina Jolie was once eyed to be a massive part of Sam Raimi’s ‘Spider-Man 4’
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- Published on Sunday, 13 November 2022 16:51
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Long before she was cast in Marvel’s Eternals, Angelina Jolie was eyed for a big role in the proposed Spider-Man 4 from Sam Raimi, with new information coming to light over her potential role.The critical reception and behind-the-scenes turmoil of Spider-Man 3 led Raimi to feel alienated from the project, but always had it in his mind to return for a fourth film and give the franchise what he hoped would be a fitting send-off. While eventually Sony decided to lead Raimi off the project, many details have been made public surrounding Raimi’s big ideas for Spidey’s fourth outing. Sean O’Connell has penned a Spider-Man book titled With Great Power, and the book has divulged new information around how Jolie was in-line for a major role in Raimi’s proposed farewell to the webhead. According to O’Connell, Jolie was tipped to join the cast in a pivotal role for a short amount of time.Jolie’s role was “accomplished executive representing a venture capital firm that was trying to buy the Daily Bugle”, which would put her in direct competition with both J.K. Simmon’s J. Jonah Jameson and Tobey Maguire’s Peter Parker alter ego. Not just a business-suit type though, Jolie would’ve potentially become the Vulturess. While the traditional Vulture Adrian Toomes would appear in the film, he’d die near the end of the second act, allowing Jolie to take on the wings. Raimi’s horror roots were also to be felt in his modernization of the character, with a horrific action sequence seeing Vulture earn his nickname “because when he was done, he didn’t leave anything but bones behind” according to storyboard artist Jeffrey Henderson.John Malkovich is widely believed to have been the first pick for Toomes, while other leaked story ideas included having Black Cat, Bruce Campbell as Mysterio, and many more costumed villains appearing in the film’s opening. Unfortunately, Raimi’s vision never got realized. Sony decided against a sequel, instead wanting a fresh reboot which resulted in The Amazing Spider-Man duology. Raimi did return to superhero movies with 2022’s Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, while Tobey Maguire returned as Spider-Man in Spider-Man: No Way Home.Given how much love there is still for Raimi’s trilogy, and the nostalgia still there for Maguire as Spider-Man, there could be a continuation done in animation form or comic form, similar to the Christopher Reeve Superman films getting a comic extension.
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Angelina Jolie will play iconic opera singer Maria Callas who romanced Greek shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis: 'I will give all I can to meet the challenge'
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- Published on Saturday, 22 October 2022 11:00
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Angelina Jolie has landed the role of a lifetime with the new movie Maria.On Friday it was announced that the Oscar-winning actress will play iconic opera singer Maria Callas.The artist was known for her incredible range on stage as well as her turbulent love life that included a romance with Greek shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis, who went on to wed Jackie Kennedy. 'I take very seriously the responsibility to Maria's life and legacy,' said Jolie in a statement. 'I will give all I can to meet the challenge.' The Tomb Raider star also mentioned the film's director, Pablo Larraín, whom she said she 'long admired.'The mother of six added, 'To be allowed the chance to tell more of Maria's story with him, and with a script by Steven Knight, is a dream.' Jolie has played famous people before: In 1998 she starred as tragic supermodel Gia Carangi in Gia and in 2007 she starred as Mariana pearl in the film A Mighty Heart.The director, who is best known for the bio pictures Jackie (about Jackie Kennedy, played by Natalie Portman) and Spencer (about Princess Diana, played by Kristen Stewart), also made a comment.Portman and Stewart both landed Oscar nominations for their work in those films, so perhaps the same could happen for Jolie as Callas. 'Having the chance to combine my two most deep and personal passions, cinema and opera, has been a long-awaited dream,' Larraín said.'To do this with Angelina, a supremely brave and curious artist, is a fascinating opportunity. A true gift.' Callas lived from 1923 until 1977. She was born in American of Greek heritage and then trained in Greece as well as Italy.She was not just known for her incredible voice, which helped make her one of the top opera singers of the 20th century, but also for her striking beauty which put a spotlight on her many romances.Callas was also known for her fierce rivalry with Italian opera singer Renata Tebaldi.The film will cover her life story and finish with her sad death in Paris after suffering from vision problems that left her almost blind. Starring in a movie about Callas was a passion project for Faye Dunaway who even wanted to use her own money for the film, but it never came off the ground.In 2014, Meryl Streep was reportedly set to play Callas in Master Class with Mike Nichols as her director but the project did not come to be. Earlier this year Italian siren Monica Bellucci starred in a play about Callas.
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Salma Hayek reveals her favorite director to work with is Angelina Jolie: 'I was blown away by her kindness to every single person on the set'
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- Published on Tuesday, 23 August 2022 06:25
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Salma Hayek has worked with some legendary directors, from Julie Taymor and Robert Rodriguez to Chloé Zhao and Ridley Scott. But her favorite director to work with is one who co-starred with the Emmy Award winning actress. In a recent interview with Deadline, the 55-year-old Frida star said Angelina Jolie was her favorite director to work with after they collaborated on Without Blood. 'Angelina is the best director I’ve ever worked with. I absolutely loved working with her; enjoyed every second of it,' she said. 'It’s a tough piece but it was so delicious to come to work every single day. She is a genius and I think this might be her best movie yet. She did an amazing job, really.'She also said she was 'completely blown away by her mind, her dedication, her technical knowledge, and her control of every aspect, as well as her vision which is so clear. 'She is so good with the actors, so passionate, and so focused. But most of all, I was blown away by her kindness to every single person on the set. I talked about this with my co-star Demián Bichir and we were saying, "Wow, she’s really something."'Salma and Angelina previously worked alongside each other as actors on the Marvel movie Eternals. This new endeavor is decidedly more grounded, following a young Italian girl named Nina after she witnesses an act of violence. Without Blood isn't the only project Hayek talked about in her Deadline interview. She also discussed the new show she produced titled Santa Evita, centered on famous Argentinian First Lady Eva Perón. The show stars Natalia Oreiro of Super Crazy fame as Perón, who served as first lady of Argentina before dying of cervical cancer in 1952 at just 33 years old. Despite the character it centers on, Santa Evita takes place after her death, following the strange circumstances regarding her remains. 'Eva Perón is a super charismatic character and there have been so many [projects] made about her. But Santa Evita is based on a part of Evita’s story that is a mystery which is, following her death, she was embalmed by her husband, and then [her body] disappeared for nearly 20 years,' Hayek explained. She later said she felt the series, now streaming in its entirety on Hulu, focuses on 'something that I find very relevant today: the obsession that men can have over women’s bodies. The obsession that men can have to take women who seem unattainable and control them. The story is told in an ingenious and original way.'
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