The famous diva will have her own biopic. Oh no, it’s not Céline Dion who will play her, but Angelina Jolie! Filmmaker Pablo Larrain unveiled the first two images of this film with the simple title Maria.
Inspired by true events, the feature film tells the turbulent, magnificent and tragic life of one of the greatest opera singers we know, up to her last days in Paris in the 1970s.
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According to the Hollywood Reporter, filming will take place over eight weeks in Paris, Budapest, Milan and Greece.
“I am very pleased to begin production on “Maria,” which I hope will introduce the world to the remarkable life and work of Maria Callas,” said Pablo Larrain. This is thanks to the great script by Steven Knight, the work of the entire cast and crew and, above all, the brilliant work and exceptional preparation of Angelina.
The Chilean filmmaker is no stranger to making feature films about larger-than-life people. In recent years he has particularly produced works on Jackie Kennedy (Jackie), Princess Diana (Spencer) and Augusto Pinochet (El Conde).
So we immerse ourselves in the life of Maria Callas in the person of Angelina Jolie. We remember that Celine Dion had publicly stated for years that she dreamed of playing the diva on the big screen. His health problems in recent years seem to have finally dashed this dream.