Pablo Larraín is ready to set up his next biopic cinematic. It is about Maria where Angelina Jolie will give life to the opera legend Maria Callas. A show business diva who conquered the most important theaters in the world during the 1950s.
according to account The Hollywood Reporter the film will tell about the beautiful tragic and «tumultuous» life of the singer. Through the last days of her life, she in the seventies in the city of Paris. Larraín and her team hope to begin filming in early 2023.
Angelina Jolie was the actress chosen by the Chilean filmmaker to play the mythical singer. While Steven Knight will be in charge of writing the script for the film. The screenwriter also holds the authorship of the script for Spencer, the director’s previous film.
Maria Callas is a legend in the world of music. She conquered the most impressive theaters in the world and was widely recognized for her voice, and also for her eternal feud with contending singer Renata Trebaldi.
Callas had a very marked and special temperament. For this reason, she was assigned the prefix of “la diva”, while her followers called her “La Divina”. Jolie will have to face the recreation of the last years (or days) of her life.
It was notorious that during the fifties Maria Callas suffered from various ailments. Like too aggressive myopia and a rather alarming weight loss. It’s important to Jolie to carry the responsibility of playing her under her shoulders with the strength of a warrior.
“I take the responsibility for the life and legacy of Maria very seriously. I will give everything I can to rise to the challenge,” Jolie said. «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.”
For his part, Pablo Larraín stated that cinema and opera are his greatest passions. Reason why he is very excited about the trip he is about to undertake. The director already has experience for biopics. With great success he already premiered jackie with Natalie Portman and spencer with Kristen Stewart, both Academy Award nominees for their rather memorable histrionic work.
“[Lograr su sueño] with Angelina, an extremely brave and curious artist, it’s a fascinating opportunity. A true gift”, concluded Larraín.
Luis Angel H Mora My Hogwarts letter never came, so I focused my life on movies. I like to write, Harry Potter, Doctor Who and parties where I wear an astrologer. John Williams and The Killers musicalize the drama of my life.
