We now have our first look at Angelina Jolie as famed diva Maria Callas in Pablo Larrain's upcoming biopic 'Maria'. The film just shared the first images of Jolie as the character. The movie is based on true accounts and will tell the tumultuous, beautiful and tragic story of the life of the world's greatest opera singers, relived and re-imagined during her final days in 1970s Paris.
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00:00 We now have our first look at Angelina Jolie as famed diva Maria Callas in Pablo LaRaine's
00:04 upcoming biopic, Maria.
00:07 The film just shared the first images of Jolie as the character.
00:10 The movie is based on true accounts and will tell the tumultuous, beautiful, and tragic
00:14 story of the life of one of the world's greatest opera singers, reimagined during her final
00:19 days in 1970s Paris.
00:21 The independent production starring Jolie signed to a SAG-AFTRA interim agreement, so
00:26 the shoot is now set to start and will take place over eight weeks in Paris, Greece, Budapest,
00:31 and Milan.
00:32 The director said, "I am incredibly excited to start production on Maria, which I hope
00:36 will bring Maria Callas' remarkable life and work to audiences all around the world, thanks
00:41 to the magnificent script by Stephen Knight, the work of the entire cast and crew, and
00:45 especially Angelina's brilliant work and extraordinary preparation."
00:49 According to the film's producers, Jolie's costumes in the movie are based on original
00:53 garments worn by Callas.
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