Check Out Angelina Jolie's First Look As Opera Singer Maria Callas
The wait was worth it! Actress Angelina Jolie's first look as legendary opera singer Maria Callas has been revealed.
The wait was worth it! Actress Angelina Jolie's first look as legendary opera singer Maria Callas from Pablo Larrain’s biopic ‘Maria’ has been unveiled. For the unversed, the new Hollywood movie is based on true events and 'Maria' will be portraying the beautiful and tragic story of the life of the world’s greatest female opera singer, as reported by Deadline. Apart from Angelina Jolie, the cast of the new Hollywood movie includes Pierfrancesco Favino, Alba Rohrwacher, Haluk Bilginer, Kodi Smit-McPhee and Valeria Golino.
Check out Angelina Jolie's first look here:
Imágenes de #AngelinaJolie como María Callas, la nueva película de #PabloLarraín, explorará la vida de la legendaria y controversial cantante de ópera.
— Fabula (@Fabula_prod) October 9, 2023
Una producción de #JuandeDiosLarraín (@Fabula_prod), #JonasDornbach (#KomplizenFilm) y #LorenzoMieli (@TheApartmentpi2). pic.twitter.com/XOCkiQcwOO
The script of 'Maria' has been written by 'Peaky Blinders' fame Steven Knight. Producers of the new Hollywood movie are Juan de Dios Larrain for Fabula, Jonas Dornbach for Komplizen Film and Lorenzo Mieli for The Apartment.
“I am incredibly excited to start production on ‘Maria,’ which I hope will bring Maria Callas’ remarkable life and work to audiences all around the world, thanks to the magnificent script by Steven Knight, the work of the entire cast and crew, and especially, Angelina’s brilliant work and extraordinary preparation," Larrain said in an official statement, as reported by Deadline.
As per the producers, Angelina Jolie’s costumes in the film are based on original garments worn by Callas.
"The production has consulted with animal rights groups including PETA regarding the use of vintage fur items worn in the film from costume designer Massimo Cantini Parrini’s archive collection. A conscious decision was made not to use or source any new fur," The Hollywood Reporter stated.
