Jolie to star in Callas biopic from director of SPENCER
Jolie to star in Callas biopic from director of SPENCER
jacobsnchz14
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/13/06
#1Jolie to star in Callas biopic from director of SPENCER
Posted: 10/21/22 at 12:26pm
Angelina Jolie will star in Oscar-nominated director Pablo Larraín’s next movie, a biopic about famous opera singer Maria Callas.
Titled “Maria,” the film “tells the tumultuous, beautiful, and tragic story of the life of the world’s greatest opera singer, relived and re-imagined during her final days in 1970’s Paris,” according to its logline.
The film is written by Steven Knight (“Spencer,” “Peaky Blinders,” “Eastern Promises&rdquo
and produced by Juan de Dios Larraín for Fabula Pictures, Lorenzo Mieli for The Apartment Pictures, a Fremantle Company, and Jonas Dornbach for Komlizen Film.
“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.”
Added Jolie, “I take very seriously the responsibility to Maria’s life and legacy. I will give all I can to meet the challenge. Pablo Larraín is a director I have long admired. To be allowed the chance to tell more of Maria’s story with him, and with a script by Steven Knight, is a dream.”
https://variety.com/2022/film/news/angelina-jolie-pablo-larrain-maria-callas-1235411003/
#2Jolie to star in Callas biopic from director of SPENCER
Posted: 10/21/22 at 12:32pm
I love how damn weird Spencer and Jackie are, so I’m hoping this is equally as weird and visually stunning.
BrodyFosse123
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/27/06
#3Jolie to star in Callas biopic from director of SPENCER
Posted: 10/21/22 at 2:07pm
Even though it’s mentioned, it needs to be reminded that the film uses the older Maria Callas life so it’s not a full out biopic. Like JUDY, SPENCER, JACKIE, etc, it’ll focus on just a period of Callas’ life while giving us glimpses of her younger life. Callas was no longer singing during this period the film focuses on. Her voice had declined about 2 decades prior to her death at age 53 in 1977 of a heart attack. Jolie won’t be singing.
FranklinDickson2018
Stand-by Joined: 4/6/18
#4Jolie to star in Callas biopic from director of SPENCER
Posted: 10/21/22 at 4:15pm
Actually your dates are a bit off. Callas was in superb voice in 1957. Many recordings testify to that. The real trouble came in early 1960s. By 1965 her opera career was over. There was a concert tour in 1973 and 1974 where her voice was sadly hobbled. Wonder if the film will deal with that.
BCfitasafiddle
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/25/20
#6Jolie to star in Callas biopic from director of SPENCER
Posted: 10/21/22 at 5:57pm
This has the makings to be excellent. She's an excellent choice for it IMO.
jacobsnchz14
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/13/06
#8Jolie to star in Callas biopic from director of SPENCER
Posted: 10/9/23 at 11:51am
God, she’s stunning.
#9Jolie to star in Callas biopic from director of SPENCER
Posted: 10/9/23 at 2:15pm
#10Jolie to star in Callas biopic from director of SPENCER
Posted: 10/9/23 at 4:05pm
Did they ever make Master Class with Meryl Streep? anyway, Jolie is perfect casting.
#11Jolie to star in Callas biopic from director of SPENCER
Posted: 10/9/23 at 5:19pm
I didn’t care for Spencer or Jackie. I don’t love the director and his aesthetics or the liberties he takes. Jolie is perfect casting though.
#12Jolie to star in Callas biopic from director of SPENCER
Posted: 10/9/23 at 8:26pm
Impeach2017 said: "Did they ever make Master Class with Meryl Streep? anyway, Jolie is perfect casting."
Mike Nichols was attached to direct way back when. Luckily it never went anywhere because who is checking for Streep’s next stage to screen adaptation? She had plenty of those roles that could have easily gone to anyone else, but alas. At least Jolie has an element of surprise to her, because I have no idea what she’s going to do and I cannot wait.
#13Jolie to star in Callas biopic from director of SPENCER
Posted: 10/10/23 at 4:25pm
After Mike Nichols passing, no mention has been brought up regarding Meryl as Maria Callas in "Master Class" on HBO.
ErmengardeStopSniveling
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/20/18
#14Jolie to star in Callas biopic from director of SPENCER
Posted: 10/10/23 at 4:41pm
Mark Harris's excellent Mike Nichols biography sort of implied that as Mike approached death, there were a number of projects (set up by Rudin and others) geared towards keeping Mike occupied at the very end of his life. MASTER CLASS was one of those. I don’t know if Streep or HBO or anyone else actually expected it to go anywhere, but it was something for Mike to work on. It was announced in July 2014, about 4 months before his death.
I loved Pablo Larrain's last two "great lady" historical fiction films, and it will be interesting to see Angelina Jolie try her hand at another dramatic role. Put me down for an opening night ticket!
Ensemble1686998462
Swing Joined: 6/17/23
#15Jolie to star in Callas biopic from director of SPENCER
Posted: 10/10/23 at 10:45pm
I haven't seen Spencer because all the synopsizes I've read about it was just too much. Some of those scene descriptions just seemed beyond ridiculous and frankly insulting to Diana. I really liked Jackie though. I like Angelina and Maria is such a fascinating figure so I'm tentatively looking forward to this. It would be great to see Angelina during awards season again.
On a separate note, it would be interesting to see Larrain (or anyone really!) take on a post-Presidency Mary Todd Lincoln. That would be fascinating.
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