Angelina Jolie has made the internet go berserk after her first look as the legendary opera singer Maria Callas from Pablo Larrain's biopic Maria has made its way to social media. The Maleficent actress looked totally unrecognizable as she stepped into Maria’s shoes and fans could not stop admiring her efforts.
For the unversed, ‘Maria’ will be based on true events that will retell the tumultuous, beautiful and tragic story of the life of the world's greatest female opera singer, relived and reimagined during her final days in 1970s Paris, reported Deadline.
Sharing her first look as Maria Callas, Angelina wrote, “📸 First look at Angelina Jolie as Maria Callas in Pablo Larraín's upcoming film.”
📸 First look at Angelina Jolie as Maria Callas in Pablo Larraín's upcoming film. pic.twitter.com/XLhuWCbQtK
— Angelina Jolie (@avante666) October 9, 2023
Reacting to the post, one user demanded that the actress should be honoured with Oscars. The user wrote, “I love when Angelina Jolie gets in her biopic bag!!! We headed to the Oscars!” Another asserted, “Give her the Oscar!!” A third user wrote, “Casta Diva! #angelinajolie already is #mariacallas”
Apart from Angelina Jolie, the film will also star Pierfrancesco Favino (Adagio, The Hummingbird), Alba Rohrwacher (La Chimera, Hungry Hearts), Haluk Bilginer (Winter Sleep), Kodi Smit-McPhee (The Power of the Dog, Elvis) and Valeria Golino (Portrait of a Lady on Fire, Caos Calmo). As per the reports, the script was completed before the WGA strike, and comes from Steven Knight (Peaky Blinders).
‘Maria’ will be produced by Juan de Dios Larrain for Fabula, Jonas Dornbach for Komplizen Film and Lorenzo Mieli for The Apartment.
Larrain issued a statement as the film went into production. Reflecting on the same, he said, "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."
Interestingly, Jolie’s costumes are based on original garments worn by Callas. The production has also 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.
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