According to the latest revelation, the film ‘Maria’ by Chilean director Pablo Larraín will be based on true stories, thereby portraying the tumultuous, beautiful but also tragic period of the opera singer’s life. fame – the best soprano of all time Maria Callas (1923-1977).

Variety reports,  Maria is about the life of diva Maria Callas, and is Pablo Larraín’s next work, after Spencer  – about Princess Diana and Jackie  – revolving around former first lady Jackie Kennedy.

The female star's role is highly anticipated by the audience

The female star’s role is highly anticipated by the audience

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Because Maria is an independent film, playing under a temporary agreement from the American Screen Actors Guild (SAG-AFTRA) during the strike, production will still take place over eight weeks in multiple locations. , including Paris, Greece, Budapest (Hungary) and Milan (Italy).

The script was completed before the Screenwriters Guild of America (WGA) strike, written by Steven Knight. He is also the man behind Spencer ‘s success in 2021.

Besides Larraín’s name, one of the factors that makes Maria attract attention is Angelina Jolie’s transformation.

In addition, the cast participating in this new work also includes Pierfrancesco Favino, Alba Rohrwacher, Haluk Bilginer, Valeria Golino… Another name of interest is Kodi Smit-McPhee, who was nominated for an Oscar for the film. The Power of the Dog.

“I am incredibly excited to begin production on Maria , which I hope will once again bring back the life and remarkable works of Maria Callas to audiences worldwide,” said director Pablo Larraín. world. This is thanks to Steven Knight’s excellent script as well as the efforts of the cast and crew.”

Pablo Larraín also just won the Best Screenplay category at the 80th Venice International Film Festival, for the film El Conde (Vietnamese title: The Count ), revolving around a fictional story based on the image of politician Augusto Pinochet.

One of Angelina Jolie's newly revealed looks. People photo

One of Angelina Jolie’s newly revealed looks

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It is known that Maria has invested in costumes, as the outfits that Angelina Jolie will wear are based on real outfits that the diva once wore.

Regarding this challenging role, Angelina Jolie shared: “I greatly appreciate Maria’s life and legacy, so I will try my best to express myself. Pablo Larraín is a director I have long admired. Working with him and Steven Knight was like a dream.”