2023-10-09 18:01:33
The first images of ‘Maria’ arrive, the film by Pablo Larraín which sees Angelina Jolie in the role of Maria Callas. Based on a true story, ‘Maria’ aims to tell the wonderful, but also tragic and tumultuous life of the world’s greatest opera singer, relived and reimagined during her last days in 1970s Paris. Filming will last 8 weeks, and will take place between Paris, Greece, Budapest and Milan. The cast also includes Pierfrancesco Favino, Alba Rohrwacher, Haluk Bilginer, Kodi Smith-McPhee and Valeria Golino.
“I am extremely excited to begin production on Maria – declared Larrain – which, I hope, will introduce the extraordinary life and work of Maria Callas to audiences around the world, thanks to Steve Knight’s exceptional script, the work of the cast and the crew and, above all, to Angelina’s brilliant interpretation and extraordinary preparation.” The screenplay, completed before the WGA’s writers’ strike, was written by Steven Knight. ‘Maria’ is produced by Juan de Dios Larraín for Fabula, Jonas Dornbach for Komplizen Film and Lorenzo Mieli for The Apartment, a Fremantle Group Company. Internationally, sales of the film will be handled by FilmNation Entertainment.
In the film, Jolie’s costumes are based on the original dresses worn by Callas. The production consulted associations for the defense of animal rights, including Peta, regarding the use of period fur garments worn in the film and coming from the historical archive of costume designer Massimo Cantini Parrini. It was consciously decided not to use or source new fur. ‘Maria’ is an independent production that is part of an agreement signed with Sag-Aftra.
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