Angelina Jolie on the set of her movie ‘Maria’ in Paris.Photo:AbacaPress / SplashNews
AbacaPress / SplashNews
Angelina Jolieis filming in Paris!
On Wednesday, Jolie, 48, was seen on the set of her new movieMaria, which stars the Academy Award-winning actressas opera singer Maria Callas, in France’s capital. The movie was filming at Paris’Palais-Royal, a former royal palace that now houses a number of the country’s government offices, including itsMinistry of Culture.
Jolie could be seen wearing all-black costumes as she filmed scenes. In one snapshot, she wore a headscarf around her hair as a camera crew trailed just behind her; in other photos from the set, she wore a large black hat and glasses as she stood underneath an umbrella with her sonMaddox Jolie-Pitt, 22.
TheMaleficentstar is teaming up with filmmaker Pablo Larraín for the movie, which secured aSAG-AFTRA interim agreementin order to film during the ongoing Hollywood actors strike. Larraín, 47, is known for his other biographical films,SpencerandJackie,which featured Oscar-nominated performances fromKristen Stewart as Princess DianaandNatalie Portman as former First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, respectively.
Mariareleased its first official images on Monday, giving audiences a first look at Jolie as Callas. The official images showcased Jolie wearing the same glasses she wore on set in Paris, as well as a wide-brimmed lace hat in one photo.
Angelina Jolie and her son Maddox Jolie-Pitt on the Paris set of ‘Maria’.AbacaPress / SplashNews
Mariapromises to tell the “tumultuous, beautiful and tragic story of the life of the world’s greatest opera singer, relived and reimagined during her final days in 1970s Paris,” according to a press release issued at the time Jolie’sinvolvement in the movie was announcedlast year.
Callas was an American-born Greek opera singer whose vocal range famously spanned three octaves, which made her an international opera star during the mid-20th century. She died in Paris in 1977 of a heart attack at age 53, according toThe Guardian.
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Angelina Jolie on the Paris set of ‘Maria’.AbacaPress / SplashNews
Steven Knight, who also wrote 2021’sSpencer, wrote the script forMariaprior to Hollywood’sWGA strike, allowing for production to begin so soon after that strike ended on Sept. 27.
Angelina Jolie and Maddox Jolie-Pitt on the Paris set of ‘Maria’.AbacaPress / SplashNews
The movie will mark Jolie’s first appearance on the big screen since 2021’sEternals. The actress recently toldVoguethat she feels she is “in transition as a person," adding, “I feel a bit down these days. I don’t feel like I’ve been myself for a decade."
Jolie also said during that interview that she intentionally began taking fewer film roles seven years ago, “only taking jobs that didn’t require long shoots.”
Mariadoes not yet have a planned release date.
source: people.com
