Angelina Jolie will play Maria Callas in the Pablo Larraín biopic about the opera singer. It will be called Maria and tell the story of her “tumultuous, beautiful and tragic story”. The story will show her life in a new way during her final days in Paris in the 1970s. The singer once famously had an affair with the Greek shipping tycoon Aristotle Onassis. He eventually left her for the former first lady Jackie Kennedy. The Peaky Blinders writer Steven Knight wrote the script for the Larraín opera singer biopic. Juan de Dios Larraín under Fabula Pictures, Lorenzo Mieli under The Apartment Pictures, and Jonas Dornbach under Komlizen Film is producing it. Angelina Jolie commented on her role as Maria Callas saying:
“I take very seriously the responsibility to Maria’s life and legacy. I will give all I can to meet the challenge.”
Angelina Jolie Has Lots of Experience Playing Roles Based on Real People
From Christine Collins in Changeling to Gia Carangi in Gia, Angelina Jolie has a lot of biopic experience. Jolie did land in hot water for playing the woman of color (which Jolie is not) Mariane van Neyenhoff Pearl in the film A Mighty Heart. Fortunately, Angelina Jolie as the opera singer Maria Callas in the Pablo Larraín biopic Maria is not a repeat of that. Jolie has wanted to work with Larraín for a while, and the Maria Callas film is her chance. Angelina Jolie has made a name for herself as an actor and director. She’s currently working on her fifth film as a director, Without Blood. The actor and director has always fully committed herself to her roles; critics will wait in anticipation for her portrayal of Callas in Maria. They will also see how Pablo Larraín will bring the opera singer to life again with the biopic.
There is no release date for Larraín’s film Maria.