Netflix Acquires Pablo Larraín’s ‘Maria’ Starring Angelina Jolie For U.S. Distribution
variety.comKatcy Stephan Netflix has acquired Pablo Larraín‘s biopic “Maria,” starring Angelina Jolie as the legendary opera singer Maria Callas, for U.S.
distribution. “I’m excited to partner again with the Netflix team who care so passionately about movies. This film is my most personal work yet,” Larraín said in a statement. “It is a creative imagining and psychological portrait of Maria Callas who, after dedicating her life to performing for audiences around the world, decides finally to find her own voice, her own identity, and sing for herself.
I’m deeply honored to tell this story and share it with audiences worldwide like Maria did with her life.” “Maria” also stars Kodi Smit-McPhee, Alba Rohrwacher, Pierfrancesco Favino and Valeria Golino.
The film was written by Oscar nominee and “Peaky Blinders” scribe Steven Knight, who previously penned Larraín’s film “Spencer.” Edward Lachman (“El Conde,” “Carol”) serves as cinematographer. “Maria” is produced by Juan de Dios Larraín, Lorenzo Mieli and Jonas Dornbach, and hails from production companies The Apartment (a Fremantle Company), Fabula and Komplizen & Fremantle. “We are delighted that Pablo Larraín’s extraordinary piece of filmmaking, Maria, with its incredible performance by Angelina Jolie, has found its US home at Netflix,” Fremantle’s Andrea Scrosati said.
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