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  • Angelina Jolie’s look from soprano Maria Callas biopic out

    By Express News Service

    We had earlier reported that filmmaker Pablo Larrain is set to helm a biopic based on America-born Greek soprano Maria Callas, portrayed by Angelina Jolie. The makers have now released the first images of the biopic titled Maria.

    The film will be based on true events and will tell the story of the legendary opera singer, and detail her moments during her final days in 1970s Paris.

    Maria will be written by Steven Knight, who also wrote Spencer and will be backed by the filmmaker’s brother and creative partner Juan de Dios Larrain under Fabula Pictures.

    Lorenzo Mieli for The Apartment Pictures, a Fremantle Company, and Jonas Dornbach for Komplizen Film Production Company, will also back the film.

    With an interim SAG-AFTRA agreement in place and Maria being an independent film, it is set to work on the production for over eight weeks in Paris, Greece, Budapest and Milan.

    Others part of the cast include Pierfrancesco Favino, lba Rohrwacher, Haluk Bilginer, Kodi Smit-McPhee,  and Valeria Golino.

    Happy birthday, Verdi! Born #onthisday in 1813Maria Callas sings the emotion-laden aria “Tu che le vanità”, from the final act of Don Carlo, in this performance with Nicola Rescigno and the Sinfonieorchester des NDR. Watch more: https://t.co/dw60s9hqCo#Callas100 pic.twitter.com/WTWZafP1YG
    — Warner Classics & Erato (@WarnerClassics) October 10, 2023
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    We had earlier reported that filmmaker Pablo Larrain is set to helm a biopic based on America-born Greek soprano Maria Callas, portrayed by Angelina Jolie. The makers have now released the first images of the biopic titled Maria.

    The film will be based on true events and will tell the story of the legendary opera singer, and detail her moments during her final days in 1970s Paris.

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    Maria will be written by Steven Knight, who also wrote Spencer and will be backed by the filmmaker’s brother and creative partner Juan de Dios Larrain under Fabula Pictures.

    Lorenzo Mieli for The Apartment Pictures, a Fremantle Company, and Jonas Dornbach for Komplizen Film Production Company, will also back the film.

    With an interim SAG-AFTRA agreement in place and Maria being an independent film, it is set to work on the production for over eight weeks in Paris, Greece, Budapest and Milan.

    Others part of the cast include Pierfrancesco Favino, lba Rohrwacher, Haluk Bilginer, Kodi Smit-McPhee,  and Valeria Golino.

    Happy birthday, Verdi! Born #onthisday in 1813
    Maria Callas sings the emotion-laden aria “Tu che le vanità”, from the final act of Don Carlo, in this performance with Nicola Rescigno and the Sinfonieorchester des NDR. Watch more: https://t.co/dw60s9hqCo#Callas100 pic.twitter.com/WTWZafP1YG
    — Warner Classics & Erato (@WarnerClassics) October 10, 2023
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  • Kristen Stewart’s Princess Diana movie ‘Spencer’ to release in November

    By ANI

    WASHINGTON: The year’s one of the most awaited movies Pablo Larrain’s biographical drama – ‘Spencer’ starring Kristen Stewart as Princess Diana is coming to theatres this November.

    Cinephiles have been on their toes since the first look of Kristen as Diana was unveiled. Now the makers have piqued even more interests of the fans who were eager to watch the ‘Twilight’ actor play the much-loved royal on-screen.

    According to The Hollywood Reporter, ‘Spencer’ — the Venice and Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) title that will see Kristen play Princess Diana– has gotten an ‘awards-season’ release date. Neon and Topic Studios has scheduled the feature for November 5.

    ALSO READ: Jack Farthing cast as Prince Charles opposite Kristen Stewart in ‘Spencer’

    The movie will showcase the three days in one of the princess’s last Christmas holidays as a member of the House of Windsor at their Sandringham estate.

    The description for the movie reads, “Spencer is an imaging of what might have happened during those few fateful days.”

    On a related note, the weekend was also featured in the latest season of Netflix’s ‘The Crown’, where Emma Corrin played Diana alongside Josh O’Connor as Prince Charles.

    Kristen will act in the film opposite ‘Poldark’ star Jack Farthing who will be portraying Prince Charles. The cast also includes BAFTA nominee Timothy Spall, Academy Award nominee Sally Hawkins, and Sean Harris.

    Neon and Topic Studios had jointly acquired the US rights to the movie in June 2020. The film is expected to be an Oscar contender. Larrain’s last film ‘Jackie’ earned Natalie Portman the best actor (female) nomination for playing Jackie Kennedy Onassis in the days after JFK’s assassination.

    ‘Spencer’ is produced by Juan de Dios Larrain for Fabula Films, Jonas Dornbach and Janine Jackowski for Komplizen Film, and Paul Webster for Shoebox Films.

    Steven Knight (Peaky Blinders, Locked Down) penned the screenplay.

    As per The Hollywood Reporter, also set for a November 5 release is- Marvel feature ‘The Eternals’ and Tom Hanks-starring sci-fi movie ‘Finch’ from Amblin Partners.