Angelina Jolie transforms into opera star Maria Callas for new biopic: See 1st look photos
The first look photos of Angelina Jolie in the upcoming biopic, "Maria," are here.
In two images shared by Apartment Pictures, Jolie is transformed into famed opera singer, Maria Callas, for the new film.
One image of Jolie shows the Academy Award winner wearing large glasses, and another shows Jolie as the opera singer looking out of a window.
"'Maria' tells the tumultuous, beautiful and tragic story of the life of the world's greatest opera singer, relived and reimagined during her final days in 1970's Paris," a description for the film says on Instagram.
The upcoming film will be directed by Pablo Larraín, the Academy Award-nominated director known for his previous biopics, "Jackie" and "Spencer."
"Maria" is now set to begin shooting, as the independent production has secured a SAG-AFTRA interim agreement. Steven Knight’s screenplay was finished prior to the WGA strike.
"I am incredibly excited to start production on 'Maria,' which I hope will bring Maria Callas’s remarkable life and work to audiences all around the world, thanks to the magnificent script by Steven Knight, the work of the entire cast and crew, and especially, Angelina’s brilliant work and extraordinary preparation," Larraín said in a previous statement.
Jolie is joined by a cast that includes Pierfrancesco Favino, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Alba Rohrwacher and Valeria Golino.
