Angelina Jolie: The first photos of her physical transformation as this legendary star

After Jack, the film about Jackie Kennedy, starring Natalie Portman, and Spencer, in which Kristen Stewart portrays Princess Diana, Chilean director Pablo Lararin will release the first images of his new biopic: Maria, inspired by the life of the famous opera. Singer Maria Kalas.

And Angelina Jolie, who has rarely been seen on screens in recent years, plays Kalas. The film tells the tragic life story of the world’s greatest opera singer, brought to life in his last days in 1970s Paris.

If the resemblance between the two women isn’t striking, the look and outfit based on the famous Greek soprano’s original outfit give the American actress a diva touch.

Following an agreement with the actors’ union SAG-AFTRA – still on strike – this independent film could begin shooting between Paris, Budapest, Milan and Greece.

Angelina Jolie, who hasn’t appeared on screen since the 2021 thriller The Want Me Dead, stars alongside Valeria Golino, who plays her “rival” Jackie Kennedy, and Haluk Bilginer, who plays Greek billionaire Aristotle Onassis. who left Callas for the former First Lady of the United States. The cast also includes Alba Rohrwacher, Pierfrancesco Favino and Cody Smith-McPhee.

he asked The Hollywood ReporterPablo Larraín said to himself:I am incredibly excited to begin production on MariaThe latter adds:

“I hope it will bring the remarkable life and work of Maria Callas to audiences around the world, thanks to Stephen Knight’s excellent script, the work of the entire cast and crew, and above all, the brilliant work and Angelina’s extraordinary preparation.“.

In 2002, the French actress Fanny Ardan already took on the skin of the singer in Franco Zeffirelli’s film Callas Forever, and in 2017 Tom Wolfe presented a Callas documentary on the life of Maria Diva.