Next up, Jolie will star in the biopic Maria centering opera singer Maria Callas to be directed by Pablo Larrain. Alex Aja is directing the pic, with 21 Laps producing.Īs for Jolie, the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award Oscar winner recently directed Without Blood starring Demian Bichir and Salma Hayek.
Berry is currently filming the Lionsgate pic Never Let Go with her and Jeter exec producing. Monster’s Ball Oscar winner Berry and Jeter joined forces in January 2022 with plans to produce an array of projects from hard-hitting dramas to light-hearted comedies, action, horror, and more with a focus on elevating complex, strong, women and women of color in leading roles both in front of and behind the camera. This latest sale shows they aren’t changing that strategy anytime soon. They were two of the more active buyers in the market when the were running MGM, outbidding the competition for similar hot packages like Ridley Scott’s House of Gucci starring Lady Gaga and Adam Driver, and the Ryan Gosling-fronted Project Hail Mary. While it’s become more common for streamers like Apple or Netflix to make aggressive plays for packages like this, De Luca and Abdy have never shied away from going after a project if they believe in the talent around it. Once this package with two of the bigger stars in the last two decades came together, it was too hard to pass up, with Warners putting in an impressive bid you haven’t been seeing from the studios as often these days, especially with the endless amounts of money the streamers seem to have. Since taking over as co-studio heads, Michael De Luca and Pam Abdy having been pushing to get more movie star-centric packages into their future slate. The package hit the market last week and wrapped over the weekend, with Warner Bros getting aggressive and putting in the winning bid. Smith, Maleficent as well as originating the role of Lara Croft in Lara Croft: Tomb Raider. Other action-heavy credits include Berry starring in John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum and the X-Men movies, while Jolie’s credits include starring in Mr. Both are veterans of the genre, though Jolie starred as the title character in the hit action thriller Salt, and Berry played Jinx in the blockbuster Bond installment Die Another Day. While Berry and Jolie have had careers that have spanned three decades, the two have never worked together. South Korean President Surprises By Singing 'American Pie' At White House State Dinner - Update
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