Pablo Larrain’s ‘Maria,’ Starring Angelina Jolie, Sells to Key International Territories
variety.comLeo Barraclough International Features Editor FilmNation Entertainment has sold key international territories on Pablo Larraín‘s “Maria,” starring Angelina Jolie, which had its world premiere in the main competition section of the Venice film Festival.
The international buyers are Studiocanal (U.K., Germany, Poland), ARP (France), 01 Distribution (Italy), Latin America/Spain/Portugal/South Africa (Sun Distribution), Switzerland (Pathe), Benelux (The Searchers), Czech Republic (AQS), Greece (Faliro House), Israel (Lev), Middle East (Italia), Bulgaria/Ex-Yugoslavia (MCF), Ukraine (Green Light), Baltics (Acme), and Turkey (Bir).
Netflix will release the film in the U.S., as announced this week. The film is described as a “creative imagining” and a psychological portrait of opera singer Maria Callas. “Maria” marks the third film in Larraín’s work exploring iconic female protagonists, following “Jackie” (2016) and “Spencer” (2021).
The cast of the film, written by Steven Knight (“Spencer,” “Peaky Blinders”), includes Kodi Smit-McPhee, Alba Rohrwacher, Pierfrancesco Favino and Valeria Golino.
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