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Netflix Takes U.S. Rights To Pablo Larraín’s ‘Maria’ Starring Angelina Jolie


Angelina Jolie's 'Maria' has been acquired by Netflix for distribution in the U.S., the streamer announced today.

It is a creative imagining and psychological portrait of Maria Callas who, after dedicating her life to performing for audiences around the world, decides finally to find her own voice, her own identity, and sing for herself. Added Netflix’s Chairman of Film Dan Lin on the acquisition, “I’m excited that we are continuing to work with Pablo and Fabula – this is our seventh project with them, most recently with El Conde and they are producing the upcoming In Her Place. Andrea Scrosati, Group COO & CEO Continental Europe, Fremantle, commented, “We are delighted that Pablo Larraín’s extraordinary piece of filmmaking, Maria, with its incredible performance by Angelina Jolie, has found its US home at Netflix.

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