Angelina Jolie's new opera singer movie confirms UK release date
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Angelina Jolie's new movie Maria has confirmed its UK release date. The film, which sees the actor play opera singer Maria Callas, will be released in cinemas by StudioCanal from 10 January before dropping on Netflix, but the exact streaming date is yet to be confirmed.
In the US, there will be brief cinematic release on 27 November 27 before coming to American Netflix in December, so hopefully the UK won't be too far behind.
Maria made its premiere at the Venice Film Festival, and received an eight-minute standing ovation which reduced Jolie to tears. A bidding war followed, which the streaming giant Netflix won the US distribution rights to.
The reception to the film, which is directed by Jackie and Spencer helmer Pablo Larraín and written by Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight, has a lot of critics praising Jolie's performance, and tipping both her and the film itself for awards success.
Discussing her preparation for the role, Angelina said: "I spent almost seven months training because when you work with Pablo you can’t do anything by half. He demands, in the most wonderful way, that you really do the work and you really learn and train.
"My first time singing I remember being so nervous. My sons were there and they helped lock the door so that nobody else was coming in, and I was shaky. Pablo, in his decency, started me in a small room and ended me in La Scala. So he gave me time to grow."
When the Netflix deal was announced, Larraín said: "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. I'm deeply honoured to tell this story and share it with audiences worldwide, like Maria did with her life."
Maria will be released on 10 January 10 in UK cinemas.
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