Angelina Jolie Was TERRIFIED to Sing for Role as Opera Diva Maria Callas

she bared some shoulder after she bared her soul about the film that has the whole world talking bold red lips breathtaking an a custom Versace nude corset gown and a fur stole the newly blonde Angelina looked gorgeous from every angle as she returned to the Venice Film Festival red carpet for the first time in nearly two decade but some things never change Angie arrived by boat with with her castmates she stopped and put on a little fashion show with a sleeveless long black gown then headed straight to her fans where she signed autograph after autograph before the big Premiere Angelina is in Venice to debut her new movie Maria we should get your medication under control it is under control it's under my control she plays world famous opera singer Maria Callis who in her time like Angelina now was hounded by the Press I'm not answering any interview now stop it when you push me around I don't like it her story was told in the documentary Maria by Callis Angelina's movie tells the story of Maria's final days in Paris in the 1970s when I write my autobiography I will title it the day fucho saved my life there's a fragility that I identified with and a loneliness Angelina just admitted she faced one of her biggest fears transforming into the renowned soprano actually singing in the film it was hard I was I was really I trained for months but my my first days we started in a more intimate first with very few crew members and we ended at lascala with everyone so I had a little time to get my nerve to get but I've this is the hardest thing I've ever done I was terrified and she reveals premiering Maria in Venice holds a special meaning it feels very special it feels a bit surreal um knowing that she was here I think it was 1951 um knowing how important Italy is for her for music for for the for Opera so it could it couldn't be more perfect the film could bring Angelina her first Oscar nomination since 2009's changeling you have stopped looking for my son it joins the recent trend of critically acclaimed musical biopics like Elvis I'm ready ready to fly and Maestro if sub doesn't sing in you then nothing sings In You the premiere comes as Angelina's personal life is also under the microscope Angelina her long running $350 million War of the Rosé with Brad over their miraval estate the lawsuit so contentious the next court hearing has been pushed into next year her son Pax is still recovering from a head injury he suffered in an ebike accident and daughter Shiloh just won her Court battle to drop pit from her last name how long have you been Partners we're not Partners Brad's buddy movie with George Clooney also premieres at the festival I'm here to take care of your problem who called you so is there a chance they might run into each other variety magazines Elsa klassi is in Venice it's a kind of an awkward situation that both of them here in Venice at some point together but you know I think that Ang Julie might be gone by the time Brad pits arrives at today's news conference before the premiere Angelina revealed her kids are one of the reasons she had taken a break from acting I've needed to be home more with my family these last years they've been listening to a lot of I mean Opera's been in our house for a while so they're quite used to Maria and she's called the process of learning to sing opera the therapy I didn't realize I needed making this confession about Maria's life under the red hot Spotlight of Fame she was celebrated as one of the most wonderful artists and she also had food thrown at her and insulted and lied about I don't know she must have felt she must have felt very alone I'm in the mood for adulation I was frightened to live up to her and and that I'm I had you know not sung in public I I didn't sing before this so I haven't done karaoke but now maybe now maybe I've got a few I'm ready and Venice is ready for more star power to come as the festival rolls into next week Joker too is also a huge highlight let's give the people what they want Lady Gaga is like such a a star on the red carpet she really knows how to put a show I'm going to see baby girl tomorrow apparently nikol kimman is amazing it is the glitchiest edition of VR Festival is this year there's never been so many stars [Music]