[Music] [Applause] [Music] Netflix has acquired Pablo Lorraine's biopic Maria starring Angelina Jolie as the legendary opera singer Maria Callis For Us distribution I'm excited to partner again with the Netflix Team who cares so passionately about movies this film is my most personal work yet Lorraine said in a statement it is a creative imagining and psychological portrait of Maria kalis 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 honored to tell this story and share it with audiences worldwide like Maria did with her life the streamer won a bidding war with at at least one major distributor in the runup to the festival Netflix feels like a natural home for the movie which it will position in the awards season the Buzzy film completes Lorraine's Trilogy centered around inspiring female protagonists Spencer starring Kristen Stewart as Princess Diana and Jackie with Natalie Portman as Kennedy Onasis both garnered best actress nominations based on true accounts the film explores the life of kalis the american-born Greek soprano singer and one of the most famous opera singers of the 20th century Maria charts her final days in 1970s Paris and also Stars Cody Smith MC Alba Walker Pier Franchesco favino and Valeria Galino Jolie's costumes are based on real garments worn by kalis including vintage fur items from mosimo Cantini perini's archive collection when he announced the casting of Julie 2 years ago Lorraine said it combined his two most deep and personal passions Cinema and Opera to do this with Angelina a supremely brave and curious artist is a fascinating opportunity the film was written by Oscar nominee and pey blinders scribed Steven Knight who previously Penn Lorraine's film Spencer Edward lochman El K Carol serves as cinematographer Maria is produced by W deos Lorraine Lorenzo mey and Jonas dornbach and haes from production companies the apartment a freem manle company faola and compin and freem manle we are delighted that Pablo Lorraine's extraordinary piece of film making Maria with its incredible performance by Angelina Jolie has found its us home at Netflix freem manles Andrea scrosati said I know they will give it the best possible support and we are grateful to Glenn and his film Nation team for spearheading the sale this is Netflix's second film with Lorraine directing following El K 2023 which received an Academy Award nomination for best cinematography Maria marks the seventh production partnership between fabola and Netflix including M alberti's upcoming film in her place I'm excited that we are continuing to work with Pablo and fabala this is our seventh project with them most recently with El K and they are producing the upcoming in her place Netflix's film chairman Dan Lynn said in a statement Pablo continues a remarkable streak of exploring iconic women through film this time with the incredible Angelina Jolie as Maria kalis the film will have its World premiere at the Venice Film Festival on August 29th