Angelina Jolie is set to star in a biopic about Maria Callas, the renowned and influential opera singer for director Pablo Larraín.

Titled "Maria", the film "tells the tumultuous, beautiful, and tragic story of the life of the world’s greatest opera singer, relived and re-imagined during her final days in 1970s Paris", according to its logline. Steven Knight ("Spencer", "Peaky Blinders") wrote the script.

"Having the chance to combine my two most deep and personal passions, cinema and opera, has been a long-awaited dream," said Larrain. "To do this with Angelina, a supremely brave and curious artist, is a fascinating opportunity. A true gift".

"I take very seriously the responsibility to Maria's life and legacy. I will give all I can to meet the challenge," added Jolie, quoted by Deadline. "Pablo Larrain is a director I have long admired. To be allowed the chance to tell more of Maria’s story with him, and with a script by Steven Knight, is a dream."

Jolie has most recently appeared in films including Marvel’s Eternals and the Warner Bros drama ‘Those Who Wish Me Dead’. She’s currently in post-production on ‘Without Blood’ - her fifth feature as a director, and the first under her new three-year deal with Fremantle, announced back in March.

Director Pablo Larraín's recent successes with Spencer and Jackie has suggested a real flair for female-centered biopics, especially with these title characters. Kristin Stewart earned an Academy Award nomination for the former, as did Natalie Portman for the latter. Pablo and his brother, Juan de Dios, produced the Oscar-winning film, A Fantastic Woman, a drama with a transgendered female at the center. Pablo will team up with his brother once again for Maria, and they may very well strike Oscar gold this time for Ms. Jolie, and perhaps for themselves as well.

Source: Press Release