Maria, 2024. Directed by Pablo Larraín. Starring Angelina Jolie, Pierfrancesco Favino, Alba Rohrwacher, Haluk Bilginer, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Valeria Golino, Stephen Ashfield, Alessandro Bressanello, Vincent Macaigne, Lydia Korniordou, Caspar Phillipson, Paul Spera, Aggelina Papadopoulou, Christiana Aloneftis, and Erophilie Panagiotarea. SYNOPSIS: Follows the life story of the world’s greatest opera singer, Maria Callas, during her final days […]
Angelina Jolie is Maria Callas in teaser trailer for biopic Maria
StudioCanal has shared a trailer Maria, the latest biographical drama from director Pablo Larrain (Jackie, Spencer) which stars Angelina Jolie in the titular role as Maria Callas and tells the story of the renowned opera singer’s final days in 1970s Paris. Joining Jolie in the cast are Pierfrancesco Favino, Alba Rohrwacher, Haluk Bilginer, and Kodi […]
First look at Angelina Jolie in Pablo Larraín’s Maria Callas biopic
Pablo Larraín, he of brilliant biopics Jackie and Diana, has unveiled a first-look at Angelina Jolie in his latest retrospective of a female icon, Maria. Maria, a film about the life of American-born Greek soprano Maria Callas, has been written by Peaky Blinders creator and Spencer scribe Steven Knight, and is based on true accounts to tell the […]
Movie Review – El Conde (2023)
El Conde, 2023. Directed by Pablo Larraín. Starring Jaime Vadell, Gloria Münchmeyer, Alfredo Castro, Paula Luchsinger, Stella Gonet, Antonia Zegers, Marcial Tagle, Diego Muñoz, Amparo Noguera, Catalina Guerra, and María del Rosario Zamora. SYNOPSIS: Centers on Augusto Pinochet who is not dead but an aged vampire. After living 250 years in this world, he has […]
Augusto Pinochet is a 250-year-old vampire in trailer for Pablo Larrain’s El Conde
Netflix has debuted the first trailer, poster and images for director Pablo Larraín’s satirical horror-comedy El Conde, which is set to make its premiere at the 80th Venice International Film Festival this September. The satire stars Jaime Vadell as Augusto Pinochet, and portrays the Chilean dictator in a world where he is a 250-year-old vampire […]
Stephen King adaptation Lisey’s Story finds a director in Pablo Larrain
Back in April it was announced that Stephen King and J.J. Abrams are joining forces for a TV adaptation of King’s 2006 novel Lisey’s Story with Oscar-winning actress Julianne Moore, and now it seems the eight-episode Apple series has found a director. Speaking to The Boston Globe (via Birth Movies Death), Moore has revealed that […]
Pablo Larraín to direct Angelina Jolie in Maria Callas biopic
Pablo Larraín is set to continue his trend for biopics depicting some of history’s most iconic women with the news that he is set to direct Angelina Jolie in a film about legendary soprano Maria Callas. Following his Oscar bothering one-two of Jackie and Spencer, Deadline report that the Chilean filmmaker will direct Maria, a […]
Pablo Larrain’s thriller series Señorita 89 gets a trailer
Spanish-language streaming platform Pantaya has released the trailer for Señorita 89, a new dramatic thriller series from Academy Award-winning filmmakers Pablo Larrain and Juan de Dios Larrain which explores the dark underbelly of 1989’s Miss Mexico beauty pageant. Señorita 89 is a sophisticated dramatic thriller from visionary Lucia Puenzo (La Jauria), is set in the […]
Rosamund Pike to headline Pablo Larrain-produced virus thriller Rich Flu
A wave of timely virus themed movies was inevitable, and so comes the news that Gone Girl Academy Award nominee Rosamund Pike is set to lead a virus based thriller titled Rich Flu. Directed by Spanish filmmaker Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia (The Platform), The Hollywood Reporter reveals that Rich Flu will feature a deadly disease that starts […]
Movie Review – Spencer (2021)
Spencer, 2021. Directed by Pablo Larraín. Starring Kristen Stewart, Jack Farthing, Sally Hawkins, Timothy Spall, Sean Harris, Thomas Douglas, Olga Hellsing, Matthias Wolkowski, Oriana Gordon, Ryan Wichert, John Keogh, Amy Manson, Elizabeth Berrington, Jack Nielen, Freddie Spry, Stella Gonet, Richard Sammel, Lore Stefanek, James Harkness, Laura Benson, Wendy Patterson, and Libby Rodliffe. SYNOPSIS: During her […]
