MOVIE NEWS – Angelina Jolie’s new film is sure to break her 14-year streak of disappointment, and that makes her big comeback all the more exciting. After taking a hiatus to focus on filmmaking, Angelina Jolie is set to make an acting comeback that is sure to end a 14-year streak of career disappointments.

 

After slowing down her acting commitments to focus on filmmaking, Angelina Jolie is planning a return to the silver screen that is sure to end her 14-year streak of career highs. Jolie was once one of Hollywood’s most prolific movie stars, but recently took a hiatus from acting to focus on directing films such as Unbroken, By the Sea, First They Killed My Father and Without Blood. He hasn’t appeared in a movie since 2021, when he played a vengeful firefighter in Those Who Wish They Were Dead and a Marvel superhero in The Eternals.

In 2024, Jolie will return to the big screen in two exciting upcoming films; reprises the voice of Master Tiger in the animated sequel Kung Fu Panda 4 and plays opera singer Maria Callas in the biopic Maria. Lisey’s Story, directed by Pablo Larraín and written by Steven Knight, known for Peaky Blinders, shows the last years of Maria Callas’ life, when she lived in Paris in the 1970s. This high-profile role is sure to end a 14-year disappointing streak in Jolie’s career.

 

Angelina Jolie’s Maria is likely to receive her first Oscar nomination since 2009

 

The Academy loves a good biopic, and Jolie is a fine actress, so her performance as Maria will likely earn her her first Oscar nomination since 2009. Jolie most recently won an Oscar for her performance in Clint Eastwood’s Changeling, where she played the mother of a missing child. Prior to this, she won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for playing the charismatic sociopath in James Mangold’s psychological drama Girl, Interrupted, back in 2000. Given Jolie’s talent and industry status, it’s a surprisingly sparse Oscar history — but Maria should change that.

Larraín has a good track record of having the main characters of his biopics nominated for Oscars. Natalie Portman was nominated for her role as Jackie Kennedy in 2016, and Kristen Stewart for her role as Diana, Princess of Wales, in 2021’s Spencer (also written by Knight). If Maria turns out to be as great as those films, and Jolie is as nuanced and deeply engaging as ever, she’ll be a sure-fire contender for Best Actress at the 2025 Oscars.

 

Why is Angelina Jolie’s next film so exciting?

 

Maria is one of the most exciting upcoming movies because it’s a chance to remind audiences what a great actress Angelina Jolie is. He is one of the most famous movie stars in the world, but as he focuses on other things – stepping behind the camera as a director and continuing his humanitarian work around the world – it has been somewhat forgotten. Based on the theme and Larraín’s previous work, Jackie and Spencer, Maria will be a wonderful showcase for Jolie.