Angelina Jolie will direct Bloodless, starring Salma Hayek and Demián Bichir

The production of Without blood, Angelina Jolie’s fifth film as a director, It is already running. Today it became known that the Mexicans Salma Hayek Pinault and Demian Bichir They will star in the film, the first of a three-year contract signed by Jolie with television giant Fremantle.

Without blood it is also produced and written by Jolie, from a screenplay by her adapted from the bestselling novel by Italian author Alessandro Baricco and which tells the story of a girl’s quest for revenge during a time of conflict.

main photograph of Without blood It has already started in the Puglia and Basilicata regions of southern Italy, where filming will soon begin. The registration set will also move through the Valle D’Itra region, located at the heel of the Italian bootand famous for its beautiful landscape and traditional houses with white pointed roofs.

the star of evil Y tomb Raider bought the rights to the novel Bloodless – its original Italian title – by Alessandro Baricco in 2017. We inform you that, like the book, the the film’s plot explores “universal truths about war, trauma, memory and healing”.

Jolie’s international contract

As already mentioned, Bloodless It will be Jolie’s fifth film as a director among her first feature film, the documentary A place in time (2007) and the most recent They killed my father first (2017), nominated for a BAFTA.

three-year contract

But Without blood it is also the first three-year film deal that Angelina signed with Fremantle in March of this year.

As announced, the contract aims to jointly develop a roster of original feature films, documentaries and series with an international focus.

“I am honored to be here in Italy to bring this very special material to the cinema, and that Alessandro Baricco entrusted me with the adaptation of his book, which has unique poetry and emotionits vision of war and the questions it raises about what we seek after trauma, loss or injustice, ”Jolie said.

What are Hayek and Bichir up to?

Salma Hayek Pinault derives from the incarnation of the superheroine Ajak Eternal, where he shared a set with Jolie herself. The new Marvel franchise released by Disney was not one of the highest grossing but it gave a breath of fresh air to comic stories.

These days, the star of frida, 55 years old, he was filming Magic Mike’s Last Dancethe third installment of Steven Soderbergh’s stripper films with Channing Tatum.

For its part, Bichir (The 8 most hated; Godzilla vs. kong) will act in the play Thanksgiving, which will soon go into production. It remains to be seen which other actors will join Without bloodbut it should be an international cast, like the production team.

Fremantle’s cinematic ambitions

Jennifer Mullin, Global CEO of Fremantle, said: “Bloodless It is the first production of our partnership with Angelina and we are thrilled to be working with her and the incredible international team she has assembled. “

“This project underscores Fremantle’s continued commitment to producing high-quality feature films and original dramas, working with the best of talent from around the world.”

Bloodless further underlines Fremantle’s cinematic ambitions. The company recently won an award in Cannes for The eight mountains by Félix Van Groeningen and Charlotte Vandermeersch, with whom they shared the Jury Prize EO by Jerzy Skolimowski.

It is worth remembering The hand of Godthe love letter from Paolo Sorrentino to Napoliproduced in Fremantle, it was nominated for an Academy Award for Best International Film earlier this year.

The film is produced by Fremantle; Angelina’s production company, “Jolie Productions”; “The Apartment Pictures”, supported by Fremantle and founded by Lorenzo Mieli; and “De Maio Entertainment”, founded by Lorenzo De Maio. Fremantle will distribute the film worldwide.

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