Following the theatrical release of Marvel Studios’ Eternals, A-list actresses Angelina Jolie and Salma Hayek Pinault have set up their next collaboration together, and will be reuniting in Fremantle’s independent drama Without Blood. According to Variety, Jolie is directing Hayek Pinault, who is officially joined by fellow Oscar nominee Demián Bichir.
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“I’m honored to be here in Italy to bring this very special material to film, and to have been entrusted by Alessandro Baricco with the adaptation of his book — with its unique poetry and emotion and way of looking at war, and the questions it poses about what we search for after trauma or loss or injustice,” Jolie said in a statement.
Without Blood is based on Italian author Alessandro Baricco’s international bestselling novel. It is expected to explore “universal truths about war, trauma, memory, and healing,” as the story will be set in the aftermath of an unidentified conflict in a farmhouse deep in the Italian countryside.
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Production is currently underway in Southern Italy and Rome. This marks Jolie’s fifth directorial effort as part of her three-year deal with Fremantle. It is produced by Fremantle, Jolie Productions, The Apartment Pictures, and De Maio Entertainment.
