Angelina Jolie has signed a multi-year deal with Fremantle. Image Source: Hello Giggles
Actress and humanitarian Angelina Jolie has penned down a multi-year deal with production company Fremantle and is now looking forward to bringing in and making captivating and interesting stories across the world.
Fremantle’s Global CEO, Jennifer Mullin, mentioned in the news release that everyone at Fremantle is thrilled to have partnered up with Angelina Jolie and everyone is looking forward to joining forces creatively with an incredible actor, producer, director, and humanitarian in her career. They are excited to work with the actress and are looking forward to combine their vision with hers.
Jennifer Mullin further added that Fremantle and Angelina share the same passion and ambition to tell stories from around the world that are spellbinding, honest, and are for everyone.They believe that when individuals look forward to movies or series or documentaries on-screen they look for a piece of their life in them and that's exactly what Fremantle is going to bring in. Finally, the CEO stated that everyone in the company is excited to begin working with Angelina Jolie and, together with her, bringing the powerful stories to life on-screen for audiences.
Angelina Jolie recently appeared in Marvel Studios' 'Eternals'. Image Source: Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Angelina Jolie is also excited to partner up with the British-based production company that shares her vision and mission to bring fascinating and gripping stories from around the world that are meant for everyone. She mentioned in a news release that it’s important as an artist to have the freedom to tell a story honestly and to a wider audience, and Fremantle is giving her the chance to do exactly that, for which she is very grateful.
The actress mentioned that she is excited to be working with such a passionate and forward-looking team that has their mindsets set for an international perspective. According to sources, the actress is going to start developing and working on bringing sophisticated, powerful, and internationally focused stories, documentaries, original series, and even feature films to the production house, and not only will she star in the projects but also direct and produce them.
According to the news release, "Angelina Jolie and Fremantle share a global perspective on important storytelling, championing underserved and diverse voices from across the world." Angelina Jolie is going to start her work as a director and producer for a feature film in Italy, "Without Blood," whose screenplay is based on the best-selling novel by Alessandro Baricco. The feature film revolves around the story about a girl seeking revenge for her family and ultimate peace.
The announcement of Angelina Jolie’s deal with Fremantle comes after Fremantle announced that they were acquiring a 70% stake in the Italian production house Lux Vide.
Angelina Jolie has also stood up for the people of Ukraine and Ukrainian refugees amid the Russian invasion and stated on her social media that all refugees and people who have been displaced from their homes deserve equal treatment and rights, and she is working along with her colleagues at UNHCR to ensure that things are in place for the refugees and people who have been displaced.
Last month, the actress, who is an active speaker and stands up against violence against women, spoke in favor of the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act after the Republicans in Congress previously held it up. In an emotional speech, Angelina Jolie said that more than anything right now, she wants to acknowledge the children who are terrified and suffering currently and her heart goes out for the ones for whom the legislation has arrived when its too late.
