Two Oscar-winning actresses – Angelina Jolie and Halle Berry – will star in the new thriller Maude v Maude.
Warner Bros. won. received the project after a “multi-studio bidding war” for the project, according to Delivery time.
Jolie, 47, and Berry, 53 — who made headlines after clapping back on a dwarf earlier this month — are set to star in and produce the project.
Roseanne Liang (Shadow in the Cloud) is directing a screenplay by Scott Mosier (Free Birds), who will both executive produce.
Plot details have yet to be released by the project which has been described as a “Bond vs. Bourne-type global thriller”, with locations to be announced at a later date.
Oscar Winners: Two Academy Award-winning actresses – Angelina Jolie and Halle Berry – will star in new thriller Maude v Maude
Headliners: Jolie, 47, and Berry, 53 — who made headlines after their applause earlier this month — are both set to star in and produce the project.
It will be the first time that Jolie, who won an Academy Award in 2000 for Girl Interrupted, and Berry, who won an Academy Award in 2002 for Monster’s Ball, will be involved on screen.
Both are well versed in the action genre, as Jolie starred in two Tomb Raider films, Mr. and Mrs. Smith with ex-husband Brad Pitt and Salt.
Berry is no stranger to action, having played a Bond girl in 2002’s Die Another Day, John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum and several X-Men movies.
The project first hit the market last weekend and has attracted many suitors, though Warner Bros. won it the latest star-driven package landed by new studio executives Michael De Luca and Pamela Abdi.
While streaming services have recently won high-profile projects like this one, Warner Bros. It delivered an impressive eight-figure showing that you don’t see from studios much these days, according to the report.
Perry will produce alongside her producing partner Holly Jeter through The HalleHolly Company, which was formed in January 2022 to produce films in various genres for women of color in front of and behind the camera.
Perry is currently filming Never Let Go for Lionsgate, with Jeter executive directing and Alexandre Aja directing.
Maude v Maude will also be produced by Jeff Kirschenbaum and Joe Roth, who will produce through RK Films.
FIRST TIME: This will be the first time that Jolie, who won an Academy Award in 2000 for Girl Interrupted, and Berry, who won an Academy Award in 2002 for Monster’s Ball, will co-star on screen.
Producer: Perry will produce alongside her producing partner Holly Jeter through HalleHolly, which was formed in January 2022 to produce films in genres for women of color in front of and behind the camera.
Jolie is currently working in post-production on her latest directorial effort, Without Blood, which stars Demian Bashir and Salma Hayek, and for which Jolie also penned the screenplay, based on the book by Alessandro Baricco.
Although she hasn’t been seen on the big screen since 2021’s Eternals, she has a number of projects in pre-production, including Maleficent 3 and Maria, who plays legendary opera singer Maria Callas.
She is also attached to star in Every Note played by Christoph Waltz and will return as Tigress in the Kung Fu Panda 4 animated sequel.
Berry recently starred in 2022’s Moonfall and her directorial debut, Bruised 2020, in which she also stars.
She currently has The Mothership in post-production, playing a mother whose husband mysteriously disappeared one year prior.
When she discovers something extraterrestrial beneath their home, her family embarks on an epic adventure to find her husband and the truth.
She also has Our Man From Jersey in post-production, starring alongside Mark Wahlberg, JK Simmons, and Jessica De Gouw.
Mosier first broke into Hollywood as a producer on early Kevin Smith films like Clerks, Mallrats and Chasing Amy before writing Free Birds and episodes of Ultimate Spider-Man.
Director: Jolie is currently in post-production on her latest directorial effort, Without Blood, which stars Demian Bashir and Salma Hayek, and for which Jolie also penned the screenplay, based on the book by Alessandro Baricco.
In the post: She currently has The Mothership in post-production, playing a mother whose husband mysteriously disappeared one year ago
