In a serious bidding battle, Warner Bros. has landed the rights to the extremely sought-after motion thriller Maude v Maude, starring Angelina Jolie (Mr. and Mrs. Smith, Tomb Raider) and Halle Berry (Monster’s Ball, X-Men franchise). Roseanne Liang (Shadow in the Cloud) is on board to direct from Clerks producer Scott Mosier’s script. Berry and Jolie will produce together with Berry’s producing accomplice Holly Jeter, producing by way of their banner HalleHolly, together with Jeff Kirschenbaum and Joe Roth who will produce by way of RK Films. Mosier and Liang can even produce.
Exact particulars are being saved below wraps however insider describes it as a “Bond vs. Bourne” sort of motion thriller.
The movie marks the primary time Jolie and Berry have labored collectively. Berry is presently filming the Lionsgate pic Never Let Go together with her and Jeter exec producing. Alex Aja is directing the pic with 21 Laps producing.
As for Jolie, the Oscar-winner continues to keep busy, particularly on the director entrance the place she just lately directed Without Blood starring Demian Bichir and Salma Hayek. She was additionally just lately seen in Marvel’s Eternals.
through: Deadline
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