🎬 Career Comeback & New Roles
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Maria (2024): Jolie stars as opera legend Maria Callas in Pablo Larraín’s critically acclaimed biopic. The film premiered at Venice, opened in theaters Nov 2024, and is streaming on Netflix. She received awards attention—including a Golden Globe nod—though was notably overlooked at the Oscars thecinemaholic.com+9en.wikipedia.org+9patch.com+9.
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Upcoming Projects: In production roles, Jolie stars in Couture, set around Paris Fashion Week with Alice Winocour, and is expected to lead in Maleficent 3, Maude v Maude, and the reunion drama Every Note Played en.wikipedia.org+1thecinemaholic.com+1.
🏆 Awards & Honors
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Desert Palm Achievement Award (Jan 2025): Honored at Palm Springs International Film Festival for Maria patch.com+1eonline.com+1.
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Tony Achievement: As producer of The Outsiders, she earned a Tony Award in 2024 nypost.com+3en.wikipedia.org+3vogue.com+3.
🎉 Cannes Film Festival Return
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Cannes 2025: After a 14-year absence, Jolie made a refined return at the Eddington premiere in a custom Brunello Cucinelli gown accessorized elegantly—marking her role as honorary Trophée Chopard “godmother.” She co-hosted the Chopard ceremony championing emerging talent beverlyweekly.com+4marieclaire.com+4pagesix.com+4.
👩👧👦 Personal Reflections & Family Life
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Homeward focus: Jolie shared how she “needed to be home more” in recent years to be with her six children and that returning in Maria helped reignite her creative drive during a “very dark period” people.com+2jerseyeveningpost.com+2eonline.com+2.
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Divorce closure: Brad Pitt confirmed their divorce finalized Dec 2024. Jolie waived spousal support and is healing family dynamics en.wikipedia.org+10pagesix.com+10eonline.com+10.
💖 Embracing Milestones
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Nearing 50: Approaching age 50, Jolie expressed gratitude for aging, influenced by losing her mother early. With her kids more independent, she’s renewed focus on philanthropy, especially through her MJP Foundation in Cambodia people.com+1en.wikipedia.org+1.
