Angelina Joliehas been in the industry for several years now, and in that time, she has made a splash in a variety of genres. The daughter ofactor Jon Voight,she got her start as a child performer in the movieLookin' to Get Outin 1982.However, she became more recognized when she acted inHackersin 1995. She was in the comedyPlaying by Heartin 1998 before switching back to drama the next year withGirl, Interrupted. In 2005, she played opposite Brad Pitt in the spy comedyMr. & Mrs. Smith.
Jolie’s career has been slower in recent years, but her work has slanted more towards the dramatic side. In 2021, she made her MCU debut inEternals, then took a three-year acting hiatus. She returned to the screen for the biopicMarialast year, which earned her critical acclaim, and she was considered to be snubbed for aBest Actressnomination at the Academy Awards. She also wrote and directed the war dramaWithout Bloodlast year. Now,Jolie will return to acting and transition back into comedywith her newest movie.
Angelina Jolie Takes On Anxious People
The Movie Is Based On A Book
Jolie is officially starring in a movie adaptation ofAnxious People. The story started as a comedy mystery novel by Fredrik Backman. The novel was published in Swedish in 2019 and the English translation was put out two years later in 2021. The book is about a bank robber who, after a failed robbery, ends up taking a group of people hostage in an apartment building.Anxious Peoplewas once adapted into aNetflix miniseries, which had six episodes.
PerDeadline,Jolie will now star in theAnxious Peoplemovie. The film will be directed by Marc Foster and written by David Magee. It will be handled by Black Bear and Hope Studios, with producers including Fredrik Wikström Nicastro, Renée Wolfe, Forster, and Neda Backman.
What This Means For Anxious People
Backman is a notable author whomade the bestseller list forA Man Called Ove.That novel’s adaptation history is similar to that ofAnxious People, as it got a Swedish version before being adapted into the Tom Hanks-led Hollywood movieA Man Called Otto. This latter version did well at the box office, making $113.3 million worldwide. This bodes well forAnxious People, as it is also an English-language version of a Backman novel with a Hollywood A-lister in the lead.
