Angelina Jolie wants to be in love in Iraq
Filmography of Angelina Jolie can be extended with another strong character. The actress wants to play a British aristocrat, Gertrude Bell, who was nicknamed the "uncrowned queen of Iraq." The film is developed by brothers Scott Scott Free Productions, and Ridley doesn’t mind to sit in the director's chair.
British aristocrat, archaeologist and spy, Gertrude Bell was in love with Iraq and wanted to turn this country into an ideal state. During the First World War, Bell worked for British intelligence and played an important role in the breakup of the Ottoman Empire and the formation of Iraq. Going after the First World War, a dangerous journey through the shifting sands of Arabia, Bell soon became the closest adviser to the king.
The script for "Gertrude Bell," writes Jeffrey Caine, nominated for "Oscar" for his film "The Constant Gardener." On account of the writer are films about James Bond "Golden Eye" and drama "Inside I'm dancing."
Today the project is in its infancy, and no major studios have not been interested in it.
Angelina Jolie in December in the United States will release her directorial debut "In the land of blood and honey," which will be shown on the Serbian and Croatian with English subtitles. The actress is assigned to multiple projects. Among them is Patricia Cornwell adaptation of detectives in a series of Kay Scarpetta, as well as the tale of a witch Malefisent from the studio Disney. The work on the sequel to the thriller "Salt", as well as on a biopic about the Egyptian queen Cleopatra.
As for Ridley Scott, the director now leads the final touches on a fantastic thriller "Prometheus" and the Fox insiders are already talking about a possible sequel. Ridley has many plans, but some of them are difficult to predict. Two of the projects from director on the list - a story of family Gucci and thriller Child 44 about a serial killer in the Soviet Union since Stalin.