JOLIE WON'T STAR IN DIRECTING-WRITING DEBUT (US)
By Hollywood Wiretap staff
Us Magazine is reporting that Angelina Jolie won't star when she makes her directing and screenwriting debut with an upcoming untitled feature film set against the 1992-1995 Bosnian war. British film company GK Films confirmed the news to the mag.
Over the weekend, Reuters reported Jolie as saying, "The film is a love story, not a political statement." The quote was issued on Saturday by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), for whom Jolie is a goodwill ambassador. Jolie made a surprise visit to Sarajevo over the weekend.
She said shooting would begin in autumn. GK Films noted cast will be composed solely of "various ethnicities of the former Yugoslavia."
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