Angelina Jolie to direct her Eternals co-star Salma Hayek

• Angelina Jolie is getting ready to return to directing with her next film Without Blood.
• Film will be based on Alessandro Baricco’s novel about impact of war, trauma and healing.
• Filming is expected to take place in southern Italy as well as Rome.

Angelina Jolie is all set to direct Without Blood based on Alessandro Baricco’s novel about the impact of war, trauma and healing.

Angelina Jolie is getting ready to return to directing with her next film Without Blood, which she also produced and wrote. For her latest project, Jolie, who has directed films such as In the Land of Blood and Honey and First They Killed My Father, will adapt Alessandro Baricco’s novel of the same name for her film.

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In terms of her future film’s cast, Jolie will direct her Eternals co-star Salma Hayek with Demián Bichir. The filming is expected to take place in southern Italy as well as Rome, according to reports. The film will be set in the Italian countryside and will depict the narrative of a survivor, Nina, a four-year-old girl through whom Baricco’s novel tackles war, trauma, and healing truths.

In a statement about her upcoming film, Jolie said, “I’m honored to be here in Italy to bring this very special material to film, and to have been entrusted by Alessandro Baricco with the adaptation of his book, with its unique poetry and emotion and way of looking at war, and the questions it poses about what we search for after trauma or loss or injustice”, via Entertainment Tonight.

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Angelina Jolie and Salma Hayek appeared to become close during the filming of Eternals and build a strong friendship. While audiences enjoyed seeing them as co-stars in the Marvel picture, it will be interesting to see them collaborate as directors and actors in the future. Other facts about the future film, such as the release date, are yet unknown.