The fans of 43-year old American actress Angelina Jolie are happy at the moment. The reason is apparent . The star has her signed on the dotted lines of several projects that will keep her in the spotlight in the coming days.
Angelina is desperately trying to keep herself busy amidst her bitter divorce battle with Brad Pitt and the custody of her children off- late. They have six children together, three of whom were adopted internationally.
She will feature in a period revenge thriller titled ‘ The Kept”. Jolie will also produce the film version of the novel with Alice Birch penning the adaptation, reported Variety.
Imperative Entertainment recently acquired the rights of the 2014 novel, which was written by James Scott and originally published by HarperCollins Publishers .
The plot of the movie – a woman returning to her home only to discover that her husband and four children are murdered. However, she finds her remaining son, Caleb alive and hiding in the kitchen pantry. The 12-year-old son remains by her side until she finds out the men responsible for this.
After she wraps up The Kept, she will be seen in a sequel of the 2014 film ‘Maleficent’, which is set to release in 2020. She is currently shooting for ‘Come Away’ opposite David Oyelowo.
Jolie also gave her voice for one of the characters in Disney’s ‘The One and Only Ivan’ and she is repped by United Talent Agency .