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Angelina Jolie Will Play a Woman Scorned in The Kept

She’s back.


Angelina Jolie to Star in Revenge Thriller 'The Kept'
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Angelina Jolie season is officially upon us. After an extended hiatus from the big screen—her last starring role was in the 2015 marriage-in-crisis drama, By the Sea—the actress seems poised to reclaim her title as one of our most captivating movie stars. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Jolie has signed on to star in The Kept, an upcoming adaptation of James Scott’s 2014 novel.

Set in 1987, the frontier-revenge thriller centers on Jolie’s character, Elspeth Howell, whose life is turned upside down after a trio of killers murder her husband and four sons. After learning that her 12-year-old son Caleb survived the attack, the duo venture out into the unforgiving wilderness in search of the perpetrators.

While the film has yet to nab a director, Jolie has proved herself more than capable behind the camera, as evidenced by her latest directorial effort, First They Killed My Father. If she does decide to direct, it will mark the first time that she pulls double duty. But for now, it seems as though Jolie is content being in front of the camera.

While it may be a while before The Kept hits theaters, we’ll hopefully see Jolie on the big screen sooner rather than later. First, she’s set to appear in the Peter Pan and Alice in Wonderland mash-up prequel, Come Away, alongside David Oyelowo. She also just wrapped work on Maleficent 2, which is slated to hit theaters in 2020.

This is all very good news, especially after Jolie said that she was planning on retiring from acting altogether. “I’ve never been comfortable as an actor; I’ve never loved being in front of the camera,” Jolie said in an interview with Du Jour magazine in 2014. “I didn’t ever think I could direct, but I hope I’m able to have a career at it because I’m much happier.”

Sure, the prospect of Jolie writing and directing more is exciting, but so is the news that we’ll get to see her act again. The more Angelina Jolie in our lives, the better.

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Angelina Jolie at the premiere of Playing God in New York, New York, October 1997. Photo courtesy of Getty Images.

Angelina Jolie at the Screen Actors Guild awards in Los Angeles, California, March 1999. Photo courtesy of Getty Images.

Angelina Jolie at the premiere of Original Sin in Los Angeles, California, July 2001. Photo courtesy of Getty Images.

Angelina Jolie at the premiere of Beyond Borders in New York, New York, October 2003. Photo courtesy of Getty Images.

Angelina Jolie at the premiere of Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow in Hollywood, California, September 2004. Photo courtesy of Getty Images.

Angelina Jolie at the premiere of Mr. and Mrs. Smith in Los Angeles, California, June 2005. Photo courtesy of Getty Images.

Angelina Jolie at the premiere of Ocean’s Thirteen at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival. Photo courtesy of Getty Images.

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Angelina Jolie at the 14th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at the Shrine Auditorium on January 27, 2008 in Los Angeles, California. Photo courtesy of Getty Images.

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Angelina Jolie at the 81st Academy Awards in 2009. Photo courtesy of Getty Images.

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Angelina Jolie at the Salt premiere in London, England, August 2010. Photo courtesy of Getty Images.

Angelina Jolie at the 84th annual Academy Awards in Hollywood, California, February 2012. Photo courtesy of Getty Images.

Angelina Jolie at the 2012 Golden Globes. Photo courtesy of Getty Images.

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Angelina Jolie at the premiere of Maleficent in Hollywood, California, May 2014. Photo courtesy of Getty Images.

Angelina Jolie at the premiere of Kung Fu Panda 3 in Hollywood, California, January 2016. Photo courtesy of Getty Images.

Angelina Jolie arrives to the The Breadwinner premiere at 2017 TIFF held on September 10, 2017 in Toronto, Canada. Photo courtesy of Getty Images.

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Angelina Jolie attends The 75th Annual Golden Globe Awards at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 7, 2018 in Beverly Hills, California. Photo courtesy of Getty Images.

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Angelina Jolie attends The 23rd Annual Critics’ Choice Awards at Barker Hangar on January 11, 2018 in Santa Monica, California. Photo courtesy of Getty Images.

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Angelina Jolie attends the EE British Academy Film Awards held at Royal Albert Hall on February 18, 2018 in London, England. Photo courtesy of Getty Images.

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Angelina Jolie attends a Service of Commemoration and Dedication marking the 200th Anniversary of the Most Distinguished Order of St Michael and St George at St Paul’s Cathedral on June 28, 2018 in London, England. Photo courtesy of Getty Images.

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Angelina Jolie attends the premiere of Disney’s Dumbo at El Capitan Theatre on March 11, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. Photo courtesy of Getty Images.

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