Angelina Jolie braved the rain with a smile as she wrapped up in a black raincoat while filming her upcoming film Sitches in Paris.The Maleficient star, 49, was snapped bundling up in the hooded garment - although the rainy weather didn't seem to bother her too much.The actress grinned from ear to ear while shooting outdoors in the French capital as she slipped into her new role in Alice Winocour's upcoming project.Angelina stars as American filmmaker Maxine, who arrives in Paris for Fashion Week on a life-and-death journey, facing challenges and self-discovery.  The French movie is 'set in the world of high fashion and unfolds in Paris,' according to Variety.The fashion drama film is written and directed by the Proxima director and stars Louis Garrell, Ella Rumpf, Garance Marillier. The hotly-anticipated film doesn't have a release date yet, but the publication reported it will be filmed in both French and English.The outing comes after Angelina revealed she 'nearly fainted' during filming for for  her latest film Maria. The actress recently immersed herself in  the world of famed opera singer Maria Callas, taking Italian lessons and studying footage to perfect her graceful posture and lyrical speaking voice.In the film, Angelina’s opera vocals are blended with real recordings of Callas.'When I first started singing, I was faint after almost every time I sang,' she told USA Today: 'I just couldn't quite grasp that my body wasn't strong enough. 'It's like an athlete – it's one of the most physically demanding things you can do.'Maria was directed by Pablo Larrain - who is behind other projects such as Jackie (2016) and Spencer (2021).Along with Jolie, other stars that have been cast in the film include Pierfrancesco Favino, Alba Rohrwacher, Haluk Bilginer and Kodi Smit-McPhee.In August, the biopic first premiered during the 81st Venice International Film Festival, where it competed for the Golden Lion.The movie had limited theatrical release in the United States beginning on November 27 - before it dropped on Netflix the following month on December 11.The premise of the film is: 'Maria Callas, the world's greatest opera singer, lives the last days of her life in 1970s Paris, as she confronts her identity and life,' per an IMDB synopsis.During a recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Angelina opened up about portraying Callas and taking singing lessons for the film.'It took many months of singing classes. Months of just getting the singing down and then the Italian classes and then the voice and doing all these things like her. You try to be precise,' she explained.'I would recommend almost every human being take an opera class. To exist and never have sung with your full body as loud as you could possibly sing...'

source : Daily mail