Halle Berry & Angelia Jolie Face Off In 'Maude v Maude'; Warner Bros. Nabs Rights To Action Thriller

Oscar winners Halle Berry and Angelina Jolie will share the screen for the first time in the upcoming action thriller 'Maude v Maude', which sparked a bidding war amongst multiple studios with Warner Bros. securing the winning bid. More details below:

DEADLINE: Following an intense multi-studio bidding war that went into the weekend, Warner Bros has landed the package Maude v Maude, with Oscar winners Angelina Jolie and Halle Berry attached to star.

Roseanne Liang is on board to direct from Scott Mosier’s script. Berry and Jolie will produce along with Berry’s producing partner Holly Jeter via their banner HalleHolly, along with Jeff Kirschenbaum and Joe Roth who will produce through RK Films. Mosier and Liang will exec produce.

Exact details are being kept under wraps, but and insider describes the pic as a “Bond vs. Bourne” type of global action thriller with locations to be announced.