Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie Finalize Divorce After Eight Years – Here’s What She’s Focusing On Now!

After eight years of legal wrangling, Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt have finally closed the book on their divorce, a saga that began in September 2016 and ended with a settlement signed on December 30, 2024. For Jolie, the Oscar-winning actress and director, this resolution marks not just an end but a vibrant beginning. At 49, she’s poised to reclaim the spotlight with a slate of eclectic projects, a renewed focus on family, and a bold plan to reshape her life beyond Hollywood’s glare. So, what’s next for the star who once tamed dragons on-screen and now seeks peace off it?

Jolie’s creative engine is firing on all cylinders. She’s diving into Maude v Maude, a spy thriller where she’ll star opposite Halle Berry, both doubling as producers. Currently in pre-production as of March 18, 2025, per The Cinemaholic, this high-octane flick could hit screens or start filming later this year, promising a Mr. & Mrs. Smith-style jolt with a fresh twist. Meanwhile, she’s stepping into the chic chaos of Paris’ fashion scene with Stitches (Coutures), directed by Alice Winocour. Set to roll cameras early this year, according to Variety, it casts Jolie as a filmmaker navigating haute couture—a role that mirrors her own artistic evolution.

Her recent work signals a triumphant return to prestige cinema. Maria, a biopic of opera legend Maria Callas, dazzled at the 2024 Venice Film Festival and awaits a U.S. Netflix debut, as reported by The Hollywood Reporter. Then there’s Without Blood, a war drama she wrote and directed, which earned her a tribute at Toronto in 2024 and is now hunting for a distributor. These follow a quieter stretch after 2017’s First They Killed My Father and her 2021 Marvel stint in Eternals. But Jolie’s ambitions don’t stop there. She’s eyeing a grand epic about British photojournalist Don McCullin—a nod to her humanitarian streak—and, in a lighter vein, a villainous role to tickle her kids’ funny bones, she told The Hollywood Reporter. Serious or silly, she’s crafting a legacy that defies pigeonholing.

Off-screen, Jolie’s world orbits her six children—Maddox, 23, Zahara, 20, Shiloh, 18, Pax, 21, and 16-year-old twins Vivienne and Knox. “She’s been focused on finding peace and healing for their family,” her lawyer James Simon told People, a mission underscored by the divorce’s toll. A source added she’s “happy and content,” balancing motherhood with her craft. Yet, Los Angeles, her lifelong home, is on borrowed time. In August 2024, she told The Hollywood Reporter she’s only there due to divorce ties, planning to decamp once the twins hit 18 in 2027. Cambodia, where her roots run deep via the Maddox Jolie-Pitt Foundation, will become a second home, with globe-trotting visits to family rounding out her vision of “privacy, peace, and safety,” as she shared with Today.

Her humanitarian mantle, worn proudly as a U.N. Special Envoy, remains a cornerstone, though 2025 specifics are hazy. Projects like McCullin’s story hint at where her heart lies—merging art with advocacy. And in a quirky twist, she mused on The Tonight Show in December 2024 about becoming a funeral director, drawn to reimagining farewells with empathy. It’s a pipe dream amid her packed slate, but it reveals a mind unafraid to wander beyond Hollywood’s script.

For Jolie, this divorce—finalized after a bruising eight years—is less a full stop than a semicolon. “Frankly, Angelina is exhausted, but she is relieved this one part is over,” Simon said. Now, she’s scripting her encore: a dance between spy games and sewing needles, family dinners and far-flung causes. Pitt may be in the rearview, but Jolie’s road ahead glitters with promise—proof that even after the storm, she’s still the one calling the shots.