Meryl Streep to Play Margaret Thatcher in New Biopic
Tuesday, March 29th, 2011
Two-time Academy Award winner Meryl Streep is currently filming “The Iron Lady,” a biopic in which she plays the former British Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher. Phyllida Lloyd, the film’s director, is reteaming up with Streep whom she directed in the musical “Mamma Mia!”
Thatcher, who is currently 85 years old, will see Streep, 61, play her as the Prime Minister during the 17 days leading up to the Falkland War. Taking a cue from “The Queen,” a highly acclaimed film portraying a small period of time in Queen Elizabeth’s life, the movie will use the (more…)