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The Iron Lady
Release Date: January 13, 2012 (North America)
Genres: Biography, Drama MPAA Rating: PG-13
Production Phase: Released
Studio: The Weinstein Company Production Company: Pathé
Who's In It: Meryl Streep (Margeret Thatcher), Jim Broadbent (Denis Thatcher), Anthony Head (Geoffrey Howe), Richard E. Grant (Michael Heseltine),
Who's Making It: Phyllida Lloyd (Director), Abi Morgan (Screenwriter),
Premise: A biography of Margaret Thatcher, the first female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, and her triumphs and upsets as she led her nation through the 1980s.... More »
Saturday, February 19, 2011
Filming has started on The Iron Lady, a biopic centering on the era of Margaret Thatcher's reign as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Playing the iron lady is Meryl Streep, and this photograph of the actress in her Thatcher makeup and hairstyle was released to the press.
"The prospect of exploring the swathe cut through history by this remarkable woman is a daunting and exciting challenge," said Streep in the press announcement. "I am trying to approach the role with as much zeal, fervour and attention to detail as the real Lady Thatcher possesses – I can only hope my stamina will begin to approach her own!" [Full story]
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