While Ryan Murphy won’t spill the beans on who he’s considering for the role of the late Princess Diana in the second season of Feud, through process of elimination, we might be able to figure it out. We now know that the Feud creator would “never” cast Naomi Watts in the role. When asked on Tuesday if he would ever consider casting someone who’d already played the princess — Watts played the title role in the 2013 film Diana — Murphy told People, “Never. No, no.”
And while we’re at it, English actress Emily Mortimer is definitely not in the running either.
And while we’re at it, English actress Emily Mortimer is definitely not in the running either.
- 4/19/2017
- by Maggie Parker and Diana Pearl
- PEOPLE.com
As England's first female prime minister and the former leader of its conservative movement, Margaret Thatcher drew both the fascination and contempt of the entertainment industry: Meryl Streep offered a sympathetic portrayal in "The Iron Lady," while Elvis Costello imagined stomping on her grave. Thatcher, who died Monday at 87, was also a frequent target of satirists. In the 2002 satirical BBC comedy "Jeffrey Archer: The Truth," she was portrayed by Greta Scacchi, while future "Homeland" Emmy winner Damian Lewis played the title character. Her politics stirred strong emotions from supporters...
- 4/8/2013
- by Tim Molloy
- The Wrap
The Iron Lady and the arts were never the closest of bedfellows – she took her axe to them and they rebelled
In a word, Margaret Thatcher's relationship with the arts has been ironic. By taking an axe to British culture, the former Pm – making headlines once again with the arrival of The Iron Lady starring Meryl Streep – gave a generation something to rebel against, inspiring an outpouring of creativity that was usually negative, hateful and directed against her.
There's even a hint of that irony in the new film: it starts with the old milk-snatcher herself running out of milk. Thatcher is undeniably an easy look: big hair, handbag, deep voice, blue dress – or business suit for her Spitting Image puppet. On TV, she's been portrayed by everyone from Jennifer Saunders (as a femme fatale in The Hunt for Tony Blair) to Greta Scacchi (nakedly in Jeffrey Archer: The Truth...
In a word, Margaret Thatcher's relationship with the arts has been ironic. By taking an axe to British culture, the former Pm – making headlines once again with the arrival of The Iron Lady starring Meryl Streep – gave a generation something to rebel against, inspiring an outpouring of creativity that was usually negative, hateful and directed against her.
There's even a hint of that irony in the new film: it starts with the old milk-snatcher herself running out of milk. Thatcher is undeniably an easy look: big hair, handbag, deep voice, blue dress – or business suit for her Spitting Image puppet. On TV, she's been portrayed by everyone from Jennifer Saunders (as a femme fatale in The Hunt for Tony Blair) to Greta Scacchi (nakedly in Jeffrey Archer: The Truth...
- 1/5/2012
- by Steve Rose
- The Guardian - Film News
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