From The Hollywood Reporter: Meryl Streep is in final negotiations to take on the role of iconic political activist Emmeline Pankhurst in the drama Suffragette.
The Ruby Films project, which also stars Carey Mulligan, will start shooting in the U.K. on Monday.
Mulligan plays a young foot soldier of the early feminist movement who is radicalized and turns to violence after seeing peaceful protests achieve nothing.
Written by: Abi Morgan (The Hour, Birdsong, The Iron Lady)
Directed by: Sarah Gavron
Cast: Carey Mulligan, Helena Bonham Carter, Romola Garai, Anne-Marie Duff, Samuel West
Can’t wait for this one – Streep is my favourite actress and the time period will be wonderful. I’m a feminist at heart!
That should be an interesting film. I’m a Streep fan, she’s amazing. It’ll be interesting to see what she does with this role.
Sounds interesting. Helena Bonham-Carter and Samuel West, are of course, masters of the period drama. I wouldn’t watch it though just because Streep was in it.