I can honestly say that when I think of Margaret Thatcher, Meryl Streep doesn’t come to mind. That’s gonna change though, as a rather uncanny new photo has emerged (courtesy of Deadline) from the Pathé UK production of THE IRON LADY, currently in its second week of shooting in London. Streep plays the famous British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher for director Phyllida Lloyd, who also worked with the popular actress in MAMMA MIA!
Jim Broadbent co-stars as Margaret’s husband Dennis. The film is said to be showing its first footage at this year’s Cannes Film Festival. Streep was quoted to say “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.”
Check out the photo, which you can click on to make REALLY big, and tell us your thoughts in the comments. While Meryl Streep movies aren’t exactly of great interest to me, I can’t deny she’s an exceptional actress, and the idea of her in this role is rather intriguing. This may make a nice companion piece to Helen Mirren’s THE QUEEN.
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Born and raised in Dallas, Mark has been a movie critic since 1994, with reviews featured in print, radio and National TV. In 2001 he started the Entertainment section of the Herorealm website, where he contributed film reviews and celebrity interviews until 2004. After three years of service there, he started Bigfanboy.com, which has become one of the Dallas film community's leading information websites. Bigfanboy hosts several movie screenings in the Texas area, and works closely with film and TV studios and promotional partners to host exciting events and contests. The site also features a variety of rare celebrity and filmmaker interviews, and Bigfanboy.com regularly covers the film festival circuit as well. In addition to Hollywood reporting, Mark has worked for many years as an advertising and sci-fi/comic book artist. Clients have included Lucasfilm Ltd., Topps Trading Cards, The Dallas Mavericks and The Dallas Stars. From 2002 until 2015 he managed the Dallas Comic Con, Sci-Fi Expo and Fan Days events in the DFW area. He currently catalogs rare comic books and movie memorabilia for Heritage Auctions, and runs the Dallas Comic Show conventions, but remains an avid moviegoer and cinema buff. 
