over seven years, the crown It has become one of Netflix's most popular productions, helping to provide a more intimate (and yet expansive) perspective on life within the walls of the world. Buckingham Palace. Now, after its completion on December 14, the streaming giant is determined to cash in on the power-in's exciting history United kingdomThat is why it has been announced that a series of biographies of one of the most controversial figures in British politics will be being developed: Margaret Thatcher.
The project is still in a very early stage. But it is known that filming will begin in 2024 under the name Thatcher It will be produced on a large budget Mammoth screenone of the most important production houses in the United Kingdom with series such as Strive And Vanity gallery.
casting for Thatcher It has not started yet, so it is still unknown who will be the actress who will bring the “Iron Lady” movie to life. It is worth noting that who was the first woman to become Prime Minister of the United Kingdom She has been played by many actresses over the years, e.g Lesley Manville, Greta Scacchi, and Lindsay Duncan. However, among them the Oscar winner stands out Meryl Streep In the famous movie Women are made of iron 2011. More recently, that has been the case Gillian Anderson The person responsible for reviving Thatcher in Season 4 the crown.
Playing Margaret Thatcher is, according to Streep and Anderson, An experience full of contradictions. On the one hand, you have one of the most influential figures of the 20th century, whose being a woman in a very sexist context makes her even more famous. On the other hand, Thatcher also generated huge controversy due to her comments and policies that greatly affected the working class.
In an interview with Hollywood ReporterGillian Anderson implied that she disagreed with many of Thatcher's statements, but interpreting them accurately was not a problem.
“Even though she was the first female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and had the power that she had and was a self-made woman, she expected that all women could do exactly the same thing as her, and that they would all do it.” Able to move forward on their own. This is all part of who he was and the character's complexity One does not necessarily agree with it, admire it, or even love it in order to interpret it truthfully.
For her part, Meryl Streep confirmed guardian Who greatly admires how far Thatcher went because of her context, but disagrees with her positions as governor.
“The more I learned, the more my opinion about it changed. Whatever you thought of his politics, and a lot of people didn't like him, the scale of his influence and the fact that he got things done was extraordinary (…) I admire this achievement. That astonishes me, even though I didn't agree with many of his policies.“.
Sources close to Netflix confirmed that the series, which revolves around the British monarchy, has made the audience greatly interested in the game of power (which is similar to what happened with… house of cards), Highlighting the episodes that focused on Thatcher and became some of the most watched episodes the crown.
“The Crown aroused among viewers a real fascination with the art of statecraft and the conduct of public affairs, of which Maggie was an expert. It devoted an entire series to the Thatcher years, with Gillian Anderson playing the Prime Minister, and It turned out to be one of her most popular episodes“.
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