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THE IRON LADY Trailer No. 2 Stars A Stalwart Meryl Streep

Watch Meryl Streep as Margaret Thatcher, Anthony Head as Geoffrey Howe and Jim Broadbent as Dennis Thatcher in the second trailer for director Phyllida Lloyd’s film THE IRON LADY.

THE IRON LADY is a surprising and intimate portrait of Margaret Thatcher (Meryl Streep), the first and only female Prime Minister of The United Kingdom. One of the 20th century’s most famous and influential women, Thatcher came from nowhere to smash through barriers of gender and class to be heard in a male dominated world.

The film stars Academy Award-winners Meryl Streep as Lady Thatcher and Jim Broadbent as Denis Thatcher. Alexandra Roach and Harry Lloyd will play the younger Thatchers. The British cast includes Olivia Colman, Nicholas Farrell, Susan Brown, Roger Allam, Anthony Head, Julian Wadham, Pip Torrens, Nick Dunning, Richard E Grant, David Westhead, Angus Wright and John Sessions.

THE IRON LADY opens in the U.S. on December 16th by the Weinstein Co. and in the U.K. on January 6, 2012 by Pathe.

Visit the film’s website: http://weinsteinco.com/sites/iron-lady/
“Like” the film on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/IronLadyMovie
Follow it on Twitter: @IronLadyFilm

Meryl Streep Is THE IRON LADY In UK Trailer

Due in theaters December 30, 2011 for an Oscar qualifying run, watch the United Kingdom trailer for THE IRON LADY. Having the British, “Our House” (1982) by Madness, underneath is a nice touch.

Doesn’t that give you chills? Streep is brilliant as usual (when isn’t she?) and will see another nomination. But enough of the “actress of our generation” rhetoric. A film about Thatcher – one of my heroes, now thats my cuppa tea.

THE IRON LADY is a surprising and intimate portrait of Margaret Thatcher (Meryl Streep), the first and only female Prime Minister of The United Kingdom. One of the 20th century’s most famous and influential women, Thatcher came from nowhere to smash through barriers of gender and class to be heard in a male dominated world.

The film stars Academy Award-winners Meryl Streep as Lady Thatcher and Jim Broadbent as Denis Thatcher. Alexandra Roach and Harry Lloyd will play the younger Thatchers. The British cast includes Olivia Colman, Nicholas Farrell, Susan Brown, Roger Allam, Anthony Head, Julian Wadham, Pip Torrens, Nick Dunning, Richard E Grant, David Westhead, Angus Wright and John Sessions.

THE IRON LADY opens in the U.S. on December 16th by the Weinstein Co. and in the U.K. on January 6, 2012 by Pathe.

Visit the film’s website: http://www.theironladymovie.co.uk/blog/
“Like” the film on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/IronLadyMovie
Follow it on Twitter: @IronLadyFilm

First Poster Of Meryl Streep As Margaret Thatcher In THE IRON LADY

Meryl Streep stars as Margaret Thatcher in this first poster for The Weinstein Company’s THE IRON LADY. I can appreciate the duality of the poster – it rings true. For a time in the 80’s Thatcher and England were synonymous with each other. The Soviet Union knew better not to cross the United Kingdom and “The Iron Lady”.

To be released on December 16, 2011, THE IRON LADY is a surprising and intimate portrait of Margaret Thatcher (Meryl Streep), the first and only female Prime Minister of The United Kingdom. One of the 20th century’s most famous and influential women, Thatcher came from nowhere to smash through barriers of gender and class to be heard in a male dominated world.

The film stars Academy Award-winners Meryl Streep as Lady Thatcher and Jim Broadbent as Denis Thatcher. Alexandra Roach and Harry Lloyd will play the younger Thatchers. The British cast includes Olivia Colman, Nicholas Farrell, Susan Brown, Roger Allam, Anthony Head, Julian Wadham, Pip Torrens, Nick Dunning, Richard E Grant, David Westhead, Angus Wright and John Sessions.

THE IRON LADY opens in the U.S. on December 16th by the Weinstein Co. and in the U.K. on January 6, 2012 by Pathe.

Visit the film’s website: http://www.theironladymovie.co.uk/blog/
“Like” the film on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/IronLadyMovie
Follow it on Twitter: @IronLadyFilm

Photo by:
Alex Bailey. Courtesy of Pathe Productions Ltd/ The Weinstein Company

Weinstein Company Acquires Rights To THE IRON LADY Starring Meryl Streep As Margaret Thatcher

In what’s sure to open during this year’s Oscar season, The Weinstein Company has emerged with U.S. distribution rights to THE IRON LADY, the Pathe pic that stars Meryl Streep as Margaret Thatcher. According to Deadline, The Weinstein Company partnered with Ron Burkle and his Yucaipa Company on aquiring the rights, with Alliance distributing the film in Canada.

Weinstein was executive producer on THE KING’S SPEECH. The film won 4 Oscars at the 83rd Academy Awards including Best Picture.

Written by award-winning writer Abi Morgan (Sex Traffic, Brick Lane, White Girl), directed by Phyllida Lloyd CBE (Mamma Mia) and produced by Damian Jones (The History Boys, Adulthood). The film will be executive produced by Francois Ivernel and Cameron McCracken for Pathe, by Tessa Ross for Film4 and by Adam Kulick for Goldcrest.

THE IRON LADY tells the compelling story of Margaret Thatcher, a woman who smashed through the barriers of gender and class to be heard in a male-dominated world. The story concerns power and the price that is paid for power, and is a surprising and intimate portrait of an extraordinary and complex woman.

The film stars Academy Award-winners Meryl Streep as Lady Thatcher and Jim Broadbent as Denis Thatcher. Their young selves are played by Alexandra Roach and Harry Lloyd. The rest of the cast of family and friends, politicians and advisers, is made up of the very best of British acting talent, including: Olivia Colman, Nicholas Farrell, Susan Brown, Roger Allam, Anthony Head, Julian Wadham, Pip Torrens, Nick Dunning, Richard E Grant, David Westhead, Angus Wright and John Sessions.

The fllm is a Pathe, Film4, UK Film Council presentaton with the participation of Canal+ and Cine Cinema in associaton with Goldcrest Film Producton LLP of a DJ Films Producton.

Pathe will distribute the film in France; and Fox will distribute the film in the UK on behalf of Pathe. Pathe International will handle International sales.

The film already has a site where you can follow it’s progress at The Iron Lady Movie – Official Blog, on Facebook HERE and on Twitter HERE

ABOUT THE WEINSTEIN COMPANY
The Weinstein Company (TWC) is a multimedia production and distribution company launched in October 2005 by Bob and Harvey Weinstein, the brothers who founded Miramax Films in 1979. TWC also encompasses Dimension Films, the genre label founded in 1993 by Bob Weinstein, which has released such popular franchises as SCREAM, SPY KIDS and SCARY MOVIE. Together TWC and Dimension Films have released a broad range of mainstream, genre and specialty films that have been commercial and critical successes, most recently Tom Hooper’s THE KING’S SPEECH, winner of four 2011 Academy Awards®, including Best Picture; Derek Cianfrance’s Academy Award®-nominated BLUE VALENTINE; John Wells’ feature directorial debut, THE COMPANY MEN; Julian Schnabel’s MIRAL; and Wes Craven’s SCRE4M. Since 2005, TWC and Dimension Films have released such films as GRINDHOUSE; I’M NOT THERE; THE GREAT DEBATERS; VICKY CRISTINA BARCELONA; THE READER; THE ROAD;  HALLOWEEN; THE PAT TILLMAN STORY; PIRANHA 3D; INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS; A SINGLE MAN; and 2011 Golden Globe® Best Foreign Language Film nominee THE CONCERT. Upcoming releases include SPY KIDS 4, APOLLO 18, OUR IDIOT BROTHER, THE DETAILS and MY WEEK WITH MARILYN. Recently wrapping is I DON’T KNOW HOW SHE DOES IT. Principal photography on COGAN’S TRADE, with Brad Pitt, finished on May 5, 2011 in New Orleans.

First Look At THE IRON LADY Starring Meryl Streep

Wow! With the mouthpiece and hair, Meryl Streep looks just like former British Prime Minister, Lady Margaret Thatcher. Uncanny resemblance.  

From Pathe’:

“The prospect of exploring the swathe cut through history by this remarkable woman is a daunting and exciting challenge. 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!”
MERYL STREEP

Pathé announces that principal photography has begun on THE IRON LADY. Written by award-winning writer Abi Morgan (Sex Traffic, Brick Lane, White Girl), directed by Phyllida Lloyd CBE (Mamma Mia) and produced by Damian Jones (The History Boys, Adulthood). The film will be executive produced by Francois Ivernel and Cameron McCracken for Pathé, by Tessa Ross for Film4 and by Adam Kulick for Goldcrest.

THE IRON LADY tells the compelling story of Margaret Thatcher, a woman who smashed through the barriers of gender and class to be heard in a male-dominated world. The story concerns power and the price that is paid for power, and is a surprising and intimate portrait of an extraordinary and complex woman.

The film stars Academy Award-winners Meryl Streep as Lady Thatcher and Jim Broadbent as Denis Thatcher. Their young selves are played by Alexandra Roach and Harry Lloyd. The rest of the cast of family and friends, politicians and advisers, is made up of the very best of British acting talent, including: Olivia Colman, Nicholas Farrell, Susan Brown, Roger Allam, Anthony Head, Julian Wadham, Pip Torrens, Nick Dunning, Richard E Grant, David Westhead, Angus Wright and John Sessions.

The fllm is a Pathé, Film4, UK Film Council presentaton with the partcipaton of Canal+ and Cine Cinema in associaton with Goldcrest Film Producton LLP of a DJ Films Producton.

Pathé will distribute the film in France; and Fox will distribute the film in the UK on behalf of Pathé. Pathé Internatonal will handle Internatonal sales. Shooting began on location in the UK on 31st January 2011

The film already has a site where you can follow it’s progress at The Iron Lady Movie – Official Blog, on Facebook HERE and on Twitter HERE.

Photo Courtesy: Alex Bailey