The Iron Lady trailer: First look at Meryl Steep as Margaret Thatcher

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[CondoleezzaProtege]

From the looks of it, Streep might have what it takes to convince us that she can step into the Baroness' shoes... ...

[CondoleezzaProtege]

I love the political timing of this movie's release: set against the real-time backdrop of Sarah Palin's impending presidency. :)

[nuconvert]

I read about this movie too.
What is the release date? Or do they have one yet?

[CondoleezzaProtege]

January 2012

[nuconvert]

Ah. Thanx

[Argus]

In the teaser, the two PR flacks could be talking about our Sarah, then they cut to Streep-as-Thatcher’s riposte. She really nails the voice. This looks sort of interesting now. But judgment must be reserved.

[McGavin999]

At the end of the trailer it said January 2012.

[nuconvert]

Thanx

[FatherofFive]

I hope they have my favorite Lady Thatcher quote - "The problem with Socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money."

I would love to see a liberal like Streep speak those words.

[Fiji Hill]

Hmmm

Meryl Streep once testified before a House committee investigating the use of pesticides in agriculture. She was considered qualified to testify because she had played a farmer’s wife, or something like that, in some movie.

[I still care]

I don’t trust it. I think Streep does great bios, but she is a committed lib, and I don’t think she would have taken the part if she can’t knock Thatcher.

[fish hawk]

Sounds to me like her Julia Child’s voice just tuned down a bit.

[fantom]

“She was considered qualified to testify because she had played a farmer’s wife, or something like that, in some movie”.

I think it was because she raised endives.

[Tallguy]

Wasn’t that Sissy “Space-chick” Spacek?

[MHGinTN]

Wow, she has her voice down to the syllable!

[parisa]

Let’s imagine a few right-wingers got together and made a big budget and oh so very serious and earnest movie about the life and deeds of some prog-socialist messiah. I wonder, I wonder, I wonder how the media — meaning the left-wingers! — would react?!

[Michael.SF.]

This looks sort of interesting now.

Two PR hacks gaming a politician to be more electable, polishing/changing her image, Thatcher manipulated as if a puppet by others?

All probably true as it has happened to many, but you will never see a Dem portrayed in any such light.

Is Oliver Stone behind this someplace?

[Pilated]

I cannot stomach Meryl Streep even though I think she has played some good roles. Her mouthy words have put me off her graze. No pennies will I spend on a project she is involved with.

[VRW Conspirator]

I wonder if the Hollywood libs are going to mak a movie about Obama.

[ThomasThomas]

Has Meryl Steep ever played someone who wasn’t a victim of something? I see her and I see a victim not a Iron Lady.

[Magic Fingers]

“I wonder if the Hollywood libs are going to mak a movie about Obama.”

Yes, and Meryl Streep will play the lead.