British star Carey Mulligan revealed as surprise favourite to play the young Hillary Clinton in biopic Rodham
She certainly has big shoes to fill.
But it has emerged Carey Mulligan is favourite to play Hillary Clinton in a forthcoming biopic about the former First Lady.
She looks set to beat off a host of top names to land the coveted role after becoming the producers' top choice to play the politician in Rodham.
She is set to have a sit-down with director James Ponsoldt, whose credits include The Spectacular Now, and it is said both sides are eager to move beyond discussions.
However there is still hope for others who are in the mix, as no final decision has been made.
The indie drama will showcase the
future Secretary of State as a young lawyer on the committee involved in
President Richard Nixon's impeachment.
It will show her struggling to juggle her career with her unresolved feelings for future husband and president Bill Clinton.
Londoner Carey has emerged as one of the most in-demand young actress in Hollywood, and she is currently appearing in cinemas opposite Leonardo DiCaprio in The Great Gatsby.
The role of a young Hillary is one of the most sought-after among thespians under the age of 40 in recent years.
Mulligan, whose recent credits
include Shame, Drive and Never Let Me Go, will next appear in the Coen
brothers' Inside Llewyn Davis.
Young Il Kim, who majored in economics at Harvard and worked in the dotcom world after university wrote the script, which made it onto the 2012 Black List for unproduced screenplays.
Richard Arlook is producing alongside Temple Hill's Wyck Godfrey and Marty Bowen and UTA, which reps Kim and Ponsoldt, is handling domestic distribution rights.
But it has emerged Carey Mulligan is favourite to play Hillary Clinton in a forthcoming biopic about the former First Lady.
She looks set to beat off a host of top names to land the coveted role after becoming the producers' top choice to play the politician in Rodham.
Top of the Bill? Carey Mulligan has emerged as the frontrunner to play Hillary Clinton in biopic Rodham
Sources have told the Hollywood Reporter the English starlet is set to pip a host of American names, including Scarlett Johansson, Jessica Chastain and Emma Stone.
It
would be an especially bitter blow for the Avengers star, as the
staunch Democrat gave a speech at the Democratic National Convention to
drum up support for Barack Obama's reelection campaign last year.She is set to have a sit-down with director James Ponsoldt, whose credits include The Spectacular Now, and it is said both sides are eager to move beyond discussions.
However there is still hope for others who are in the mix, as no final decision has been made.
Lookalikes: It's easy to see why producers are so keen to lock Carey in to play a young Hillary
It will show her struggling to juggle her career with her unresolved feelings for future husband and president Bill Clinton.
Londoner Carey has emerged as one of the most in-demand young actress in Hollywood, and she is currently appearing in cinemas opposite Leonardo DiCaprio in The Great Gatsby.
The role of a young Hillary is one of the most sought-after among thespians under the age of 40 in recent years.
She was great in Gatsby: The young English actress has been praised for her turn opposite Leonardo DiCaprio
Young Il Kim, who majored in economics at Harvard and worked in the dotcom world after university wrote the script, which made it onto the 2012 Black List for unproduced screenplays.
Richard Arlook is producing alongside Temple Hill's Wyck Godfrey and Marty Bowen and UTA, which reps Kim and Ponsoldt, is handling domestic distribution rights.
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