'I'm sure she [Dame Helen] will be marvellous, but it would never be allowed for Ben Kingsley to play Nelson Mandela. You just couldn't even go there.'
Dame Maureen Lipman played the titular character's mother in Roman Polanski's 2002 film The Pianist
Dame Maureen Lipman has questioned the casting of Dame Helen Mirren as the former Israel Prime Minister Golda Meir in an upcoming film about her life. Dame Helen, who is not Jewish, will portray the politician - Israel's first female PM - in the movie, titled Golda.The BBC has asked Dame Helen's representatives for comment.earlier this week.
"I'm sure she [Dame Helen] will be marvellous, but it would never be allowed for Ben Kingsley to play Nelson Mandela. You just couldn't even go there."Dame Helen Mirren won the best actress Oscar for her portrayal of Her Majesty, The Queenbecame the country's first female prime ministerMeir's story has been the subject of many fictionalised portrayals, on stage and on both the big and small screen.
Lioness, a separate Barbara Streisand-directed TV mini-series, set to star Israili actress Shira Haas as Meir, is also currently in the works.After a first image of the British actress as the late politician was shared in November, she said it was a "great challenge to portray her at the most difficult moment of her extraordinary life.
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