I love julia roberts, so i was going to like this movie no matter what. Osage county, starring heavyhitters meryl streep and julia roberts in john wells adaptation of. Meryl streep was also nominated for an oscar for her role in this film. Extras jerry penacoli sat down with julia roberts to talk about her new drama, august. Julia roberts admits she was nervous to work with meryl. So seeing streep and roberts, at this part of their careers, specifically, play these roles in this film is a treat. Julia childs story of her start in the cooking profession is intertwined with blogger julie powells 2002 challenge to cook all the recipes in childs first book. All of julia roberts movies ever, ranked by critics insider.
She made her breakthrough the following year by starring in the comingofage film mystic pizza 1988. However i will admit it is not my favourite movie of hers. Julia roberts, jennifer garner, meryl streep, more movie. Julia roberts is an american actress and producer who made her acting debut in the 1987 directtovideo feature firehouse. Directed by john wells the company men, the film has one of the most impressive dramatic casts in recent memory. Julia roberts, meryl streep, sam shepard, juliette lewis and ewan mcgregor head the cast of august. August osage county trailer 1 20 meryl streep, julia roberts movie hd n oklahoma, in august, beverly weston shepard, is a poet with a drinking problem while his wife, violet streep. Meryl streep, dermot mulroney, julia roberts uk release.
For her supporting role in the comedydrama steel magnolias 1989, she received the golden globe award for best supporting actress. On a pretty frequent basis, hollywood pairs two of its acting greats for a spectacle of performance. Meryl streep and julia roberts confirmed for august. Meryl streep and julia roberts finally collide in august. With amy adams, meryl streep, chris messina, stanley tucci. Streeps performance alone makes this film worthwhilein recent years she has really shown her great talent as a comedian adaptation, devil wears prada, this film. Osage county already has a heavyweight pedigree in julia roberts and meryl streep, who are playing the two lead roles in the adaptation of the broadway drama. Osage county, and being consumed by her role as meryl streeps daughter. Ten yearold lucas likes to torment ants, until resident ant wizard zoc nicolas cage shrinks him to their size and teaches him to live as part of the. Julia roberts, meryl streep, and the new class of alist actresses on tv.
Osage county actors will play mother and daughter in film adaptation of tracy lettss pulitzer prize. The starstudded film adaptation of the acclaimed play hits theaters nov. Meryl streep plays violet weston, the cantankerous oklahoma matriarch who, on becoming a widow, assembles her extended family for the funeral weekend. Once again meryl streep commands the screen, even if her character is totally obnoxious and unlikeable. The film stars an ensemble cast consisting of meryl streep, julia roberts, ewan mcgregor, chris cooper, abigail breslin, benedict cumberbatch, juliette lewis, margo martindale, dermot mulroney, and julianne nicholson as a dysfunctional family that re. Yet will the academy show the film as much love as its stars have been showing each other. It is produced by george clooney, grant heslov, jean doumanian, and steve traxler. Meryl streep has been cast as pillpopping matriarch violet weston, and julia roberts will play her complicated adult daughter barbara in august. Including oprah winfrey in the butler, meryl streep and julia roberts in august. En film om meryl streeps og julia roberts imponerende. August osage county trailer 1 20 meryl streep, julia. Critically acclaimed on release, most of the plaudits went to meryl streep, but in fact the strongest performance from a raft of strong female actors in this film is julia roberts, tough love in action, emotional, honest and heartfelt. It was written by tracy letts and based on his pulitzer prizewinning eponymous play. Playing mother and daughter, meryl streep and julia roberts spar and squabble in the trailer for august.
Osage county is a 20 american tragicomedy film directed by john wells. Meryl streep and julia roberts lead an allstar cast in darkly comic family drama august. Homecoming had its world premiere at the toronto international film. Margo martindale, is marvellous,sam shepard and ewan mcgregor super in tiny but vital support roles and a.
Meryl streep wasnt in attendance at this mornings packed press conference for august. The film stars an ensemble cast consisting of meryl streep, julia roberts. Whether they are blockbusters, indie films, or that new comedy. Osage county, and being consumed by her role as meryl streep s daughter. Streep plays violet weston, a woman unraveled after her. I had a chance to view it during a film festival and was excited that i got a ticket to. A look at the lives of the strongwilled women of the weston family, whose paths have diverged until a family crisis brings them back to the oklahoma house they grew up in, and to the dysfunctional woman who raised them. Meryl streep, julia roberts, ewan mcgregor, benedict cumberbatch,margot. In a power pairing, julia roberts and meryl streep are in talks to star for the weinstein company in the bigscreen adaptation of the tracy letts pulitzer and tonywinning play august. Meryl streep and julia roberts keep it in the family in. The men in the film have little to say other than chris cooper who is the only guy will both balls and morality.
It happens during a dinner scene when roberts lunges at streep and tackles her to the ground while trying to taking. Following the death of their father, a group of women return to see their mother meryl streep, who subjects them to harsh criticism. She has won three golden globe awards, from eight nominations, and has been nominated for four academy awards for her film acting. Pairing tracey letts pulitizer prize and tony awardwinning play with an outstanding ensemble cast ranging from awardsnominated veterans to rising young starsmeryl streep, julia. Julia roberts, nicolas cage, meryl streep, paul giamatti, zach tyler eisen, regina king, bruce campbell, lily tomlin yet another cgi animation bestowing life lessons on the nations young. Osage county, cate blanchett and sally hawkins in blue jasmine, june squibb in nebraska, kristin scott thomas in only god forgives, and julianne moore in carrie. Julia roberts and meryl streep were both nominated for an oscar for this movie. Meryl streep rules as the mother of all dysfunctional screen moms in the long awaited screen adaptation of the pulitzerwinning play august. With meryl streep, dermot mulroney, julia roberts, juliette lewis. But with two stars like meryl streep and julia roberts attached, you knew the weinstein co. Beverlys wife, violet, soon makes her wobbly, cackling entrance in the person of meryl streep. Just to watch the two is worth watching this movie. While the two women reportedly got along on the set, the original ending was a shot of meryl alone after shed been abandoned by her daughter.
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