The fiery tempers are as hot as the oklahoma weather in this film. Julia roberts, meryl streep, sam shepard, juliette lewis and ewan mcgregor head the cast of august. Meryl streep and julia roberts finally collide in august. Osage county is said to begin production this fall, according to the film s production company, the weinstein company. But there was no sign of family drama on monday as julia roberts embraced her costar meryl streep on the red. The starstudded film adaptation of the acclaimed play hits theaters nov. Osage county 20 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Julia roberts and meryl streep are in negotiations to star in the feature adaptation of tracy letts pulitzerwinning play august. Osage county is a film of big, wild gestures, plate smashing, screaming and tears, but. Sep 10, 20 meryl streep rules as the mother of all dysfunctional screen moms in the long awaited screen adaptation of the pulitzerwinning play august. Osage county is about to welcome two new highprofile residents. Julia roberts and meryl streep were both nominated for an oscar for this movie. Julia roberts, playing barbara, beverlys favorite daughter and therefore violets rival, tries to hold her own by refusing to smile. Osage county is a 20 american comedydrama film directed by john wells.
So its no surprise that sparks fly when meryl streep and julia roberts go head to head in their new film drama. Osage county actors will play mother and daughter in film adaptation of tracy lettss pulitzer prizewinning play, to be directed by john wells. Osage county, a playbased film using a handful of eclectic characters within a limited space, unexpec. Osage county is a hoot and a holler, says peoples film critic, but a serious family drama it aint. Oklahoma in the summer is suffocating, summer in osage county is worse. Dec 27, 20 julia roberts, playing barbara, beverlys favorite daughter and therefore violets rival, tries to hold her own by refusing to smile. 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. Meryl streep has been cast as pillpopping matriarch violet weston, and julia roberts will play her complicated adult daughter barbara in august. Julia roberts reveals why her violent, oscarnominated performance in august.
Osage county key casting has been confirmed on the forthcoming weinstein company adaptation of. Osage county but with two stars like meryl streep and julia roberts attached. May 10, 20 that includes meryl streep and julia roberts as mother and daughter, the film written by letts and directed by the company men helmer john wells is a darkly comic family saga set. Osage county also present are violets outspoken sister, mattie fae, her henpecked husband, charlie, and their even milder son, little charles. Osage county film, starring meryl streep and julia roberts. However i will admit it is not my favourite movie of hers. 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 reunites into the familial house when their patriarch sam shepard suddenly disappears.
Just to watch the two is worth watching this movie. Julia roberts, meryl streep team for august hollywood. Julia roberts acts out her film career w james corden duration. Tom jolliffe celebrates some of the most popular b movie queens of the video era onward think of those legendary actresses of the last few decades. Alist actresses meryl streep and julia roberts have been confirmed to appear in the upcoming film august. When meryl streep and julia roberts face off, we all win. Jul 11, 2017 meryl streep and julia roberts have ruled hollywood for so long, but theyve never been in the same film. Oct 16, 20 julia roberts tramples meryl streep in new rowdy poster for august. Fireworks fly when family secrets are revealed as mother and daughters clash.
Meryl streep, julia roberts, and benedict cumberbatch in deep family drama. And the film s castincluding meryl streep as the patriarchs cancerstricken, painkilleraddicted wife, julia roberts as their bitter eldest daughter, and chris. It is produced by george clooney, grant heslov, jean doumanian, and steve traxler. The film is based on the pulitzer prizewinning play by tracy letts. And the films castincluding meryl streep as the patriarchs cancerstricken, painkilleraddicted wife, julia roberts as their bitter eldest daughter, and chris. Meryl streep and julia roberts have ruled hollywood for so long, but theyve never been in the same film. Jan 23, 2014 meryl streep and julia roberts lead an allstar cast in darkly comic family drama august. The cheery first trailer for the weinstein companys oscarseason dark family comedy august. Julia roberts tramples meryl streep in new rowdy poster for. Meryl streep and julia roberts duke it out for an oscar.
The film stars an ensemble cast consisting of meryl streep, julia roberts, ewan. May 10, 20 the cheery first trailer for the weinstein companys oscarseason dark family comedy august. Violet wetson meryl streep reunites with her three willful daughters, barbara julia roberts, ivy julianne nicholson and karen juliette lewis when there was a death in the family. Its been over a year since we last heard about the feature adaptation of the pulitzertonywinning play august. 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. I love julia roberts, so i was going to like this movie no matter what. Directed by john wells the company men, the film features an allstar cast led by golden globenominees meryl streep and julia roberts, including ewan mcgregor, chris cooper, abigail breslin, benedict cumberbatch, juliette lewis, margo martindale, dermot mulroney, julianne nicholson, sam shepard, and misty upham. Osage county, the blistering film adaptation of the pulitzerwinning tracy letts play starring meryl streep and julia roberts. And roberts wins, in this entertaining if cinematically uninspired film of. August osage county movie prop keychain key ring meryl streep julia roberts coa. Big names, capable of selling a film themselves and a regular big screen fixture. With meryl streep, dermot mulroney, julia roberts, juliette lewis.
Meryl streep and julia roberts lead an allstar cast in darkly comic family drama august. Including oprah winfrey in the butler, meryl streep and julia roberts in august. The still is from a key scene in the film, one also highlighted in the trailer which you can view below the. The highly anticipated adaptation of tracy letts play august. Osage county 20 about a dysfunctional family that reunites into the familial house when their patriarch suddenly disappears. Big names, capable of selling a film themselves and a regular big screen. Feb 16, 2012 osage county is about to welcome two new highprofile residents. Jan 23, 2014 meryl streep plays violet weston, the cantankerous oklahoma matriarch who, on becoming a widow, assembles her extended family for the funeral weekend. Meryl streep and julia roberts as mother and daughter. Osage county is a film of big, wild gestures, plate smashing, screaming and tears, but not nuance. Meryl streep, julia roberts, scar jo, to the recent impact of margot robbie.
Meryl streep and julia roberts keep it in the family in. Academy award winners meryl streep and julia roberts star in the darkly hilarious and deeply touching story of the strongwilled women of the weston family, whose lives converge when a family crisis brings them back to the midwest house they grew up in, and to the dysfunctional mother who raised them. Osage county, starring meryl streep and julia roberts. The weinstein company confirmed today that, after being in. Julia roberts reveals why her violent, oscarnominated performance in. New photos from for the film adaptation of tracy letts tony and pulitzer prizewinning drama august. Julia roberts and meryl streep united through bad blood in. Meryl streep and julia roberts have signed on to star in the weinstein companys film adaptation of the pulitzer prize and tony awardwinning play.
The weinstein company confirmed today that, after being in talks with the oscarwinning actresses. Meryl streep and julia roberts are to play mother and daughter in august. Nearly every character, especially those of meryl streep and julia roberts, is extremely unlikable, selfish, and antagonistic. Osage county, based on the pulitzer prize and tony. Playing mother and daughter, meryl streep and julia roberts spar and squabble in the trailer for august. Osage county interview meryl streep 20 julia roberts movie hd. 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 heads a fine ensemble cast let down only by dowdy direction in this adaptation of tracy lettss play. Yet will the academy show the film as much love as its stars have been showing each other.
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