Nov 1 2007Meryl Streep Wins Preemptive Oscar as Julia Child
Should someone win an Oscar for doing a goofy impression of Julia Child that probably won't be as good as the one Dan Aykroyd did 30 years ago? Probably not. But knowing Meryl Streep, she probably will now that she's been cast as the famous chef in the comedy Julia & Julia.
Other actors will earn nominations for heart-wrenching, dramatic monologues that bring audiences to tears, but Meryl will walk away with the win because she wore a wig and delivered jokes in a frumpy, high-pitched voice, and maybe held up a fish.
Then again, I guess she was only nominated for acting like a bitchy caricature in The Devil Wears Prada.
Meryl Streep to play Julia Child [Variety]
Reader Comments
1. Feckless - November 2, 2007 5:48 AM
Dan Ackroyd's "Save the liver!" will be a tough, if not impossible, act to follow for Ms. Streep.
2. Kitty Tibet - November 2, 2007 4:59 PM
The real Julie is an attractive curvy woman, but it's ridiculous that the willowy Amy Adams has been cast to play her. I like Adams, she was great in Junebug, but she's not beliveable as a curvy woman who loves voluptuous food, and who would continue her project no matter what, even after cooking and eating a year's worth of butter infused French food, and gaining weight.
3. Christina - September 5, 2009 7:54 PM
I thought the whole move was GREAT.