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Oscar-winning actress Meryl Streep at a graduation in May 2010
If confirmed, it would be the highest profile role yet tackled by Streep, a chameleon of the big screen who has already played real-life women including whistle-blower Karen Silkwood and television chef Julia Child.
According to the Hollywood Reporter, the planned biopic will be set in the 17 days before the Falklands War as Thatcher -- Britain's first woman Prime Minister -- is battling to save her career.
The Falklands War is often regarded as a turning point in Thatcher's career, sending her popularity soaring and helping her right-wing Conservative Party score a landslide election win in 1983.
Veteran British actor Jim Broadbent is in talks to play Thatcher's husband, Denis, the report said.
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According to the Hollywood Reporter, the planned biopic will be set in the 17 days before the Falklands War as Thatcher -- Britain's first woman Prime Minister -- is battling to save her career.
The Falklands War is often regarded as a turning point in Thatcher's career, sending her popularity soaring and helping her right-wing Conservative Party score a landslide election win in 1983.
Veteran British actor Jim Broadbent is in talks to play Thatcher's husband, Denis, the report said.
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