Fans react to first images of ‘unrecognisable’ Helen Mirren as former Israeli PM Golda Meir
A first look image of Helen Mirren as Golda Meir has been released.
Mirren will play the former Israeli prime minister in Guy Nattiv’s upcoming biopic Golda. The film has recently started shooting in London.
The film is written by Nicholas Martin (Florence Foster Jenkins) and is set during the Yom Kippur War (1973), when Egypt, Syria and Jordan launched a surprise attack on Israel to reclaim territory lost during the Six-Day War in 1967.
Described as a “ticking-clock thriller” (via The Hollywood Reporter), Golda explores the responsibilities Meir faced and the decisions she took while facing infighting from her male cabinet members.
Speaking about taking on the part, Mirren said: “Golda Meir was a formidable, intransigent and powerful leader. It is a great challenge to portray her at the most difficult moment of her extraordinary life. I only hope I do her justice!”
In the first look images shared of Mirren as Meir, social media users have described the transformation as “stunning” and said Mirren is “unrecognisable” in the part.
You can some of the reaction here:
First image of Helen Mirren playing Golda Meir in a new biopic about the former Israeli prime minister. pic.twitter.com/ahbwnch6Y9
— Amy Spiro (@AmySpiro) November 17, 2021
Helen Mirren as Golda Meir in Guy Nattiv‘s „Golda“. Stunning. pic.twitter.com/dW3QCBgqQn
— marlene von arx (@moviemarlene) November 17, 2021
Wow! Wow! Wow!
First of all... Helen Mirren's resemblance to Golda Meir here is uncanny. I can't wait to see this film and her performance!
Second of all... this film will absolutely win the Oscar next year for Best Makeup and Hairstyling. I'm calling it now. https://t.co/0yBZEqM7fa— Brandon Schuster (@brandonwrites) November 17, 2021
Jaw..... DROPPED! 😱 #golda #helenmirren #oscarbuzz https://t.co/psiQMZqGut
— Kelli Ruttle (@kelliruttle) November 17, 2021
Speaking of Mirren’s casting, Nattiv said: “I have long been an admirer of the great Helen Mirren. She has melted so brilliantly into Golda Meir’s character with incredible talent, intelligence, depth and emotion, doing justice to the richness and complexity of this incredible woman.”
The film is currently shooting for six weeks on location in both London and Israel.
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