Meryl Streep was steeped in Julia Child for 'Julia' role

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Meryl Streep was steeped in Julia Child for 'Julia' role



Never winging it: Meryl Streep stars as the famed TV chef in Julie and Julia.
Enlarge image Enlarge By Jonathan Wenk, Sony Pictures


By Susan Wloszczyna, USA TODAY
The Streep-inator is about to strike again.

Action hero Harrison Ford was once the superstar staple of the summer blockbuster season, but now Oscar's favorite leading lady, Meryl Streep, is making a habit out of cashing in on the busiest moviegoing period of the year with female-oriented counterprogramming.

First, it was her fashionatrix in 2006's The Devil Wears Prada. Then came last year's disco diva in Mamma Mia! Combined ticket sales: a solid $268.8 million in the USA and Canada and $929.2 million worldwide.

Next, Streep juggles pots, pans and pâté in what promises to be a deliciously rich portrait of Julia Child during the decade-long span when she evolved into America's queen of French cuisine in Julie & Julia. Joining her is Amy Adams, her nun sidekick from Doubt, as blogger Julie Powell, who spent a year toiling over all 524 recipes in Child's classic Mastering the Art of French Cooking.


Director/writer Nora Ephron, who did the screenplays for Streep's Silkwood (1983) and Heartburn (1986), says the actress basically did an informal audition for her a couple of Junes ago when they bumped into each other at New York's Shakespeare in the Park.

"It was before I even started writing the script," the filmmaker says. "She asked, 'What are you doing?' I said, 'Blah, blah, Julie Powell, Julia Child, 524 recipes.' She went into Julia as we were walking out of the theater. She did her for a full 10 seconds. I think she even said, 'Bon appétit,' " the late chef's famous sign-off from her PBS cooking show. "I thought, 'OK, look no further.' "

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[Stinky The Clown]

1. A one of a kind treasure to play a one of a kind treasure.

Vary amazing.

Very good!

Brava! Brava!

[elleng]

2. Looks like fun!

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[Callalily]

3. I will definitely be on the

look-out for this movie. I so admire Julia Child.

[sazemisery]

4. I wonder if she is thinking of Dan Akroyd in this pic?

Whenever I see Julia and chicken I immediately see the SNL skit in my mind.

[calico1]

5. I think they asked Dan first and he

turned down the role.


:rofl:

[NashVegas]

6. I Look At That Pic and Expect to See Peter Gabriel Come Bursting Out

and dance w/those puppies.