*Inspired by Shirley MacLaine's assertion that the best parts for actresses fall into one of the above categories

Oscar-winner Halle Berry is reteaming with her Monster's Ball costar Billy Bob Thornton to star in the drama Tulia, "an adaptation of the Nate Blakeslee book "Tulia: Race, Cocaine, and Corruption in a Small Texas Town," in which 10% of the black population of Tulia was incarcerated," reports Variety. Although the trade paper is not reporting what Berry's role will be, it's safe to say that she's not going to be playing the male lawyer who exposed the corruption, nor the crooked local law enforcement officer behind the racist arrests. In better casting news, the incomparable Miranda Richardson and up-and-comer Emily Blunt have been cast in the drama Young Victoria; Richardson will play the Duchess of Kent and Blunt the young Queen Victoria.
John Singleton To Direct 'Tulia' [Variety]
Duo Sign On For 'Young Victoria' [Variety]

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