Julianne Moore will play the role of Gloria Steinem in Julie Taymorās adaptation of My Life on the Roadāwhat a relief!
When it was announced in September that Taymor would be directing the film adaptation of Steinemās autobiography, part of me was worried that the titular role would go to one of Hollywoodās spring chickens who consistently play women that are considerably older than they are. A terrible vision of Jennifer Lawrence accepting another goddamn Oscar for bravely slapping on some bad aging prosthetics and embodying Steinemās journey to feminist hero haunted my dreams for weeks.
Were this film directed or produced by a man, I imagine Steinem would be played by a Lawrence, an Emma Stone, a Jessica Chastain (imagine that) or, god help us, Amy Adams. However, the powers that be have spokenāitās going to be Julianne Moore. Thank goodness.
