I can think of nothing more perfect than this pairing: Julie Taymor is set to direct the film adaptation of Gloria Steinem’s memoir My Life on the Road.
The movie will be about “Steinem’s growth into a galvanizing symbol for equality, with a focus on the surprising encounters along the road that helped shape her.” Taymor, who directed Frida, Across the Universe and Titus for film is also responsible for Broadway productions of The Lion King and the beautiful, over-ambitious nightmare that was Spider-Man Turn Off The Dark. Knowing Taymor’s body of work and understanding her clear and extremely distinct vision, there’s no doubt that whatever she has in store will be interesting, to say the least.
“When I read the book it demanded that it be a film,” Taymor said. “It’s so vividly cinematic, with entertaining and complex characters, and like Gloria herself, also witty and provocative. From reluctant spokesperson to a beacon of positive change, hers is a singular journey—an American leader who can speak to us all.”
Who will play Gloria? Some stray thoughts: Jennifer Lawrence is too dewy. Emma Stone, in big glasses and a frowsy wig, too expected. Anna Kendrick—a thought I just had that is so ludicrous and not-going-to-happen that I regret putting it into the universe. Someone like Brie Larson or Brit Marling (the space cadet from that Netflix show The OA) would work. What if it was Lindsay Lohan’s comeback role?! Imagine that! Can you? I almost can and that makes it terrifying but also slightly thrilling— La Lohan, trying so, so, very hard. The possibilities! They’re endless!
Regardless of who plays Gloria Steinem in the role of a lifetime, I’m here for this film: Yes, Julie! Do it! Show us Gloria Steinem’s life on the road in its kaleidoscopic glory! Walk me through the fields of your feminist vision!
