Claire Danes in Talks for Grandin Biopic
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... “The Woman Who Thinks Like a Cow” and Errol Morris’ “First Person: Stairway to Heaven.” Danes will play Grandin from her high school years to her post-academic period. Christopher Monger (Waiting for the Light) wrote the script, and an October start date in Austin is being eyed. The film is a passion project for executive producer Emily Gerson Saines, who has a son with autism. It has been in development for nine years. At one time David O. Russell was interested in directing. THR
Please Stop Picketing Tropic Thunder And Start Picketing Claire Danes's House
Videogum —
... , the fact of the matter is actual actors are doing this in the real world right now and it's miserable. I understand that the word "retard" can be offensive to some people and that its use for comedic effect is questionable, but surely it's not that much worse than Claire Danes pretending she is autistic. From the Hollywood Reporter: ...


