Uma Thurman to play Anita Bryant

[marmar]

Uma, Anita; Anita, Uma. As reported by THR and other trade outlets, Uma Thurman has been cast as outspoken anti-gay activist Anita Bryant in the upcoming film "Anita."

Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman, the duo behind the biopics "Howl" (about Allen Ginsberg) and "Lovelace" (about porn star Linda Lovelace), will direct the film from a script by Chad Hodge. "Anita" has been in development since 2010, when it was an HBO movie that Darren Star ("Sex and the City&quot was set to direct.

"I pitched it to HBO in early 2010 and then spent the first six months of the year doing nothing but research," Hodge told The Back Lot back in 2011. "The research culminated with meeting Anita for three days in Oklahoma." According to that 2011 interview with Hodge, his script will focus on Bryant's notorious 1977 anti-gay campaign and whether Bryant still feels the same way. In addition to being a political activist, Bryant is also a former recording star and beauty pageant winner. As THR notes, "Anita" will also include Hodge's meetings with Bryant. ......................(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/16/uma-thurman-anita-bryant_n_3287782.html

[Cha]

1. How far we've come since

Anita Bryant was howing her hate.

[babylonsister]

2. I howled when I read that title!

Such different personalities, but different times. Could work!

[Buzz Clik]

3. I cannot see this.

A black-haired, OJ pitching, f*g hating brainless shell of a human being played a statuesque, intelligent woman of principle?

Good luck, Uma. Bring your A-game of acting skills.

[LittleBlue]

4. There's a reason Tarantino picks her for his movies

so often. I recall reading he sits on his scripts until she's available.

She's a great actress.

[lunasun]

6. yeah the black hair won't be a problem

I cant wait to see her play that black-haired, OJ pitching, f*g hating brainless shell of a human
Anita was psycho&she can play psychos !!
even with black hair

[LeftInTX]

5. A movie about Anita Bryant???

Movie?????

Can't they just condense this into 15 minutes