MULLIGAN HAS THE DRIVE TO PLAY CLINTON ROLE

Lots of young actresses want to be Hillary Rodham Clinton. Not in real life, of course, but in a new film by director James Ponsoldt (Smashed). Rodham will follow the young Hillary Rodham as a lawyer on the committee that oversaw Richard Nixon’s impeachment and her struggles to balance a successful career with her feelings for future president Bill Clinton. Over the last couple of weeks the likes of Jessica Chastain, Emma Stone and Scarlett Johansson have all been connected with the role, but now it appears that Ponsoldt really wants Carey Mulligan. An Education and Shame proved she can do heavy drama, and The Great Gastby and Drive showed that she can convincingly pull off American accents, and it’d be great to see a British actress taking on the role.

Great Gatsby star Carey Mulligan could play a young Hillary Clinton