A Guardian report said that a Berlin-based production company is working on a biopic of Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel, which will release in 2017. Reportedly, the film will have an international cast.
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The report says that the film will be scripted by Dirk Kurbjuweit, a journalist who has also written two books on Merkel – Angela Merkel and No Alternative in 2009 and 2014 respectively. In 2017, Merkel is predicted to win her fourth term in Germany. AVE’s Walid Nakschbandi will produce, said Hollywood Reporter.
“She is charming and known worldwide. She causes quite a stir, she gets involved. It’s time to film her life for a worldwide audience,” Nakschbandi had said in a statement.
The production company added that a German actress will likely play the lead role.
The film will reportedly explore Merkel’s personal and political lives. The same company is also working on a film on Anne Frank’s life.