NEW YORK: At 50, Naomi Watts will be seen in the Showtime limited series “The Loudest Voice,” where she stars as Gretchen Carlson in the dramatization of the sexual harassment scandal around the late head of Fox News, Roger Ailes on Sunday.
Watts also stars in the film “Ophelia,” which will be in theaters June 28 and on video on demand and digital on July 2. It’s a retelling of Shakespeare’s “Hamlet” with a different perspective. Directed by Claire McCarthy, written by Semi Chellas and adapted from Lisa Klein’s book, it’s a female-driven project — which was part of the appeal for Watts.
“We’ve put to bed that theory that, you know, you age out after 40,” she said in a recent interview with The Associated Press. “It’s a great time for women of my age. So that’s again a very heartening thing that we’re witnessing in this lifetime.”
And Watts still has more coming up, including her role in the upcoming “Game of Thrones” prequel to air on HBO. The Oscar-nominated actress talked about the pressure of following the juggernaut series, playing a TV anchor in “The Loudest Voice” and how women are uniting more in Hollywood in the #MeToo era. (Agencies)
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