Article
Mossad agent Mirren goes to school
Helen Mirren on the red carpet. Photograph: Mario Anzuoni/Reuters
Word association time. I say 'method acting' and you say ..?
OK, maybe Helen Mirren isn't the first actor to spring to mind, but according to reports she is going for immersion to get herself in character for her latest film, The Debt, in which she is playing an Israeli secret service agent.
Mossad agent Mirren is learning Hebrew and Jewish history so as better to understand her character, who is on the hunt for a Nazi war criminal. Unlike in the case of iconic screen star Lindsay Lohan, there is no suggestion of imminent conversion.
What troubles me, even at this early stage in production, is how wonderfully mad the Hollywood-is-controlled-by-Jews theorists are going to go about this film. It seems to have every ingredient to make it into political dynamite. Watch this space.
Related Content
User Comments
nationwide
18 March 2009 12:20AM
Is Helen Mirren ever going to do anything that stops her fan base just totally being besotted by her?
Ever?
SteveInLondon
18 March 2009 5:27PM
For the "Jews control everything" brigade of fantasists I have some news....... I have it on very good authority that Mossad is also controlled by Jews....... Helen Mirren is a wonderful actress and I have no doubt that she will play the part perfectly, as usual.
ExecutiveKoala
18 March 2009 12:01AM
This comment was removed by a moderator because it didn't abide by our community standards. Replies may also be deleted. For more detail see our FAQs.