MERYL STREEP PLAYS WITH POLITICS

Meryl Streep stars as a government official in the political thriller Rendition.

Meryl Streep plays an icy cold government official who orders an Egyptian foreign national in Washington, DC suspected of terrorism to the Middle East in the political thriller Rendition.

Meryl said yes right away to the role as she usually isn’t offered scripts that get your heart racing.

“I don’t normally get movies that are kind of exciting movie movies you know thriller kind of movies and this had my heart racing by about page five. I was off and running so that interested me. That sort of high stakes, the thriller aspect of it.”

Meryl comments on rendition which means taking suspected terrorists to prisons outside of the United States for questioning sometimes using unorthodox means.

“I feel great compassion for the people that choose to stand up and be public servants in the world we live in now because it’s hard. It’s really hard and they’re not only responsible for the safety and well being of millions of people in their own country but around the world because events precipitated here affect absolutely everybody on the globe.”

Meryl Streep will be honored for her illustrious career at the 35th annual Film Society of Lincoln Center Gala Tribute on April 14, featuring film clips from her more than 30-year career along with presentations by many of her co-stars and directors. Rendition opens Friday, October 19th in theaters nationwide.