Maggie Smith, Kevin Kline and Kristin Scott Thomas are likely to prove a big draw for older movie-going audiences.
With films aimed at mature audiences gaining in popularity, 'My Old Lady' seems like a sure-fire formula for a hit. It stars the grand dame of theatre and cinema, Maggie Smith, in a lively role that makes the most of her expertise at delivering a withering look, honed to perfection over five series of 'Downton Abbey'.
Maggie Smith is due to star in the 2015 sequel to 'The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel'
After her stints both in 'Downton' and the 'Harry Potter' movies, Dame Maggie has helped popularise the mature movie with films like 'Quartet' and 'The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel', which has a sequel is due in early 2015. With two Oscars and three Emmys on her mantelpiece, she shows no signs of slowing down.
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Meanwhile, 'My Old Lady' also offers a plum role to Oscar-winner Kevin Kline, as a cantankerous guy struggling to get his head around the fact that the palatial Parisian flat he has just inherited comes complete with an octogenarian resident. Kline hasn't had a role quite this juicy since he played Cole Porter in 'De-Lovely' 10 years ago.
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And here he also stars opposite Kristin Scott Thomas, another performer who is beloved by older film fans. Scott Thomas has varied her career with big blockbusters ('Mission: Impossible'), ensemble romps ('Gosford Park'), prestige movies ('The English Patient'), maverick classics ('Only God Forgives') and lots of small French dramas shot around Paris, where she lives.
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Together, Maggie Smith, Kevin Kline and Kristin Scott Thomas are likely to prove irresistible to older audiences in search of something more sophisticated amid a sea of teen and child-friendly blockbusters.
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