First Look at Meryl Streep as Margaret Thatcher

Here's you first look a Meryle Streep as  British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher from the film she is currently shooting in London called The Iron Lady. I've gotta say, the image above looks nothing like Streep. That's a pretty impressive transformation.

The film also stars Jim Broadbent, Olivia Colman, Alexandra Roach, Anthony Head, Angus Wright, Richard E. Grant, Julian Wadham, Roger Allam and Michael Pennington.  It's based on a script by Abi Morgan, and it is being directed by Mamma Mia director Phyllida Lloyd.

The film tells the story of a woman who smashed through the barriers of gender and class to be heard in a male-dominated world. The story concerns power and the price that is paid for power, and is a surprising and insightful portrait of an extraordinary and complex woman.