The Talented Queen of Benefits
News portal The Tracking Board shares exclusive information that Oscar nominee Lee Daniels is working on a film titled The Queen ( The Queen *).The feed will be based on an article by Josh Levin The Welfare Queen , published in 2013. It is about Linda Taylor , nicknamed"queen of benefits"for her crimes. During his presidential campaign, Ronald Reagan quite often spoke about the machinations of Taylor to illustrate the harm of social programs. At the same time, Levin formed his own opinion about Linda . He considers her not just a thief, but a cunning criminal who can be compared to the title character of the movie "The Talented Mr. Ripley" if he lived in Chicago in the 70s and was a woman.  Lee Daniels will take over as producer of the project, with the assistance of Pamela Oas Williams. The source says that Daniels intends to take the director's chair, but the final decision has not yet been made. Also, the search continues for a screenwriter who can adapt the article by Levin .  Daniels was nominated for the Oscar for the film "Treasure", and subsequently directed two more dramas - "The Newspaper" and "The Butler". Now the director is preparing to start filming the biopic of the iconic stand-up comedian Richard Pryor. * -preliminary translation. The Topic of Article: The Talented Queen of Benefits. |
