CATHERINE ZETA-JONES

Catherine Zeta-Jones, nominated for a Golden Globe for her turn as the ruthless wife of a drug lord in 2000's Traffic, has landed an even juicier role in the true story crime biopic 'The Godmother'. In a new film directed by Norwegian helmer Eva Sørhaug (90 Minutes, Cold Lunch) Zeta-Jones will play real life kingpin Griselda Blanco, the first and only woman to rise to the higher echelons of Colombia's Medellin drug cartel. Blanco was a fearsome figure at the center of the Miami drug wars of the 1970s and '80s depicted in the 2006 HBO documentary Cocaine Cowboys. Her reign of terror, in which she's suspected to have ordered hundreds of assassinations to stay in money and power, was so vicious and violent that it earned her the nicknames La Madrina (Black Widow) and the Cocaine Godmother. Blanco was also one of the biggest success stories of her generation in the drug game.
Sørhaug will direct the film from a script by Frank Baldwin. Daniela Cretu is producing for her First Born Films banner, while Oscar-nominated Nicholas Pileggi is executive producer. Filming will begin in early 2015. Zeta-Jones earned an Oscar for her turn in Chicago and a Tony for her work in Stephen Sondheim's A Little Night Music on Broadway. She was seen most recently in the action sequel RED 2 and Steven Soderbergh's Side Effects.

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