London
(ANI):
Dame
Helen
Mirren
will
play
a
female
Prospero
in
a
new
big
screen
version
of
Shakespeare's
'The
Tempest".
Director
Julie
Taymor
has
changed
the
gender
of
the
central
character
to
accommodate
the
British
actress
in
her
latest
Shakespeare
adaptation
and
has
made
no
apologies
for
her
radical
casting
choice.
“I
wanted
to
do
it
because
there
are
actresses
like
Helen
Mirren
who
never
get
to
play
these
fantastic
parts
because
they
were
not
written
for
women," the
Daily
Express
quoted
her
as
saying.
“Changing
the
role
doesn"t
hurt
the
play,
it
enhances
it,"
she
added.
The
movie,
due
for
release
in
December,
sees
the
actress
playing
a
scorned
woman
accused
of
witchcraft
who
seeks
revenge
against
her
enemies.