Meryl Streep is set to play the Iron Lady Margaret Thatcher!

The Hollywood legend is reportedly in talks to play Baroness Thatcher in the countdown to the Falklands War.

The biopic of the long-serving former prime minister is being developed by Mamma Mia! director Phyllida Lloyd.

Thatcher’s late husband Denis could could be played by Jim Broadbent, who is also said to be in talks, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

The film, being developed by Pathe and BBC Films, is set in 1982 and examines the moments leading up to Britain going to war with Argentina over its invasion of the islands.

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