Wait, what did Martha Stewart just say?
In an interview with Variety, Stewart confirmed there’s a biopic about her in the works, titled “Good Thing,” and that Cate Blanchett is supposed to play her. Who’s directing? This is the first we’re hearing of the project.
Stewart is a media mogul who built an empire around cooking and home design — she defined lifestyle authority via magazines, television, and bestselling books. In the 2000s, she was convicted and served five months in prison for insider trading, after which she somehow staged a successful comeback, expanding her media empire and becoming besties with Snoop Dogg.
Blanchett, a two-time Oscar winner (“The Aviator,” “Blue Jasmine”), seems like a natural choice to play Stewart. She was last seen on the big screen in Todd Field’s “TÁR,” released in 2022, and more recently starred in Alfonso Cuaron’s Apple TV series “Disclaimer,” which aired in 2024.