It’s wild that people of a certain age might only know Martha Stewart because she likes to hang out with Snoop Dogg. Stewart is a lifestyle icon, entrepreneur, and renaissance woman (also an ex-con, but I digress), and she’s about to be played by one of the greatest actresses of all-time, Cate Blanchett, in a biopic titled Good Thing.
Variety reports two-time Oscar winner Cate Blanchett will play Marth Stewart in Good Thing, a biopic from Zola director Janicza Bravo that will center on the media mogul’s life and self-made career as the creator of DIY/cooking show Martha Stewart Living.
It was Stewart herself who dropped this news first, stating on the red carpet that she was “hearing rumors” about it, adding “I think there’s something in the works with Cate Blanchett.”
Turns out Stewart was right.
Bravo’s career took off with the oddball comedy Lemon starring her then-husband Brett Gelman. That led to a much larger project, the viral crime comedy Zola, which she directed for A24. I interviewed her for that, and nearly forgot about it. But this Martha Stewart film is an even bigger deal, and with Blanchett attached, you can bet there will be awards aspirations.
Stewart was recently the focus of a 2024 Netflix documentary, titled Martha, that repositions her as one of entertainment’s first true influencers. It’s pretty interesting and worth checking out.
