Hasn’t Judi Done This Movie Before?
In “Mrs. Brown,” Judi Dench played Queen Victoria and struck up an unlikely friendship with a commoner. In “Victoria & Abdul,” which she has just joined and which Stephen “The Queen” Frears will direct, Dench plays Queen Victoria and strikes up an unlikely friendship with a commoner. I realize that when you’re an 80-year-old actress that good roles are hard to come by, but I suspect that “Victoria & Abdul” will appeal only to those interested in Advanced Dench Studies.
