Shirley MacLaine

Shirley MacLaine has joined Anna Kendrick’s female Santa Claus movie — by the way, Anna Kendrick is making a female Santa Claus movie!

With the upcoming dramedy The Last Word, gem of screen and stage Shirley MacLaine takes on the sort of role that actresses over eighty (hell, actresses over fifty) don’t get nearly enough of. She portrays one Harriet Lauler, a retired businesswoman and an objectively insufferable bee-yotch. She’s rude and condescending when not outright abusive to those around her, insistent on controlling everything and commanding everyone. (The most clutch line from the trailer above: when her OB/GYN recalls being told, “If I want your opinion, I’ll give it to you.”) She’s a difficult, contemptible character, and for mature actresses, those are always in short supply.

"Where has Robin Williams been?" is a question most of you probably ask your relatives and church leaders right after posing the question, "Where has Shirley MacLaine been?" Now you can rest easy knowing that both of these fine actors are still around and have signed on to a brand new ensemble comedy.