Kathleen Turner Plans to Star in Her Own Stage Play Based on KING LEAR

According to The Hollywood Reporter, actress Kathleen Turner plans to take the title role in her own stage play, an adaptation of William Shakespeare's KING LEAR.

The actress shared the news at the 52nd edition of Turkey's annual International Antalya Film Festival, where she spoke on the hot topic of equal-pay for both men and women in Hollywood. "Up until the last 15 years, [the studios] felt that the majority of money was controlled and spent by men, and therefore they would buy more tickets for men's films," Turner tells The Hollywood Reporter. "This is no longer true. In the U.S. now, in 40 percent of households, it's the woman who is the major breadwinner. She controls the money. I think [the studios] are going to have to adjust to this."

Turner also shared that she plans to return to television in 2016 for an episode of the religious cult drama series THE PATH. She revealed that her dream role would be Regina Giddens in Lillian Hellman's The Little Foxes, which was originally portrayed by Hollywood legend, Bette Davis, in William Wyler's 1941 classic.

Turner has garnered critical acclaim for her performances in various movies including Body Heat, for which she was nominated for a Golden Globe; Romancing The Stone and Prizzi's Honor, which earned her a Golden Globe Award for each; Peggy Sue Got Married, which brought Turner both an Academy Award nomination and a Golden Globe nomination; and War of the Roses, and yet another Golden Globe nomination. Ms. Turner has also starred on Broadway in Cat On a Hot Tin Roof, for which she received a Tony nomination; Indiscretions; The Graduate; and Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf, for which she received a second Tony nomination. In recent years Ms. Turner had the very memorable role of Sue Collini in Showtime's hit series, Californication, starred opposite Jason Ritter and Emily Deschanel in The Perfect Family, developed and starred in a one woman show about Molly Ivins called Red Hot Patriot: The Kick Ass Wit of Molly Ivins, starred on Broadway and on tour in High and had a supporting role opposite Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels in Dumb and Dumber To. In addition to her film and stage credits, Turner wrote of her many accomplishments and life experiences in her 2008 autobiography titled Send Yourself Roses: Thoughts on my Life, Love, and Leading Roles, which secured a position on the New York Times Best-Seller List.

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