Author: Sabienna Bowman / Source: Bustle
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The latest Netflix original movie announcement is one that has the potential to be extra exciting for the streamer. As reported by Variety, Jennifer Aniston will play an LGBTQ+ president in the upcoming film First Ladies. The movie is being written by Tig Notaro and her wife, Stephanie Allynne.
Notaro is also on board to co-star as Aniston’s character’s wife and the First Lady of the United States. Both Aniston and Notaro are also serving as producers on the film, along with Allynne, Adam McKay, and Will Ferrell.Oh, it gets better. The official synopsis of the political comedy from Netflix reads:
“‘First Ladies’ is a political comedy about America’s first female President and her wife, The First Lady. When Beverly and Kasey Nicholson move into the White House, they’ll prove that behind every great woman… is another great woman.”
The idea of the U.S. having a female president who’s a married member of the LGBTQ+ community is so refreshingly hopeful that it makes a political premise something worth investing in. In these divided times, that’s no easy task. Having actors of Aniston and Notaro’s caliber starring as the most powerful couple in America is a wonderful added bonus. At this moment in time, the United States has had neither a female president or one who was openly a member of the LGBTQ+ community, but there’s something so joyful about imagining a reality where…
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