Victoria Smurfit lands role in ‘Lears’

She has already become a star in the US playing Cruella De Vil. Now Victoria Smurfit has lined up her next major movie role.

The actress has landed a lead part in a modern adaptation of Shakespeare’s classic, King Lear. She will star opposite Hollywood legend Bruce Dern in a modern comic version of the story, called The Lears.

The actress has spoken of her delight at working with the iconic Dern, father of actress Laura.