{"id":2374219,"date":"2026-04-15T11:39:14","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T11:39:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2374219"},"modified":"2026-04-15T11:39:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T11:39:14","slug":"cate-blanchett-set-to-play-martha-stewart-in-upcoming-biopic-good-thing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/cate-blanchett-set-to-play-martha-stewart-in-upcoming-biopic-good-thing\/","title":{"rendered":"Cate Blanchett Set to Play Martha Stewart in Upcoming Biopic \u201cGood Thing\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">NEED TO KNOW<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Martha Stewart&#8217;s life story is set to be told with the help of Cate Blanchett, according to <em>Variety<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>Zola<\/em> director Janicza Bravo is set to helm the upcoming biopic<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Stewart has revealed that the film has the working title <em>Good Thing<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/cate-blanchett\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Cate Blanchett;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Cate Blanchett&quot;}\">Cate Blanchett<\/a> is set to play <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/martha-stewart\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Martha Stewart;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Martha Stewart&quot;}\">Martha Stewart<\/a> in an upcoming biopic.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The project will be helmed by <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/movies\/taylour-paige-and-riley-keough-zola-trailer\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Zola;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Zola&quot;}\"><em>Zola<\/em><\/a> director Janicza Bravo, according to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2026\/film\/news\/cate-blanchett-martha-stewart-biopic-movie-1236721886\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Variety;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Variety&quot;}\"><em>Variety<\/em><\/a>. Lifestyle mogul Stewart, 84, spoke to the outlet about the biopic at the gala screening of <em>Brunello: The Gracious Visionary<\/em>, a documentary about the Italian fashion designer Brunello Cucinelli, in New York City on Tuesday, April 14.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Stewart told<em> Variety<\/em> she was &#8220;hearing rumors&#8221; that a biopic was in the works with Blanchett, 56, in the leading role. She also revealed that the working title is <em>Good Thing<\/em>, a nod to her signature catchphrase, &#8220;It&#8217;s a good thing.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">PEOPLE has reached out to a representative for Blanchett for comment.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><i>Martha Stewart in February 2026<br \/>Credit: Dominik Bindl\/WireImage<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The actress&#8217; most recent movie was the comedy-drama anthology <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/adam-driver-cate-blanchett-star-in-father-mother-sister-brother-trailer-11827169\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Father Mother Sister Brother;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Father Mother Sister Brother&quot;}\"><em>Father Mother Sister Brother<\/em><\/a>, in which she played the daughter of an elderly writer, but among her most noted roles are portrayals of real-life characters.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Never miss a story \u2014 sign up for <\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/people-news-daily-newsletter-sign-up-8692701\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:PEOPLE's free daily newsletter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;PEOPLE'&quot;}\"><strong>PEOPLE&#8217;s free daily newsletter<\/strong><\/a><strong> to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer<\/strong>\u200b\u200b<strong>, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Her turn as Queen Elizabeth I in 1998&#8217;s <em>Elizabeth<\/em> helped propel the Australian actress to international fame, while she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress after playing <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/glenn-close-how-katharine-hepburn-changed-life-exclusive-8700355\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Katharine Hepburn;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Katharine Hepburn&quot;}\">Katharine Hepburn<\/a> in 2004&#8217;s <em>The Aviator<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">She also played Jude Quinn, one iteration of <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/bob-dylan\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Bob Dylan;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Bob Dylan&quot;}\">Bob Dylan<\/a>, in the 2007 musical drama <em>I&#8217;m Not There<\/em>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Cate Blanchett on at The Olivier Awards on April 12, 2026Credit: Neil Mockford\/FilmMagic\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"320\" height=\"480\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/u2Bu1QeUZbDX5RH7wpEV7A--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTY0MDtoPTk2MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/people_218\/e78c4aeeab74e3ff8e89110944485918\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><i>Cate Blanchett on at The Olivier Awards on April 12, 2026<br \/>Credit: Neil Mockford\/FilmMagic<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">As for Stewart, the businesswoman was the subject of the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/netflix-movies-april-2026-11935767\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Netflix;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Netflix&quot;}\">Netflix<\/a> documentary <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/martha-stewart-attends-premiere-new-netflix-documentary-martha-8731262\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Martha;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Martha&quot;}\"><em>Martha<\/em><\/a> in 2024 \u2014 something she had mixed views on. &#8220;I love the first half,&#8221; she told <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/10\/30\/movies\/martha-stewart-netflix-documentary.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;The&quot;}\"><em>The <\/em><\/a><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/10\/30\/movies\/martha-stewart-netflix-documentary.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:New York Times;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;New York Times&quot;}\"><em>New York Times<\/em><\/a>, but called the second half &#8220;a bit lazy,&#8221; explaining: &#8220;Those last scenes with me looking like a lonely old lady walking hunched over in the garden? &#8230; I hate those last scenes. Hate them.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The second half focused heavily on Stewart&#8217;s <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/why-did-martha-stewart-go-to-prison-11918579\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:2003 indictment for insider trading;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;2003 indictment for insider trading&quot;}\">2003 indictment for insider trading<\/a>, and the conviction and five months in jail that followed, with Stewart telling<em> The New York Times<\/em> in 2024, &#8220;The trial and the actual incarceration was less than two years out of an 83-year life.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">More recently, Stewart has been discussing <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/martha-stewart-reveals-what-she-looks-for-man-exclusive-11934310\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:what she looks for in a man;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;what she looks for in a man&quot;}\">what she looks for in a man<\/a>. She told <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/03\/07\/celebrity-news\/martha-stewart-lists-all-the-reasons-why-shes-a-very-good-catch\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Page Six;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Page Six&quot;}\">Page Six<\/a> last month that <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/single-martha-stewart-84-reveals-why-shes-a-good-catch-11921625\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:her homemaking skills make her a &quot;catch,&quot;;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;her homemaking skills make her a &amp;quot&quot;}\">her homemaking skills make her a &#8220;catch,&#8221;<\/a> while she <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/martha-stewart-reveals-what-she-looks-for-man-exclusive-11934310\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:told PEOPLE;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;told PEOPLE&quot;}\" class=\"link \">told PEOPLE<\/a> last month what she likes in a potential partner for herself. &#8220;Lots of things,&#8221; she began. &#8220;Nice-looking, bald or not bald \u2014 I don&#8217;t care. If they have a nice-shaped head, it&#8217;s fine.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Rich helps,&#8221; she then joked. &#8220;Very rich helps even more. Plane and yacht would be very nice.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the original article on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/cate-blanchett-to-star-as-martha-stewart-upcoming-biopic-11950190\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:People;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;People&quot;}\" class=\"link \">People<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEED TO KNOW Martha Stewart&#8217;s life story is set to be told with the help of Cate Blanchett, according to Variety Zola director Janicza Bravo is set to helm the upcoming biopic Stewart has revealed that the film has the working title Good Thing Cate Blanchett is set to play Martha Stewart in an upcoming [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2374220,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25177],"tags":[350464,319670,437464,26298],"class_list":["post-2374219","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrities","tag-brunello-cucinelli","tag-cate-blanchett","tag-janicza-bravo","tag-martha-stewart"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Cate-Blanchett-Set-to-Play-Martha-Stewart-in-Upcoming-Biopic.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2374219","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2374219"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2374219\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2374221,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2374219\/revisions\/2374221"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2374220"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2374219"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2374219"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2374219"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}