Helen Mirren is to star in GOLDA, Nicholas Martin's biopic on Israel's Iconic and Only Female Prime Minister.

Oscar-winner Helen Mirren is to portray Israel’s iconic and only female Prime Minister, Golda Meir, in Nicholas Martin's new feature biopic Golda.

Golden Globe nominee Nicholas Martin is also producing, along with BAFTA-winner Michael Kuhn (Florence Foster Jenkins), and will be directed by Oscar-winner Guy Nattiv (Skin), with production due to start in October.