Haley Bennett on Finally Getting ‘Widow Clicquot’ Made and Channeling Tom Cruise to Play a CIA Agent in ‘The Last Frontier’
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variety.comMarc Malkin Senior Editor, Culture and Events In “Widow Clicquot,” Haley Bennett stars as Barbe-Nicole Clicquot Ponsardin, who was only 27 years old when she took over her husband’s (Tom Sturridge) vineyard after his untimely death in the late 1700s.
She went on to become known as the Grande Dame of Champagne for her bubbly innovations, including creating the first vintage champagne in 1810.
All the while, Barbe-Nicole faced pushback as her father-in-law (Ben Miles) tried to take over the business. The Thoms Napper-directed film — based on Tilar J.
Mazzeo’s New York Times bestseller “The Widow Clicquot: The Story of a Champagne Empire and the Woman Who Ruled It” — has been in development in various stages over many years.
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