LOS ANGELES: Leading frontwomen Meryl Streep and Julia Roberts are to star as mother and daughter in an upcoming film, The Hollywood Reporter said on Thursday. The 62-year-old Streep and the 44-year-old Roberts have reportedly signed on to star in the adaptation of the dark comic Pulitzer and Tony-prize winning play August: Osage County. Double Oscar winner Streep will play a pill-popping matriarch while Roberts plays her rebellious daughter in the film with shooting set to begin later this year. Local executives in LA believe it is a winning bill for the actresses and already there is much buzz in Hollywood over the two popular actresses working together. BM ShortURL: http://goo.gl/0AoQc Tags: Film, Julia Roberts, Meryl Streep Section: Entertainment, Latest News, Movies News