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We did just take a spit, but for different reasons. Rachel Weisz will be in the television adaptation of her starring role Dead ringers for Amazon Prime, making this her first major TV role to date. This sentence may sound like a cool nod to David Cronenberg fans (he wrote and directed the original 1988 psychological thriller), but for the rest of you, it means: Weisz will play identical twins (!) In a gender reassignment reimagining ( !) that revolves around “successful, brilliant and extraordinary” OB / GYNs who are “on a mission to change the way women give birth.” From drugs to lovers, the Mantle twins are described as ready to share just about anything, including their “unapologetic desire to do what it takes to challenge old-fashioned practices and bring women’s health care to the forefront.” A virtual Dead ringers writer’s space is compounded, so best of luck to whoever makes Weisz’s murder-by-spec scene.
