Post by Deleted on Sept 13, 2017 8:11:17 GMT
I have some awesome news everybody. Teresa Palmer is going to play Michelle Payne in the upcoming movie, 'Ride Like A Girl.' For those who don't know who Michelle Payne is she was the first female jockey in history to win the Melbourne Cup here in Australia and is an inspiration for many young girls around the world. As somebody who loves horses and grew up with them I have been looking forward to seeing this movie since it was first announced and to hear our very own Teresa Palmer will be playing Michelle is great news. 
TERESA PALMER TO PLAY MICHELLE PAYNE IN RIDE LIKE A GIRL
www.dailytelegraph.com.au/entertainment/sydney-confidential/teresa-palmer-to-play-michelle-payne-in-ride-like-a-girl/news-story/8347779dc84fe531a71a770cd48a3505
TERESA PALMER TO PLAY MICHELLE PAYNE IN RIDE LIKE A GIRL
AUSSIE actor Teresa Palmer will bring the inspirational story of Michelle Payne to life in the movie about the champion jockey.
Palmer will return to Australia from her new home in the UK to take the lead role of the first woman to win the race which stops the nation in Ride Like A Girl.
Teresa Palmer.
Michelle Payne. Picture:Rob Leeson.
It will be an all-star cast with Sam Neill to play Payne’s father Paddy while Jacki Weaver will take on Payne’s manager Joan Sadler.
Never one to be shy with her opinions, Palmer took to social media this morning with a passionate post revealing her place in the movie.
Teresa Palmer at the Academy Awards at Hollywood.
“Michelle was always warned she could never be a world-class jockey. She was not tough enough. She was not a man. Then she won the 2015 Melbourne Cup, one of the most prestigious horse races in the world,” Palmer said.
“Thrilled that I’ll be playing Michelle Payne in Ride Like A Girl directed by Rachel Griffiths. Starring alongside the amazing Aussie talents of Sam Neill & Jacki Weaver.”
Michelle Payne riding Lucky Liberty.
The jockey herself has given Palmer the thumbs up.
“Couldn’t be happier with the choice in you @teresapalmer; I loved the script, very excited for the times ahead,” Payne wrote on her social media.
Palmer will return to Australia from her new home in the UK to take the lead role of the first woman to win the race which stops the nation in Ride Like A Girl.
Teresa Palmer.
Michelle Payne. Picture:Rob Leeson.
It will be an all-star cast with Sam Neill to play Payne’s father Paddy while Jacki Weaver will take on Payne’s manager Joan Sadler.
Never one to be shy with her opinions, Palmer took to social media this morning with a passionate post revealing her place in the movie.
Teresa Palmer at the Academy Awards at Hollywood.
“Michelle was always warned she could never be a world-class jockey. She was not tough enough. She was not a man. Then she won the 2015 Melbourne Cup, one of the most prestigious horse races in the world,” Palmer said.
“Thrilled that I’ll be playing Michelle Payne in Ride Like A Girl directed by Rachel Griffiths. Starring alongside the amazing Aussie talents of Sam Neill & Jacki Weaver.”
Michelle Payne riding Lucky Liberty.
The jockey herself has given Palmer the thumbs up.
“Couldn’t be happier with the choice in you @teresapalmer; I loved the script, very excited for the times ahead,” Payne wrote on her social media.
www.dailytelegraph.com.au/entertainment/sydney-confidential/teresa-palmer-to-play-michelle-payne-in-ride-like-a-girl/news-story/8347779dc84fe531a71a770cd48a3505
