BREAKING: Meryl Streep to play Julia Child

Meryl Streep is going to star in "Julie/Julia," the feature based on Julie Powell's memoir "Julie and Julia: 365 Days, 524 Recipes, 1 Tiny Apartment Kitchen."

That means Streep will get to attempt the ultimate accent.

(YouTube won't let me embed, but it's worth clicking to hear her introduce the six chickens and declare, "We're roasting Miss Roaster on today's French Chef!")

Variety's Tatiana Siegel has the story. Amy Adams, who got a supporting actress Oscar nomination last year for "Junebug," is in talks to play Julie. Nora Ephron is adapting the screenplay and will direct, which I would usually consider bad news ("Bewitched," "Lucky Numbers," "Mixed Nuts" -- "Sleepless in Seattle" was nearly 15 years ago) but Ephron was a foodie before just about everyone except Julia Child.