'Wasn't there an actor of the correct age?' Netflix is slammed for casting Carey Mulligan, 35, as a 56-year-old in The Dig – as fans claim ‘women over 40 are invisible’ to movie makers The Dig is based on John Preston's 2007 novel about the unearthing of the Anglo-Saxon ship burial at Sutton Hoo in 1939 Screen star Carey, 35, plays 56-year-old landowner Edith Pretty - a role originally intended for Nicole Kidman, 53 - in the movie Viewers took to Twitter to question the network's decision, with one claiming: 'women over 40 are still invisible in the culture' Director Simon Stone has previously defended the thespian's portrayal of Edith, who passed away aged 59 after suffering a stroke in 1942