Sofia Coppola To Direct Remake of The Beguiling

Director Gets Beguiled by Eastwood Classic

♦Our friends over at Variety have news that Sofia Coppola has been lined up to remake Clint Eastwood’s The Beguiling, made back in 1971…

Sofia Coppola will write and direct a remake of The Beguiled, the 1971 drama that starred Clint Eastwood, an individual familiar with the deal told Variety.

Nicole Kidman, Kirsten Dunst and Elle Fanning are in talks to star in the film.

The original story followed an injured Confederate soldier (plated by Eastwood) who found refuge at an all-girls boarding school during the Civil War and conned his way into several lonely women’s hearts.

Youree Henley (The Bling Ring, Somewhere) is on board to produce.

This would mark a reunion for Coppola and Fanning, who starred in the filmmaker’s drama Somewhere. Coppola is also a frequent collaborator with Dunst, who has appeared in a handful of her films, including Marie Antoinette.

The new was first reported by The Tracking Board.

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