Coppola heads up 'Antoinette' for Columbia
Coppola's next
Aug 12, 2004
Sofia Coppola is going in for some more translation work. The director, who received an Academy Award nomination for last year's "Lost in Translation," is studying up on her French history for her next project, "Marie-Antoinette," which she will write and direct for Columbia Pictures.
Kirsten Dunst, who starred in Coppola's first film, "The Virgin Suicides," is attached to play the title role of the French queen, with Jason Schwartzman portraying Louis XVI. Production is scheduled to begin in February in France.
Coppola and Oscar nominee Ross Katz ("Lost in Translation," "In the Bedroom") will produce "Antoinette," described as a stylized account of the enigmatic royal, through American Zoetrope. Fred Roos, Francis Ford Coppola and Paul Rassam will executive produce.
Sony will distribute the film worldwide with the exception of France and Japan. Sofia Coppola retains the rights to those territories.
"Sofia has a unique and incredible vision for this film," said Amy Pascal, chairman of the Sony Pictures Entertainment Motion Picture Group. "We have wanted to work with her for a long time and couldn't be more thrilled about 'Marie-Antoinette.' "
"I've always loved the story of Marie Antoinette and the decadence of Versailles on the brink of revolution," Coppola said, "and the fact she was just a teenager when circumstances forced her to play a significant role in history."
Matt Tolmach, co-president of production at Columbia Pictures, will oversee the film on behalf of the studio.
Coppola wrote and directed "Lost in Translation" and "The Virgin Suicides." Dunst most recently starred in Columbia's "Spider-Man 2." Her upcoming features include "Wimbledon" and Cameron Crowe's drama "Elizabethtown."
Schwartzman made his film debut in Wes Anderson's "Rushmore" and is set to begin filming Columbia's "Bewitched" with Nicole Kidman and Will Ferrell. He also stars in "I Heart Huckabee's" opposite Dustin Hoffman, Jude Law and Mark Wahlberg and "Shopgirl" opposite Steve Martin. He and Coppola both appeared in Roman Coppola's drama "CQ."
Coppola and Katz's deal with Columbia was negotiated by ICM and attorney Barry Hirsch. Dunst is represented by WMA and Management 360. Schwartzman is repped by UTA.
Kirsten Dunst, who starred in Coppola's first film, "The Virgin Suicides," is attached to play the title role of the French queen, with Jason Schwartzman portraying Louis XVI. Production is scheduled to begin in February in France.
Coppola and Oscar nominee Ross Katz ("Lost in Translation," "In the Bedroom") will produce "Antoinette," described as a stylized account of the enigmatic royal, through American Zoetrope. Fred Roos, Francis Ford Coppola and Paul Rassam will executive produce.
Sony will distribute the film worldwide with the exception of France and Japan. Sofia Coppola retains the rights to those territories.
"Sofia has a unique and incredible vision for this film," said Amy Pascal, chairman of the Sony Pictures Entertainment Motion Picture Group. "We have wanted to work with her for a long time and couldn't be more thrilled about 'Marie-Antoinette.' "
"I've always loved the story of Marie Antoinette and the decadence of Versailles on the brink of revolution," Coppola said, "and the fact she was just a teenager when circumstances forced her to play a significant role in history."
Matt Tolmach, co-president of production at Columbia Pictures, will oversee the film on behalf of the studio.
Coppola wrote and directed "Lost in Translation" and "The Virgin Suicides." Dunst most recently starred in Columbia's "Spider-Man 2." Her upcoming features include "Wimbledon" and Cameron Crowe's drama "Elizabethtown."
Schwartzman made his film debut in Wes Anderson's "Rushmore" and is set to begin filming Columbia's "Bewitched" with Nicole Kidman and Will Ferrell. He also stars in "I Heart Huckabee's" opposite Dustin Hoffman, Jude Law and Mark Wahlberg and "Shopgirl" opposite Steve Martin. He and Coppola both appeared in Roman Coppola's drama "CQ."
Coppola and Katz's deal with Columbia was negotiated by ICM and attorney Barry Hirsch. Dunst is represented by WMA and Management 360. Schwartzman is repped by UTA.
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