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may be ‘honored and ecstatic’ at being cast as Audrey Hepburn – but the late actress’ eldest son has said she would have found the news ‘cringe’.
The Emily In Paris star, 36, is in a biopic about the making of her 1961 film Breakfast At Tiffany's.
It will be based on Sam Wasson's book Fifth Avenue, 5 A.M.: Audrey Hepburn, Breakfast at Tiffany’s and the Dawn of the Modern Woman, which is credited as the first complete account of the making of one of her most famous films.
Speaking exclusively to the Daily Mail, Sean Hepburn Ferrer, 65, said his mother may have winced at the title of the book and struggled to take the compliment of having a film made in her honor.
‘I believe that my mother might cringe at “Dawn of the modern woman”,' he said, before adding: ‘But she cringed at any compliment.’
The film has been a decade in development, mostly due to Collins’ Emily in Paris schedule, Hepburn Ferrer claimed.
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Lily Collins is set to play Hollywood icon Audrey Hepburn in a film about the making of her 1961 film Breakfast At Tiffany's
It will be based on Sam Wasson's book Fifth Avenue, 5 A.M.: Audrey Hepburn, Breakfast at Tiffany’s and the Dawn of the Modern Woman (Hepburn pictured in the 1961 film)
Breakfast at Tiffany’s saw Hepburn as Holly Golightly, a young New York socialite who develops a relationship with a struggling young writer after he moves into her apartment building.
The film, which was based on the 1958 novella by Truman Capote and directed by Blake Edwards, was nominated for five awards in total at the 1962 Oscars, including Best Actress for Hepburn.
Collins announced the news on her Instagram account on Tuesday alongside a picture of Hepburn from Breakfast at Tiffany’s.
‘It's with almost 10 years of development and a lifetime of admiration and adoration for Audrey that I’m finally able to share this,’ she wrote. ‘Honored and ecstatic don’t begin to express how I feel…’
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The Golden Globe and Emmy nominee will produce the project alongside her husband, Charlie McDowell, while Alena Smith, who penned Apple TV series Dickinson, will write the script.
No director has been announced, and it is unclear who will play Capote, director Edwards or costume designer Edith Head.
The news proved divisive for some who criticized Collins' casting.
'Audrey was pure grace and depth; Lily Collins is pure Emily in Paris vibes,' wrote one social media user.
The Golden Globe nominee, 36, will produce alongside her husband, Charlie McDowell, (pictured) while Alena Smith, who penned Apple TV series Dickinson, will write the script
Hepburn's son Sean Hepburn Ferrer, 65, said his late mother may 'cringe' as she struggled with compliments, before throwing his full support behind Collins
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Collins bears a likeness to the elegant British star, and in her series Emily in Paris, her character's looks have often paid homage to Hepburn's style
