Lily Collins is set to play Audrey Hepburn in a new movie project about the making of the seminal romantic comedy Breakfast at Tiffany’s.
Alena Smith, the creator of the Apple series Dickinson, will write the screenplay based on Sam Wasson’s book Fifth Avenue, 5 A.M.: Audrey Hepburn, Breakfast at Tiffany’s and the Dawn of the Modern Woman.
Wasson’s New York Times bestselling book’s cast of characters includes Breakfast at Tiffany’s writer Truman Capote, costumer Edith Head, director Blake Edwards and, of course, Hepburn, and tracks the movie through pre-production, on-set issues and a release that became a watershed moment in film, fashion and larger culture.
Imagine Entertainment and Collins’ production company Case Study Films are behind the project, developing it with producer Scott LaStaiti (The Accountant 2, Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare).
Brian Grazer, Jeb Brody and Justin Wilkes will produce for Imagine, alongside Collins, Charlie McDowell and Alex Orlovsky will produce for Case Study Films alongside LaStaiti. Imagine’s Marc Gilbar will serve as an executive producer with Sam Wasson and Brandon Millan for Felix Farmer Productions and Michael Shamberg. Joyce Choi is overseeing development for Imagine.
Collins, repped by CAA, LBI Entertainment and Sloane Offer, is best known for her role in Netflix’s popular Emily in Paris series.
