Finally! Lily Collins to play Audrey Hepburn in Breakfast at Tiffany's film; More Details Inside! - MissMalini

Actress Lily Collins is gearing up to play an iconic Hollywood character. The Emily in Paris star is set to play screen legend Audrey Hepburn in a new movie that will revisit the making of the 1961 classic Breakfast at Tiffany's. The film won't be a remake of the original story but will instead concentrate on the shooting of the beloved romantic comedy. The book that inspired the tale is Sam Wasson's nonfiction work, Fifth Avenue, 5 AM: Audrey Hepburn, Breakfast at Tiffany's and the Dawn of the Modern Woman.

Alena Smith has penned the screenplay, and the director selection will be announced at a later date. Collins announced the role as a long-time dream and the news of the project on her social media. She said the project has been in the pipeline for nearly a decade, and she is extremely honoured and thrilled to finally be able to do it. The first Breakfast at Tiffany's came from a 1958 novella written by Truman Capote.

It featured a young girl who had no roots, Holly Golightly, told through the eyes of her writer neighbour living in New York City. When the novel was made into a movie, many changes were made, including the narrator's identity, which was changed for the mainstream market of that time. Capote had a vision of Marilyn Monroe as Holly Golightly. However, Monroe didn't take the part after being advised against it.

Famous actresses like Shirley MacLaine and Kim Novak even declined the role before Hepburn was offered it. Capote eventually announced his displeasure with the final selection and even publicly criticised it. The new movie will show the creative struggles and studio tensions that resulted in the final product. Back in the early 60s, Paramount Pictures made every effort to present Holly Golightly as a glamorous figure, not a controversial one.

The publicity campaigns centred on elegantly portraying Hepburn and distancing the character from the more provocative aspects of Capote's book. Besides, the film, according to the reports, reveals the various incidents during the making, including difficulties on the set, and a close call while filming the opening scene at Tiffany & Co.