Lily Collins Cast As Iconic Actress Audrey Hepburn In New Film About The Dramatic Making Of ‘Breakfast At Tiffany’s’

Another high-profile Audrey Hepburn biopic is coming together as a new casting report reveals that “Emily in Paris” star Lily Collins has been tapped to play the beloved actress in a story that covers the making of her landmark movie, “Breakfast at Tiffany’s.” Considered one of the actress’ best known work, and there is certainly enough drama making that romantic comedy to be fodder for a feature.

While a director isn’t named in the announcement from The Hollywood Reporter, Alena Smith (best known as the creator of the Apple TV series “Dickinson“) is set to write the screenplay, which is directly based on the Sam Wasson novel “Fifth Avenue, 5 A.M.: Audrey Hepburn, Breakfast at Tiffany’s and the Dawn of the Modern Woman” (one could picture them calling the film “Fifth Avenue”).

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An official logline of that novel via Amazon:

“Fifth Avenue, 5 A.M.” by Sam Wasson is the first-ever complete account of the making of Breakfast at Tiffany’s. With a cast of characters including Truman Capote, Edith Head, director Blake Edwards, and, of course, Hepburn herself, Wasson immerses us in the America of the late fifties, before Woodstock and birth control, when a not-so-virginal girl by the name of Holly Golightly raised eyebrows across the nation, changing fashion, film, and sex, for good. With delicious prose and considerable wit, Wasson delivers us from the penthouses of the Upper East Side to the pools of Beverly Hills, presenting “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” as we have never seen it before, through the eyes of those who made it.

The next big step would be filling out the rest of the ensemble cast, and we cannot wait to see who is enlisted alongside Collins. Wasson’s book also features other characters that need to be cast such as “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” screenwriter Truman Capote (a notable figure in his own right and subject of multiple films), costume designer Edith Head, director Blake Edwards, and explores the iconic romantic comedy from pre-production to various on-set issues, and its ultimate release, having a dramatic impact on culture (many cite the film as inspiring the modern rom-com genre).

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This isn’t the only Hepburn pic on the way, as “Dinner With Audrey” from director Abe Sylvia (“Nurse Jackie,” “Palm Royale”) had actors such as Thomasin McKenzie, Ansel Elgort, and Michael Shannon in the mix. Also, Luca Guadagnino and Rooney Mara were trying to link up for their own untitled Hepburn biopic.