Sofia Coppola To Direct 'Marie-Antoinette'

[Thursday, August 12th, 2004]
Sofia Coppola (Lost in Translation) is to direct Marie-Antoinette as her next project, which she will also write, according to the Hollywood Reporter.

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.

Marie-Antoinette is described as a stylized account of the enigmatic royal, through American Zoetrope.

"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."

Production is scheduled to begin in February in France.

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