Sofia Coppola just admitted she would “love” to make a movie about Britney Spears.
The Hollywood director has admitted she has been inspired as well as impressed by the pop star’s life story – after reading her memoir. the woman in me And watching his old interviews again.
Speaking about the infamous photos of Spears hitting the paparazzi’s car with an umbrella with her shaved head during a public breakdown in 2007, Coppola explained Eli magazine: “I thought it was a punk moment… She’s become a symbol of women’s rights. That would never happen to a man.”
When asked about the film version of the singer’s life, the director admitted that he was scared Wicked Director Jon Chu has outdone him with Brittany’s story.
She said: “Supposedly Jon Chu is doing it, but I hope – yes, I would love to do that story,” she said, adding, “When I’m in something, I try not to analyze it too much”.
Elsewhere in the interview, Coppola also revealed that she turned down her new Kirsten Dunst film because “it felt too sad.”
She was planning to reunite with the actress – with whom she had previously worked The Virgin Suicides, Marie Antoinette And deluded – for the mysterious project that was said to tell the story of a real-life historical figure.
However, Sofia Coppola pointed out Eli: “It felt very sad. It’s confusing in these dark times. I want to offer some hope and beauty into the world, but then you also don’t want to do something shallow, because it feels like this is a time for deeper things.”
