Lily Collins cast as Audrey Hepburn in ‘Breakfast at Tiffany’s’ biopic

Lily Collins shall be entering into the footwear of legendary actress and icon Audrey Hepburn.

Collins has been slated to play Hepburn in a film based on the book “Fifth Avenue, 5 AM: Audrey Hepburn, Breakfast at Tiffany’s and the Dawn of the Modern Woman” by Sam Wasson.

The film will give attention to a particular time in Hepburn’s profession, when she filmed the 1961 film, “Breakfast at Tiffany’s.”

Fans seem divided over her casting, regardless of her resemblance to the star, with some calling it a “bold choice.”

However, her son, Sean Hepburn Ferrer, gushed in regards to the casting.

Ferrer, who authored the biography “Intimate Audrey,” advised Fox News Digital: “I love Lily Collins. Sam Wasson, the book’s writer, is a good friend of mine and I’m very happy for him. I don’t have any huge thoughts on the film as it hasn’t been made yet.”

“I believe that my mother might cringe at ‘Dawn of the Modern Woman,’ but she cried at any compliment. And now there are two films in prep for her, this one and ‘Dinner with Audrey,'” Ferrer famous.

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Adding: “I’m not sure how one adapts such a ‘historical snapshot.'”

Fans took to social media to debate the casting information.

Some referred to as her casting the “perfect choice,” with Collins being “the most perfect person to play Audrey Hepburn,” whereas others mentioned, “Don’t [sic] bother love you look nothing like Audrey she was one and only and will never be replaced by you or anyone,” and one other mentioned: “Are you kidding me? You are nothing like her.”

Experts famous that whereas it is a “tall order to fill,” the important thing to Collins nailing the position lies in her efficiency and whether or not she will be able to embody the essence of the Oscar winner.

Professor Charlie Keil, Cinema Studies Institute, University of Toronto, says taking up a job like this “can be a field full of landmines.”

Lily Collins shall be enjoying the icon Audrey Hepburn. (Jed Cullen/Dave Benett/Getty Images for Harris Reed)

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“When a contemporary star takes on the role of an iconic figure from the past, they may be judged by many different standards. If that figure is someone like Audrey Hepburn, who has been immortalized on screen in numerous famous roles, it is a much greater challenge,” Keil mentioned.

Keil mentioned that Hepburn “set the standard for 1950s-era elegance”: “She was at the avant-garde of fashion trends, had perfect diction, and having been born in Europe,” noting she had a “distinctive and lightly accented voice. She is fondly remembered by her many fans as svelte and almost aristocratic, but also a bit coltish and beguilingly insecure at times,” including that “this is a tall order to fill.”

Keil advised followers “don’t necessarily want a carbon copy” of Hepburn, however quite, “they are looking for a new way to think about a familiar star and the performance should give them that.”

Audrey Hepburn performed Holly Golightly in the 1961 movie “Breakfast at Tiffany’s.” (John Springer Collection/Corbis/Corbis through Getty Images)

Lily Collins shared a picture on her Instagram beforehand whereas posing in entrance of a picture of Audrey Hepburn. (Lily Collins/Instagram)

Keil gave Natalie Portman’s portrayal of Jackie Kennedy in the movie “Jackie” as an instance, and the way she gave “a particular purchase on the former first lady, and not a comprehensive imitation of every known aspect of a famous person’s persona.”

“Don’t imitate — differentiate. Show, as an actress, that you are exercising some control in how you are conceiving of the re-imagining of a legend. And of course, hope the material you are starring in is worthy of the risk,” Keil added.

Paul Schnee, who, together with his enterprise companion Kerry Barden, has cast movies such as “The Help,” “Winter’s Bone,” “Dallas Buyers Club” and “Spotlight,” referred to as Collins a “wonderful actor,” noting that “her vague resemblance to Audrey will be an assist, but talent trumps that.”

Schnee mentioned that “a vague resemblance is sufficient, but not always,” noting that what works greatest as a viewer is “the embodiment of the essence of the person.”

He and Barden cast her as Snow White in the movie “Mirror Mirror,” noting that her “talent transcended her genes,” referring to her being the daughter of musician Phil Collins.

“Breakfast at Tiffany’s” has develop into a beloved traditional, years after it arrived in theaters. (Universal History Archive/UIG through Getty Images)

Audrey Hepburn seen in a publicity nonetheless for “Breakfast at Tiffany’s.” (Donaldson Collection/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)

It boils right down to the efficiency: “The better the actor is, the less focus there will be on physical appearance,” Schnee, who cast Jennifer Lawrence in “Winter’s Bone,” mentioned.

Collins revealed the project has been in the works for nearly 10 years, in an Instagram submit she shared after the casting information was introduced in late February, noting that she felt “honored and ecstatic.”

“It’s with almost 10 years of development and a lifetime of admiration and adoration for Audrey that I’m finally able to share this. Honored and ecstatic don’t begin to express how I feel…” she wrote on her Instagram web page.

Collins has been open about her love for the icon, usually sharing her pictures on her Instagram.

Howard Fine of Howard Fine Acting Studio, who labored with Austin Butler as Elvis Presley on “Elvis,” Jaalen Best as Cassius Clay/Muhammad Ali in “The Greatest” and Carla Gugino as Vivien Leigh in “Vivien & the Florist,” mentioned “the challenge when playing an iconic figure is not to do an imitation.”

“If Austin had done an imitation of Elvis, it would have been career-ending rather than award-winning. The actor must find where the character lives inside themselves,” Fine mentioned.

Lily Collins grew to become a family title in the collection “Emily in Paris.” (Michael Tran/AFP through Getty Images)

Hepburn was identified for her distinct voice and cadence, which is one thing Collins should give attention to mastering.

“I am a big believer in voice and dialect work to master accents and the distinctive vocal patterns which Audrey Hepburn had. However, the actor must find the personality behind the patterns in order to steer away from a hollow copying them,” Fine added.

Fine mentioned the actor “must avoid imitating” the actor, and focus as an alternative on “inhabiting the soul that motivated this behavior.”

Fine mentioned the actor should ask themselves: “Who am I as the character and then how can I find the character inside myself. The vocal and physical manifestations of the characters must become second nature. The actor needs to practice until everything becomes effortless, until we don’t see the acting.”

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