Sofia Coppola has just admitted that she would “love” to make a movie about Britney Spears.
The Hollywood director has admitted she has been both fascinated and inspired by the pop star’s life story. The woman in me and revisiting her old interviews.
Speaking about the infamous photos of Spears with a shaved head bashing a paparazzi’s car with an umbrella during a public meltdown in 2007, Coppola ELLE magazine: “I thought it was such a punk moment… She has become a symbol of women’s rights. That would never happen to a man.”
When asked about a film version of the singer’s life, the director admits that she is afraid Bad director Jon Chu beats her to the Britney story.
She said, “Supposedly Jon Chu is doing it, but I hope – yes, I would love to do that story”, adding, “I try not to overanalyze it too much when I’m doing something”.
Elsewhere in the interview, Coppola also revealed that she shelved her new Kirsten Dunst film because “it felt too sad.”
She planned to reunite with the actress, with whom she previously worked The Virgin Suicides, Marie Antoinette And The seduced – for the mysterious project that would tell the story of a real historical figure.
However, Sofia Coppola told ELLE: “It felt too sad. It’s confusing in these dark times. I want to bring some hope and beauty to the world, but then you don’t want to do something superficial because it feels like a time for deep things.”
