Sofia Coppola's Universal-backed remake of the 1971 Civil
War drama "The Beguiled" appears headed for a Louisiana shoot this
fall. The film, which Coppola will write and direct, filed paperwork this week
with the state film office revealing its intention to shoot in-state.
Kirsten Dunst, Nicole Kidman and Elle Fanning are reportedly
in talks to star in the project, about an injured Union soldier who, stranded
behind enemy lines, seeks refuge in a Mississippi boarding school filled with
initially wary -- and then beguiled -- Southern belles.
The original film, based on the 1966 Thomas P. Cullinan
novel "A Painted Devil," starred Clint Eastwood and was directed by
Don Siegel. It hasn't been announced who will play the Eastwood character in
the new version.
It's unclear exactly where Coppola's "Beguiled"
will shoot, but the original was shot at the Ashland-Belle Helene House, on the
banks of the Mississippi River in Darrow, between Baton Rouge and New Orleans.
The film's state filing shows the film expects to be in pre-production through
September and October, suggesting a November-December shoot.
Coppola's "Beguiled" will be shot on a reported
estimated budget of $10.5 million. Some $7.4 million of that will be spent in
Louisiana, including $2.5 million on 225 temporary in-state jobs.
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