Lily Collins Cast as Audrey Hepburn in SHOCK Biopic
Lily Collins is facing backlash from some fans who think she was poorly cast in the upcoming Audrey Hepburn biopic.
On Monday, the 36-year-old Emily In Paris star announced her role as the late Hollywood icon in a film about the making of 1961’s Breakfast at Tiffany’s.
‘Seriously? They couldn’t find someone more fitting than her? This feels off,’ one person complained on X.
Another person said, ‘Having the same eyebrows doesn’t mean you have the same soul,’ referencing the actresses’ uncanny physical resemblance.
The social media user, whose handle is @azmy1136913, continued, ‘Audrey was pure grace and depth; Lily Collins is pure Emily in Paris vibes.
‘This is lazy aesthetic casting over actual talent. A legend like Audrey deserves more than just a lookalike.’
Lily Collins is facing backlash from some fans who think she was poorly cast in the upcoming Audrey Hepburn biopic; pictured in December
On Monday the 36-year-old Emily In Paris star (pictured left) announced her role as the late Hollywood icon (pictured on the right in 1955) in a film about the making of Breakfast at Tiffany’s
‘Seriously? They couldn’t find someone more fitting than her? This feels off,’ one person complained on X
Someone else argued that Ariana Grande would have been a better fit: ‘This should’ve been Ariana. Noooooo.’
The upcoming not-yet-titled film is based on Sam Wasson’s book Fifth Avenue, 5 A.M.: Audrey Hepburn, Breakfast At Tiffany’s And The Dawn Of The Modern Woman.
The book is credited as the first complete account of the making of one of Audrey’s most famous films.
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A skeptic asked, ‘Is there something specifically interesting or exceptional about the making of Breakfast At Tiffany’s?
‘I mean, I’ve only ever heard the story that Capote wanted Monroe to star and that hardly sounds like enough material for a movie script?’
‘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,’ Collins wrote in an Instagram caption this week.
She shared a snapshot of Hepburn in character as Holly Golightly, as well as a screenshot of a Deadline news article.
Collins added, ‘Honored and ecstatic don’t begin to express how I feel…’
‘Having the same eyebrows doesn’t mean you have the same soul,’ someone remarked about the actresses’ uncanny physical resemblance
Someone else argued that Ariana Grande would have been a better fit
Another skeptic asked, ‘Is there something specifically interesting or exceptional about the making of Breakfast At Tiffany’s?’
‘If you’re going to do a film about Audrey this is like the least interesting part of her life to focus on,’ said one critic online
Another harsh comment, posted on Reddit, said: ‘Not even a fingernail’s amount of Audrey’s charm or talent’
The upcoming not-yet-titled film is based on Sam Wasson’s book Fifth Avenue, 5 A.M.: Audrey Hepburn, Breakfast At Tiffany’s And The Dawn Of The Modern Woman
A critic wrote on X: ‘I’m not even inherently opposed to biopics but If you’re going to do a film about Audrey this is like the least interesting part of her life to focus on.
‘She lived through the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands as a child! She saved starving children with UNICEF!’
Another harsh comment, posted on Reddit, said: ‘Not even a fingernail’s amount of Audrey’s charm or talent.
‘She wasn’t a star because of only her look, she had that “Je ne sais quoi” that only a couple of stars every couple of decades have.’
Someone tacked on, ‘I literally stopped watching Emily in Paris because the idea that all these men would be so taken by her was so incredibly unbelievable.’
