Sofia Coppola to Direct Remake of The Beguiled, with Nicole Kidman, Elle Fanning and Kirsten Dunst

The original film, The Beguiled, starred Clint Eastwood as a wounded confederate soldier during the Civil War who was taken in at a girls boarding school before worming his way into their hearts, reports Variety. One of the most interesting female auteurs working today, Coppola has worked, almost exclusively, within the realm of the female mind. Her most male-oriented film, Lost in Translation (which isn’t even, really) is the only one so far that has gotten any Oscar attention, earning her a screenplay win and one of the rare Best Director slots (4 in total in 88 years), along with Best Picture and Best Actor.

Coppola’s The Bling Ring was, I thought, unfairly maligned and disregarded when it shouldn’t have been. It was and remains one of the most starkly truthful looks at modern girl culture, specifically in the realm of the Paris Hilton and Kim Kardashian legacies. Somewhere is a beautiful rendering of a distant relationship between a father, who is trying his best to connect with his daughter, and a daughter trying her best to connect with her father. Marie Antoinette is a crazy masterpiece that would – let’s face it, people – have far more respect had it been directed by a man. And yeah, Lost in Translation remains one of the best films ever made.

To say we’re very excited about The Beguiled would be an understatement. Coppola is a surprising and unpredictable filmmaker who never delivers the same film twice. I’m sure this latest of hers will be no exception.