Audrey Tautou is hardly a household name even though she did star in The Da Vinci Code. She is primarily known for her role in Amelie (a movie I am yet to see), but I did enjoy her in A Very Long Engagement, which is an absolutely stunning film. However, I don’t think her next role is going to make her all that much of a bigger name as she is set to star in a biopic as the legendary French fashion designer Coco Chanel.
Anne Fontaine is set to direct the feature, which will focus on Chanel’s childhood and early womanhood, which apparently was specially conceived with Tautou in mind. Fontaine penned the script with Christopher Hampton, which was adapted from the Chanel biography “L’Irreguliere” by Edmonde Charles-Roux.
Variety brings us the news from the Cannes Film Festival and also goes on to describe Chanel’s life saying:
The film is expected to shoot in early 2008.
