marie-antoinette trivia (l)

Since there are no new Sofia news, I will continue with the movie trivia:

- This movie was going to be produced before 'Lost in Translation' (2003), but while Sofia was writing the screenplay struggling with historical truth and an imposing gallery of characters, she started creating another story in order to distract herself from the difficult enterprise. This parallel project - a small Japanese story - became 'Lost in Translation', whose planetary success revamped the 'Marie-Antoinette' production.

- Ladurée was chosen by Sofia Coppola to make all of the brightly colored pastries and cakes for the film.

- Sofia had originally wanted Angelina Jolie for the role of Madame Du Barry, but turned it down to star in 'The Good Sheperd', then Catherine Zeta-Jones was considered. The role eventually went to Asia Argento.

- Jason Schwartzman, who plays King Louis XVI, is Sofia's cousin.

- Was ranked #3 on US Weekly's "Top Ten Films of 2006".

- The men playing guitars in the scene with a woman signing for Marie are members of the group Phoenix, the lead singer of which is dating Sofia and is father of her daughters Romy and Cosima.

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Last time I talked about Sofia's niece Gia Coppola and how she was a photographer, well look who's made her directorial debut? Gia! She has filmed a gorgeous shortfilm with Tracy Antonopoulos starring 'Marie Antoinette'´s dear couple Jason Schwartzman and Kirsten Dunst!

The film has been shot to promote Opening Ceremony's Spring 2010 collection and it has music of Jason's band Coconut Records, every image looks delicious and Jason and Kiki together again are heaven to my eyes, enjoy another work of a talented Coppola filmmaker in the making:

Family bonding time

Spotted: Sofia, her cousin Jason Schwartzman and Romy in NYC - September 15

What a nice pic! I love, love Jason and he's bonding with the newest Coppola member, le petite Romy. And congrats to him because he's a newlywed! He won't appear in 'Somewhere' but I hope that he collaborates in another of her films because he's great and cool all around.

"My dad did this summer where he wanted us all to do one-act plays. It was called Creativity Camp, and we had to all make something. It was my dad's place, so the cousins were all there. We were kind of bitching about it. That's when I first worked with Jason [Schwartzman], I asked him to be in my play, and he stole the whole show. That's when we realized that Jason was an actor. When my friend Wes Anderson was casting 'Rushmore' I said, 'Oh you have to meet my cousin Jason'".

And that's how Jason started to be an actor.

Sofia's boys: Volume III

Cousin Jason Schwartzman.

It's all in the family. Jason wasn't interested in acting, he then was a drummer in Phantom Planet, the band behind The OC´s main song "California", but Sofia introduced him to Wes Anderson's casting director, and it was a success because Jason got the main role on his film Rushmore. And since then he hasn't stopped working, including being directed by his cousin on Marie-Antoinette and last year he teamed with Sofia's brother Roman to co-write with Wes Anderson his new flick 'The Darjeeling Limited'.

Talent runs in the family!