Women's Lifestyle February 23, 2026 0 Comments

Lily Collins Stepping Into Audrey Hepburn’s Iconic Shoes: What This Could Mean for the Future of Classic Hollywood Glamour

So, here we are again—jumping into yet another film about a film. This time, Lily Collins is stepping into the iconic shoes of Audrey Hepburn for a movie that explores the making of Breakfast at Tiffany’s. Now, I gotta ask: do we really need a behind-the-scenes look at a classic flick that’s only 65 years old? It’s like watching a highlight reel of a highlight reel—interesting, sure, but is it fresh? Collins, with her Hepburn-esque charm, seems like a stellar pick, and with Dickinson’s Alena Smith writing the script, there’s hope for a fresh spin on this cinematic déjà vu. Still, while I’m all for honoring legends, it makes me wonder—when do we stop looking backward and start creating the new classics that future generations will obsess over? Time to flex those creative muscles, Hollywood! LEARN MORE

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Today it was announced that Lily Collins will be playing Audrey Hepburn in an upcoming film about the making of Breakfast at Tiffany’s—so technically not a remake, but a movie about the making of a movie.

I get it, we are living in the age of IP movies and to be fair, Collins is an excellent casting choise for the role—she and Hepburn look eerily alike, with their bright brown eyes, high cheekbones, and famously arched brows, so I get the temptation. But do we really need a retrospective on a classic film that is only 65 years old? There aren’t many details about the project yet, but Variety reports that it is based on Sam Wasson’s novel Fifth Avenue, 5 A.M.: Audrey Hepburn, Breakfast at Tiffany’s and the Dawn of the Modern Woman. The 2010 book dives into the creation of Breakfast at Tiffany’s, which was adapted from Truman Capote’s 1958 novella, so in essence we will have a film about a book, about a movie, that’s based on a different book. Collins shared her excitement on Instagram. “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,” she wrote. “Honored and ecstatic don’t begin to express how I feel.”

Collins is set to produce the film as well, and Dickinson creator Alena Smith has been tapped to write the script, which is good news. Dickinson followed a young Emily Dickinson (Hailee Steinfeld), and the series was a delightful ode to the 19th-century poet. Throughout the show, Smith included famous lines from Dickinson’s writing and gave her story a fresh spin. Maybe we can expect the same for this production. We love our classics and there’s nothing wrong with going back to our favorites for comfort, but at some point we’ll need to shift our focus to making new classics!