Rooney Mara Cast as Audrey Hepburn in New Upcoming Biopic
Apple Studios has landed a huge new project: an Audrey Hepburn biopic. Academy Award Nominee Rooney Mara will be producing and starring as the legendary actress and humanitarian.
On January 6, it was revealed that Apple Studios has secured a biopic about Oscar winner Audrey Hepburn. The playwright Michael Mitnick is penning the script and Call Me By Your Name filmmaker Luca Guadagnino will be directing.
This project will mark Mara’s third credit as a producer, as she previously worked on the documentary The End of Medicine and The Truth About Emmanuel. The talented actress was Oscar-nominated for Best Actress in 2012 for The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo and Best Supporting Actress in 2016 for Carol.
rooney mara playing audrey hepburn pic.twitter.com/DhTMuakris
— scarlett (@cateblanchhett) January 7, 2022
Mara is the perfect choice to play Hepburn, as the actress is also devoted to causes near and dear to her heart. Mara is an animal rights activist, who constantly uses her platform to advocate for change. She is also an environmentalist, urging those to understand the ways in which environmental destruction is linked to animal agriculture.
It was wonderful having Joaquin Phoenix & Rooney Mara at our Sanctuary to visit the turkeys!
— Farm Sanctuary (@FarmSanctuary) November 18, 2021
Said Phoenix & Mara: “Turkeys are emotional, intelligent & social animals. It’s chilling that more than 68m turkeys will be brutally slaughtered & eaten during the holiday months.” (1/3) pic.twitter.com/pKpibr2yt4
Joaquin Phoenix and Rooney Mara for COP26 & Ted Talks telling the world how the climate crisis is fueled by animal agriculture and how to make a change. pic.twitter.com/YwKGH7vcE3
— Joaquin Phoenix Updates (@jphoenixupdates) October 30, 2021
Audrey Hepburn starred in a string of successful films such as Breakfast at Tiffany’s, Sabrina, Funny Face, My Fair Lady, and Roman Holiday. Her role as Princess Anne in Roman Holiday won her the Oscar in 1954. The actress famously retired from acting in the 80s and chose to devote her time to humanitarian causes. Hepburn was closely linked to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). UNICEF stated that the actress, “relentlessly works day in and day out to deliver the essentials that give every child an equitable chance in life: health care and immunizations, safe water and sanitation, nutrition, education, emergency relief, and more.”
30 years ago, UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Audrey Hepburn gave this passionate speech as world leaders adopted the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. pic.twitter.com/NbpaMNH1M2
— UNICEF (@UNICEF) November 27, 2019
Although no plot details have been revealed about the biopic, fans have already begun to share their thoughts on Mara playing the legendary actress and fashion icon.
Rooney Mara will play Audrey Hepburn in a film dir by Luca Guadagnino about the Audrey’s life..
— Sunny (@saiprasadd_511) January 7, 2022
stellar casting!! pic.twitter.com/s1G62pDUwn
Rooney Mara to Play Audrey Hepburn.
— Jenn (@xJennito) January 7, 2022
Oscar. Rooney. #RooneyMara #audreyhepburn pic.twitter.com/q3dRibqLGO
Congratulations to Rooney Mara on this well-deserved role. This will undoubtedly be a memorable film about the life of an incredible woman and role model. In the meantime, fans can stream Audrey Hepburn and Rooney Mara’s film credits on services such as Netflix.
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