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Sofia Coppola Exits ‘The Little Mermaid’

Sofia CoppolaIn a way, it seemed almost too good to be true. When Universal couldn’t secure Joe Wright to direct their long brewing, live action take on "The Little Mermaid," they snagged Sofia Coppola. And it was a potentially promising endeavor, with Coppola making her first big studio picture, doing something unlike anything she’s done before. But alas, it won’t happen.

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Deadline reports that Coppola has exited the movie over, you guessed it, "creative differences." The movie has had a few different pens on it so far, with Abi Morgan ("Shame") and Kelly Marcel ("Fifty Shades Of Grey") previously tackling it, and Caroline Thompson‘s ("Edward Scissorhands," "The Nightmare Before Christmas") rewrite looking like the one that will stick. But even with Coppola’s departure, the project isn’t dead, with Universal apparently pushing forward, but no word yet on who they are eyeballing for the gig.

Any suggestions? Wright and Coppola were both inspired choices, but I won’t be surprised if the studio goes with a far more conventional name to finally get this moving.

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  1. Let\’s all be honest with ourselves, this probably wouldn\’t have worked out. Coppola is very talented, but the article said it; this would have been something she\’s never done before. Not only that, but the spectacle required for this couldn\’t be farther away from her wheelhouse. This parting is probably best for everyone.

  2. …sad news… I was really looking forward to this, instead of another empty and big budget fairytale movie. I assume we will have the Disney story instead the real one. With a famous actress of course as Ursula, because in Hollywood, if you are a famous male actor, you have to be a superhero, on the other hand, if you are famous actress and an academy winner or nominee, you have to be witch of a fairytale. Probably they will have a black actress this time, maybe Viola Davis, HallE Barry or Oprah.

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