Lily Collins pays homage to Audrey Hepburn after announcing she’ll portray late legend
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Lily Collins remembered Audrey Hepburn on what would have been the legendary actress's 97th birthday.
The 37-year-old actress paid tribute to Hepburn in a May 4 social media post months after announcing she’ll be seen as the late icon in an upcoming movie. Hepburn — the British actress and fashion star — died in 1993 at the age of 63.
Lily Collins calls Audrey Hepburn 'bright light of a human'
Taking to her Instagram, Collins posted a photo of Hepburn from the 1957 movie ‘Funny Face’. The picture showed the humanitarian in an all-black dress with a matching hat and shoes. She was also seen holding a staff attached to several colorful balloons.
“Happy heavenly birthday to this bright light of a human and undeniable legend,” the ‘Emily in Paris’ actress wrote, adding, “She always brought a bit of color into every life she touched. Honored to be stepping into her shoes…”
Lily Collins feels honored to play Audrey Hepburn
This came months after, in February, Collins revealed that she will soon be seen as Hepburn in a new film about the making of the icon's 1961 classic ‘Breakfast at Tiffany's’.
The ‘Mirror Mirror’ actress had said on Instagram at the time that “it’s almost 10 years of development and a lifetime of admiration and adoration for Audrey that I’m finally able to share this. Honored and ecstatic don’t begin to express how I feel…”
With her feelings, she also shared a photo of an article that read, “Lily Collins To Play Audrey Hepburn In Film On Making Of ‘Breakfast At Tiffany’s’ From Imagine & Case Study Films; Dickinson’s Alena Smith Scripting.”
Audrey Hepburn's son 'very excited' to see Lily Collins as his mother
After the announcement, one of the sons of Hepburn — Sean Hepburn Ferrer — spoke with Woman’s World, sharing his reaction.
“I have to be honest, I’m very excited, because I like Lily very much. I’ve watched 'Emily in Paris' as much as I could have. I haven’t watched 'Emily in Rome' yet, because I don’t think I can take that much. My teeth will fall out of my head,” he revealed.
Ferrer, however, expressed his concern as well regarding the making of the project.
“My big concern, because I know Sam quite well, is the making of it, because the whole thing revolves around one photograph of my mother standing on 5th Avenue. I’m not sure how you adapt that into a film and make it interesting. There’s not a whole lot of drama,” he added.
