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US director Sofia Coppola poses during the photocall before Chanel 2017-2018 fall/winter Haute Couture collection show in Paris on July 4, 2017. / AFP / Patrick KOVARIK Image Credit: AFP

Director Sofia Coppola is a long-term fan of Hollywood actress Nicole Kidman.

She was eager to get Kidman on board in her latest movie, The Beguiled.

“I’ve been a fan for many years. I had her in my head when I was writing the headmistress. Her gravitas and her humour, I knew would fit perfectly,” Coppola told Daily Telegraph newspaper.