Hailee Steinfeld To Play Juliet
Hailee Steinfeld has landed the most romantic role in Hollywood after signing on to play Juliet in a new movie adaptation of William Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet.
The teenage actress will be Italian director Carlo Carlie's leading lady in an indie production based on the tragic tale of forbidden love and suicide.
The film, which does not have a Romeo on board yet, will shoot in Italy, where the original play was set, later this year (11).
Steinfeld shot to fame earlier this year when she starred alongside Jeff Bridges and Matt Damon in the Coen Brothers' remake of Western classic True Grit.
For her performance the actress went on to pick up a Best Supporting Actress Oscar nomination, losing out to Melissa Leo on the night.
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