Sofia Coppola was living in Paris while she penned the screenplay to her latest film, Somewhere. The story deals with A-list actor Johnny Marco, whose aimless days and nights are usually spent at the Chateau Marmont hotel on Sunset Boulevard. “Stephen Dorff just came to mind when I was thinking of this character,” said Coppola, who met with Dorff in the City of Lights to discuss the project.  “I knew him a little over the years.  We never spent a lot of time together or were real close, but I knew he was a sweet guy.  I felt like this character was so flawed and could easily be so unlikable that you needed someone with a lot of heart and someone sweet for that to come through and for the audience to connect to him.  And I think he’s a great actor and we haven’t seen that side to him.”  Coppola, who first gained notice for her work in her dad’s film The Godfather Part III, cites filmmakers Jean-Luc Godard and Stanley Kubrick as early creative influences.  Click on the media bar and listen to the director talk about some of the artists who have inspired her.  

  Somewhere, co-starring Elle Fanning as Johnny Marco’s daughter, is now playing in limited release.

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posted by Greg Srisavasdi