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"Sofia Coppola may direct a new version of The Little Mermaid. The Oscar-winning filmmaker is currently negotiating with Universal Pictures and Working Title to make a live-action adaptation of Hans Christian Anderson&amp;#039;s classic fairytale.   Edward Scissorhands screenwriter Caroline Thompson will work on the script for the film, reports Deadline. Fifty Shades of Grey and Saving Mr Banks writer Kelly Marcel and Shame&amp;#039;s Abi Morgan had previously worked on the film, while director Joe Wright once circled the project. Anderson&amp;#039;s story, about a mermaid who makes a Faustian pact with a sea witch in order to live on land, was previously turned into a Disney musical in 1989. Coppola&amp;#039;s most recent film was the teen crime drama The Bling Ring. Watch an interview with the director about the film below:  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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