One of my most anticipated films of the year is Sofia Coppola‘s The Bling Ring and the possibility of it showing up at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival is looking better and better by the day and with a new batch of pictures (via Emma Watson Daily) and a new poster (via HitFix), I have even more confidence one of the films I’ll be enjoying at this year’s fest will indeed by Coppola’s latest.
Based on the Vanity Fair article “The Suspects Wore Louboutins” by Nancy Jo Sales, The Bling Ring tells the story of a group of teenagers obsessed with fashion and celebrity that burglarize celebrities’ homes in Los Angeles. Tracking their targets’ whereabouts online, they break-in and steal their designer clothes and possessions. Reflecting on the naiveté of youth and the mistakes we all make when young, amplified by today’s culture of celebrity and luxury brand obsession, we see through the members of the Bling Ring temptations that almost any teenager would feel. What starts out as teenage fun spins out of control and leaves us with a sobering view of our culture today.
The film stars Emma Watson, who is the focus of these pictures considering their source, alongside Israel Broussard, Katie Chang, Claire Julien, Taissa Farmiga, Leslie Mann, Gavin Rossdale, and real-life Bling Ring victim, Paris Hilton.
A24 has already set a June 24 release for the film and released a teaser trailer, which you can watch here. But first check out the pictures and posters included here and on the following pages.
