The Bling Ring Trailer - Emma Watson, Taissa Farmiga, Israel Broussard, Claire Julien, Katie Chang

In the fame-obsessed world of Los Angeles, a group of teenagers take us on a thrilling and disturbing crime-spree in the Hollywood hills. Based on true events, the group, who were fixated on the glamorous life, tracked their celebrity targets online, and stole more than 3 million in luxury goods from their homes. Their victims included Paris Hilton, Orlando Bloom, and Rachel Bilson, and the gang became known in the media as "The Bling Ring." With an ensemble cast starring Emma Watson, Leslie Mann, Taissa Farmiga, Claire Julien, Israel Broussard, Katie Chang, Georgia Rock, and Gavin Rossdale, THE BLING RING is written and directed by Sofia Coppola.
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In THE BLING RING, Oscar Winning filmmaker Sofia Coppola takes us inside the world of these teens, where their youthful naivete and excitement is amplified by today's culture of celebrity and luxury brand obsession. The members of the Bling Ring introduce us to temptations that any teenager would find hard to resist. And what starts out as youthful fun spins out of control, revealing a sobering view of our modern culture. Coppola also serves as producer with Roman Coppola and Youree Henley. Executive producers for the picture are Michael Zakin and Francis Ford Coppola for American Zoetrope, alongside Fred Roos and Paul Rassam. Emilio Diez Barroso and Darlene Caamano Loquet also acted as Executive Producers via their Nala Films label. Reteaming with Coppola is costume designer Stacy Battat, production designer Anne Ross, Editor Sarah Flack, and Cinematographer Harris Savides.
Sofia Coppola had heard of the infamous "Bling Ring," a group of teenagers who had burgled the homes of several celebrities, but it wasn't until she read Nancy Jo Sales' article in Vanity Fair called "The Suspects Wore Louboutins" that she thought to make a movie about the crime spree and the kids who committed it. After meeting with Sales, Coppola discovered there were a lot of interesting stories that didn't fit into the original article and set about writing her script.
Turning this contemporary true-life tale into a script proved to be one of the most challenging aspects of the film for Coppola, "there's so much material and I was doing a fictional version. Going through the research, editing it down, and finding a way to make these characters relatable and sympathetic was all very challenging.
The Cast
The ensemble cast centers around the five teens that comprise the Bling Ring. Coppola and her team of casting directors Nicole Daniels and Courtney Sheinin (with whom she worked on Somewhere) and longtime collaborator/advisor, Executive Producer Fred Roos, searched for more than a year to find the ideal mix of actors.
Says Coppola, "To me it's really a group of five kids so it was very important in casting to find kids that were authentic and really that age, because it always bugs me to see a 25 year old playing a teenager. I'm happy that most of the cast is close to the age of the real characters. It was fun to discover new talent and was great to work with Emma Watson, who is playing a part so different from how we know her. She worked really hard to get her Calabasas accent, so it was really fun to see her transformation. It was also great getting to work with these kids who for some this was their first professional job."
Producer Youree Henley continues, "It's about the balance of the ensemble. It wasn't about what they were going to do individually but what they do together."
The five actors include: Emma Watson, who is best known for her work as Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter films: Taissa Farmiga, who was on the first season of American Horror Story; Israel Broussard who was in Rob Reiner's Flipped; and newcomers Claire Julien and Katie Chang.
Says Coppola of the actors, "I thought it was really energizing and fun to work with our young cast because some of them had never been in a feature film before. They were so open to learning and were very enthusiastic, and very professional. I mean Emma Watson on the other side is a real pro, but she brought good enthusiasm to tackling this part."