Sofia Coppola: I've been Nicole Kidman's fan for many years

Director Sofia Coppola said she has been a long-term fan of

Hollywood

star Nicole Kidman. The 46-year-old filmmaker says she knew no one could play the role of

Martha Farnsworth

in her recently-released film '

The Beguiled

' better than the actress.


"I've been a fan for many years. I had her (Kidman) in my head when I was writing the headmistress. Her gravitas and her humour, I knew would fit perfectly," said Coppola.