Director Sofia Coppola is hoping to bring Sarah Water's novel about sexual
repression to the big screen and is desperate for Beyoncé and Eva to take
the roles of a 1890s music hall star, Kitty Butler, and her lesbian lover
Nan Astley.
Beyoncé, 25, thinks it is time the world was treated to a classic lesbian
love story.
The singer, who was speaking at a New York benefit for ovarian cancer, said:
"We've had 'Brokeback Mountain' so the time is right for this divine novel
to get the same treatment."
Beyoncé and Eva are said to be incredibly excited about the steamy love
scenes and can't wait for filming on the project to start.
A source revealed: "They weren't at all coy about the sex scenes. In fact
they both seemed to think it would be more fun than doing the same work with
a man. It's going to be very hot."
The BBC's TV adaptation of 'Tipping The Velvet' caused outrage four years
ago with its graphic sex scenes, which included cross-dressing and the use
of sex toys.