Kirsten Dunst is to make her directorial debut this summer.
The 25-year-old will helm a ghost story she is writing herself, based on a letter sent in to Glamour magazine by a reader.
Kirsten said: I m directing my first short this summer.
It s a ghost story. They re totally giving me carte blanche. I pick the letter.
I write my script.
I pick everyone I want to collaborate with, it s great.
The film will be part of the Reel Moments series, a project run by Glamour magazine which showcases short films made by women based on readers stories.
Previous contributors include and Robin Wright Penn.
Kirsten - who has been acting since she was seven-years-old and recently enrolled at an art school - is aiming high with her latest venture.
She said: I ve always been a fan of Roman Polanski and, you know, Repulsion with Catherine Deneuve and Rosemary s Baby .
We just don t make like that any more.