Hailee Steinfeld in talks to join 'Romeo and Juliet'

Hailee Steinfeld in "True Grit"

It's been a busy week for Academy Award-nominee Hailee Steinfeld.

Multiple sources reported today the "True Grit" actress is in talks to star in the latest adaptation of William Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet."

According to The Hollywood Reporter, the crew will include Italian director Carlo Carlie ("Flight of the Innocent"), screenwriter Julian Fellowes ("Gosford Park") and producer Garbiele Muccino (director of "The Pursuit of Happyness").

The news comes just over a week after reports had Steinfeld in talks to star Lindsay Devlin's unsold "Sleeping Beauty" project.

A debut role like Maddie Ross, not to mention an Academy Award nomination, will get you offers, and obviously this has been the case for Steinfeld. Of course one has to ask whether or not we really need another "Romeo and Juliet" adaptation, but it's hard to argue with the pedigrees behind it.

More interesting is the "Sleeping Beauty" project, which would reportedly follow Princess Aurora into a kind of dreamland during her long sleep.

Here's to whatever she does next.