
Nepo baby with super-famous Hollywood A-list dad launches first ever film – but can you guess who she is?
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A NEPO baby with a Hollywood star dad is set to launch her first ever film, following in the footsteps of her movie star parent.
The eldest daughter of the hit screen star will showcase her movie - as well as a portrait display - in London and Edinburgh this summer.
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A Hollywood nepo baby is set to premiere her first movie
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The award-winning photographer and filmmaker, 33, is the eldest child of a top Hollywood actor
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New York born Julie Pacino, 35, will juggle the launch of her "sexy and dangerous" psychological horror flick with her James Bond-themed portraits.
For the latter, she consulted with her Godfather star dad, Al, 84, and they joined forces for the project.
Julie, who is Al's sole child with Jan Tarrant, works as a film director after clearly inheriting her passion from her father.
Her feature film I Live Here Now will air at the Edinburgh Film Festival before she promotes it in London.
Meanwhile, she will also launch a photo portfolio capturing as many contenders for the next James Bond movie role as possible.
It comes following frequent discussions about the casting of the role with her old man Al.
Speaking of the project Julie said: "This isn't about casting James Bond, we could know about the chosen candidate by the summer, but I'd still be interested in doing their portraits.
"For me, it's about exploring identity, power, and myth through the faces of the men who could very comfortably wear the tux.
"Each portrait is a meditation on who we are drawn to, and why."
So far, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Taron Egerton, Regé-Jean Page, James Nelson-Joyce, and Olly Rix are already confirmed.
The 'Godfather' cast reunite 45 years after the movie was released
Julie also works as a creative director and photographer.
She has taken the lead on the creative direction, photography, and videography for several brand campaigns, most recently Hyatt, Fouquet's, AllSaints, ShoePalace, and Van Gough Museum.
Her photography was also chosen by TIME Magazine as part of the Publication's famous TIMEPieces Build a Better Future: Genesis collection and recently had her photography featured in the exhibition Broad Strokes II at the Leica gallery in Beverly Hills.
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Julie, who has created short film Nowhere To Go, previously spoke out about her father's influence on her career.
What is a Nepo Baby?
A 'nepo baby' is a colloquial term used to describe individuals who have gained opportunities or success in their careers primarily due to familial connections or the influence of their well-known or wealthy parents, rather than solely through their own talent, skills, or efforts.
The term 'nepo' is short for 'nepotism', which refers to favouritism granted to relatives or close friends, often in a professional context.
Key Characteristics: Inherited advantage: Nepo babies often benefit from their family's established reputation, wealth, or industry connections.
Nepo babies often benefit from their family's established reputation, wealth, or industry connections. Access to networks: They typically have easier access to influential networks and resources within their chosen field.
They typically have easier access to influential networks and resources within their chosen field. Public perception: The term can carry a negative connotation, implying that their success is not entirely merit-based.
Industries Affected: Entertainment: Many actors, musicians, and other performers are often labeled as nepo babies if they have famous parents.
Many actors, musicians, and other performers are often labeled as nepo babies if they have famous parents. Business: Individuals who inherit or are given significant roles in family-owned businesses.
Individuals who inherit or are given significant roles in family-owned businesses. Politics: Politicians who follow in the footsteps of their parents or other relatives.
Examples: Children of famous actors who become actors themselves.
Heirs to business empires who assume executive roles.
Offspring of political figures who enter public office.
The concept of nepo babies is often debated, with some arguing that it undermines the notion of meritocracy.
Meanwhile, others believe that it is natural for families to support and help each other succeed.
She told Toronto Film Magazine: "I grew up on film sets so I was exposed to the artform at a very young age.
"It was always so fascinating — this experience of stepping into an alternate reality, in a way.
"One of my earliest memories is being on the set of The Devil's Advocate'and seeing a burned up prop corpse in the middle of a massive oriental rug.
"I was by myself just staring at this thing and I remember thinking: 'This is awesome'. I must've been around five years old.
"Maybe that's why some of my work can be a little twisted! The first movie I shot, I was 9 years old, I got a little DV Camera for my birthday.
"My friends wanted to go outside and play but I begged them to play different parts in a horror movie I had come up with. They obliged and we had a blast."
Yet she also told the New York Post: "I was always raised with perspective, and my mum always kept me in check and made sure that I never felt entitled or that I deserved anything because of something that my father did."
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Julie is the daughter of Godfather star Al Pacino
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Julie will make her directorial debut on I Live Here Now, which will showcase at the Edinburgh Film Festival
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Julie recently spoke about the impact of her father's movie star lifestyle on her childhood
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