As for Nancy Lee Gregory, the former Mrs. Cuerdon and future Mrs. James, we think Jessica Chastain would be a great choice. Born in Kansas and twenty years James' junior, Nancy's own life had more than enough to it for its own movie: first the love triangle, then her marriage to James, which only ended in a divorce a few years later. Such drama gives all the more reason to believe that Chastain could handle and deliver in the part.

Naturally, James befriended the famed photographer Cecil Beaton in high school, staying life long friends with him. Given PTA's interest in casting actors from out of left field (like Adam Sandler in Punch Drunk Love), Hugh Grant as Beaton in the film would make for a bold choice. The actor is attempting a career turnaround, and could deliver a career best performance next to Day-Lewis and Anderson.

A famous perfectionist, Charles James was known to delay the delivery of dresses for months, poring over every detail. He was the subject of scandal throughout his life, in part due to his lavish spending, brash manners, and tendency to flirt with both men and women.

According to current rumors, Daniel Day-Lewis is in talks to portray James. We have no objections to this; Day-Lewis' last pairing with Anderson, 2007's There Will Be Blood, resulted in an all time great performance and an Academy Award.   

James' escapades weren't just limited to the '50s and a Young Charles James will no doubt be needed in the film. Born in 1906 to an American heiress mother and a British father, James attended the all-boys boarding school Harrow until, according to Vanity Fair, he was withdrawn by his father because of his friendship with Cecil Beaton. Not long after, James was sent to Chicago by his family to work in architectural design. He quit immediately and started his own hat business, all at the ripe young age of 19. Kodi Smit-McPhee would certainly be able to give the budding designer some life.

Keith Cuerdon was a British-born, New York-based stage manager with whom James had an affair. It doesn't end there; not long after, James ran off with Cuerdon's wife, Nancy. The talented, sexual Luke Evans would flourish in such a juicy, love-then-hate relationship with Day-Lewis.

One of James' most famous clients was Coco Chanel, whose presence in his life is justification enough for her to be featured in the movie. A fashion icon unto herself, she deserves to be played by another iconic French woman: Anna Karina. The character and the actress could make for the perfect exclamation point in a stacked film.