Daniel Day-Lewis heads the cast of the Weinstein Co. screen adaptation of the Maury Yeston-Arthur Kopit musical. The star of "There Will Be Blood" stepped into the role of Italian filmmaker Guido Contini when it was vacated by an over-worked Javier Bardem.

The film also features choreography by Marshall and John DeLuca, and newly penned songs by Yeston, including "Take It All" and "Cinema Italiano."

The women of Guido's life are portrayed on screen by Penelope Cruz (Carla), Marion Cotillard (Luisa), Sophia Loren (Guido's Mother), Nicole Kidman (Claudia), Kate Hudson (Stephanie), Judi Dench (Liliane La Fleur), Fergie (Saraghina), Ricky Tognazzi, Giuseppe Cederna, Valerio Mastandrea and Martina Stella.

The 1982 Broadway musical Nine was inspired by Federico Fellini's film "8 ˝." The late Oscar-winning writer and director Anthony Minghella ("The English Patient") and Michael Tolkin wrote the screenplay.

The Broadway musical Nine centers on Guido Contini, a heralded film director (much like Federico Fellini) who, fearing he is losing his touch, escapes to a Venetian spa for rejuvenation. Blurring the lines of fantasy and reality, the women in Contini's life swirl around him: His mother, his wife and his mistress ultimately serve as both distraction and inspiration.

Nine premiered on Broadway in 1982, starring Raul Julia, Anita Morris and Karen Akers. The Tommy Tune-directed production won five Tony Awards, including Best Musical. In 2003 Broadway saw a revival boasting an all-star cast including Antonio Banderas, Chita Rivera, Jane Krakowski and Mary Stuart Masterson. Directed by David Leveaux and reset in the early 1960s, the revival would win two Tonys, including Best Revival.