Sofia Coppola Shelves Planned Kirsten Dunst Reunion, Citing 'Too Sad' Tone
The director has no next narrative feature set after Apple’s Wharton adaptation shifted to a new team.
Overview
- Coppola told Elle the untitled project will not proceed because it felt "too sad" for the current moment.
- Dunst had described the role as a U.S.-set period portrayal of a real person, with production targeted for 2026.
- The scrapped film would have been their fourth collaboration after The Virgin Suicides, Marie Antoinette and The Beguiled.
- Reports the same day said Dunst is set to appear in Warner Bros.’ sequel to A Minecraft Movie.
- Apple is moving forward with The Custom of the Country under Josie Rourke with Sydney Sweeney, and Coppola has not named a new feature, though she voiced interest in Britney Spears’ memoir.