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.