Sofia Coppola To Remake ‘The Beguiled’; Nicole Kidman, Kirsten Dunst, And Elle Fanning To Star
By Angie Han/March 30, 2016 1:00 pm EST
According to The Tracking Board, Kidman will play headmistress Martha Farnsworth (portrayed by Geraldine Page in 1971), Dunst will play a teacher, and Fanning will play a student residing at the school. The Beguiled is probably the project that Dunst was hinting at last year, when she let slip during an interview that she was looking to make a third film with Coppola. Filmmakers are currently seeking a “Chris Pratt type” for the Eastwood role, so go ahead and submit your best fantasy-cast picks in the comments.
The Beguiled will be Coppola’s first film since 2013’s The Bling Ring, not counting A Very Murray Christmas. It sounds like a slight change of pace for Coppola, but the themes could play to Coppola’s strengths. She has a particular understanding of female desire and sexual repression, as seen in films like The Virgin Suicides, and could bring a fresh new angle to Cullinan’s 50-year-old tale. In the meantime, here’s a throwback trailer to remind you of what this story looked like in 1971.
