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For ‘The Beguiled,’ Coppola turns again to Dunst and Fanning

JAKE COYLE a movie, I’d say yes. Not a
AP Film Writer question.”
CANNES, France (AP) — The film’s lead roles are
“Sorry, we just really girled- played by Nicole Kidman
out on you,” Kirsten Dunst and Colin Farrell, but Fan-
says with Sofia Coppola ning and, in particular,
and Elle Fanning by her Dunst, make for some of
side. the film’s most resonant
Dunst is apologizing for a moments. In a morning
tangent in conversation interview in Cannes, the
about the annoyances of three — “soul sisters” as
period-accurate, braid- they described themselves
ed hair. But she could just — spent most of the time
as well be talking, with laughing with each other.
comic understatement, At the end, Dunst stretched.
about their film, the South- “I’m laughing so much it’s
ern Gothic thriller “The Be- making me tired,” she said.
guiled.” It’s not hard to see their ef-
Coppola’s latest premiered fort behind “The Beguiled”
at the Cannes Film Festival as a kind of feminist revision
on Wednesday, rocking of male-dominated cin-
the festival with its female ema. There’s something to
spin on a famed 1970s that, they grant, but Dunst
film with the opposite per- isn’t so sure.
spective. “The Beguiled” is “I actually think there were
Coppola’s remake of Don better roles longer ago,”
Siegel’s 1971 Civil War film she says. “They had such
starring Clint Eastwood as Actress Nicole Kidman, from left, director Sofia Coppola and actress Kirsten Dunst pose for pho- better roles than we do. I
an injured Union soldier tographers during the photo call for the film The Beguiled at the 70th international film festival, just watched an old Bette
who takes shelter in an all- Cannes, southern France, Wednesday, May 24, 2017. Associated Press Davis movie the other day
girls boarding school in the should see this movie. You I do this movie,’” said thought Fanning, now 19, and I was like, ‘This movie
South. need to remake it,’” re- Coppola. “The first thing I was ready for a more ma- would never get made.’ I
The Siegel version, well re- actually think we’re lack-
garded by some, is largely called Coppola, the direc- thought was Kirsten could ture part. ing. There were so many
tor of “Lost in Translation” be the teacher, Elle could “Since ‘Somewhere,’ So-
about the sexual power of
Eastwood, who draws the and “Virgin Suicides.” ‘’I be the naughty student. fia and I have been like: better roles in the ‘40s.
‘We have to do some-
was like, ‘I would never re-
They’re like my favorite ac-
Katharine Hepburn’s ca-
interest of the school’s in-
habitants, young and old make a movie.’” tresses and I wanted to see thing together again.’ She reer.
But the film stayed in Cop-
emailed me about this. She ‘The Apartment.’ ‘Harold
them together.”
— all of them variations of
female stereotypes. Siegel pola’s mind, and she be- Dunst has been a longtime said, ‘We can make you and Maude.’ When can a
gan thumbing through the Coppola regular, having the bad girl,’” said Fanning. movie get financed with an
once described his movie
as about “the basic de- “A Painted Devil,” the 1966 starred in “Virgin Suicides,” “It was my first time going older woman who’s going
Thomas Cullinan novel the ‘’Marie Antoinette” and without a family member, to commit suicide?”
sire of women to castrate Coppola plans to let audi-
men.” film was based on. She even had a cameo in “The like my mom.”
wanted to flip the point of Bling Ring.” Fanning starred “I trust Sofia,” said Dunst. ences compare her version
Coppola hadn’t seen it un-
til her friend and production view. in Coppola’s “Somewhere” “Sofia could give me that of “The Beguiled” to its pre-
“That was part of the fun, as the young daughter of menu over there and if she decessor and make their
designer Anne Ross called
her up. “She was like, ‘You thinking: ‘God, how would a famous actor. Coppola said she was making it into own decision. q
After Manchester attack,
Aerosmith still on European tour

SIAN WATSON that. I think that when we fast. We have to try to do
Associated Press play now it is one more something about it and it is
LONDON (AP) — Aeros- strike against the other one thing to say, ‘We know
mith’s Joe Perry says the side, and it is almost like it what you did and you’re
band’s European dates has notched our show up not going to phase us, and
will not be canceled in another bit, it is like a cel- you’re not going to scare
the wake of Monday’s ebration of freedom and us,’ but yes it is scary and
deadly attack at an Ariana we’re not going to stop,” yes you did scare me. But
Grande concert in Man- Perry said in an interview we are going to try to do
chester, England. with The Associated Press something to make sure it In this April 8, 2014 file photo, Steven Tyler, left, and Joe Perry of
Perry said he initially thought on Thursday. doesn’t happen the next Aerosmith perform at the Whisky A Go Go in Los Angeles.
the band should postpone Aerosmith will play Munich time and that is what we Associated Press
the tour, but then decided on Friday on its Aero-Veder- have to start working on,” celed, while Blondie and Grande’s tour are suspend-
that’s not what Aerosmith ci Baby! Tour. Steven Tyler Tyler said. Others have de- Take That canceled shows ed, including concerts that
fans would want. said the attack that killed cided to cancel events. in the immediate aftermath were scheduled for Thurs-
“I don’t think I want to live 22 people and injured doz- The London premieres of of the bombing. Netflix also day and Friday in London.
like that or the band wants ens hit him as a father and “The Mummy” and “Won- scrapped a few screenings. The tour resumes on June 7
to live like that, and our a musician. der Woman” were can- Several European dates on in Paris.q
fans don’t want to live like “The world is really moving