Sofia Coppola has long since ceased to be “the daughter of” to become one of the best filmmakers of the last century. The Oscar winner for Best Original Screenplay for “Lost in Tokyo” (Lost in Translation, 2003) is in the midst of post-production of her film reunion with Bill Murray on “On the Rocks” – with a premiere date sometime in 2020 – but also adds to the ‘television fashion’ from the hand of “Custom of the Country”, Apple TV+’s new drama. This is the first project made and right for the filmmaker’s small screen, which had already participated in the Netflix Christmas special, “A Very Murray Christmas” (2015), and several commercials by Christian Dior and Gap. In this case, he is in charge of writing and directing this limited series based on the novel of the same name by Edith Wharton, published in 1913. The story centers on Undine Spragg, a Girl from the American Midwest who is trying to ascend in early 20th-century New York society. “Undine Spragg is my favorite literary antiheroin and I’m excited to bring her to the screen for the first time,” Coppola confessed.
The reunion we’re waiting for
The filmmaker’s agreement with Apple goes beyond this new production, as the streaming platform (and content producer) will also have the responsibility to launch “On the Rocks”, as part of their partnership with A24. The film starring Murray and Rashida Jones, follows the adventures of a young mother who decides to reconnect with her father, a legendary playboy, as they venture through the city of New York.La PANdemic of COVID-19 will mark the fate of this premiere and so many others, in addition to the future of “Custom of the Country” which obviously does not yet have scheduled dates , nor actors chosen to carry out this period story. In this note:
