![]() ![]() ![]() READ MORE: Sundance: Whit Stillman Loves Jane Austen But Would Happily Direct a Bond Film For Beckinsale, the role was worth the (very long, even in Hollywood years) wait.Ĭamila Morrone Wanted Her ‘Daisy Jones and the Six’ Character to ‘Completely Explode’ But despite some outside push and pull, Stillman was set on his leading lady for close to two decades: Kate Beckinsale, whose turn in the film has been garnering awards buzz since the feature hit Sundance back in January. ![]() Yet Stillman, who has only made five films over the course of a quarter-century, struggled to get his take on the material, eventually known as “Love & Friendship,” turned into a film for many years, cycling through financiers and producers until finally landing on an appropriate fit (to wit, a pact with Amazon and Roadside Attractions, who provided the film with a very robust theatrical release, in addition to copious streaming options). The director behind such sharp comedies of manners like “Metropolitan” and “Damsels in Distress” has always been compelled by period pieces that shine a light on the often hilarious - and frequently rotten - behavior of his characters, so his decision to adapt Jane Austen’s early novella “Lady Susan” into a very Stillman-esque feature film was a natural enough one. It’s safe to say that filmmaker Whit Stillman knows his wheelhouse. ![]()
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