Sofia Coppola says her 'The Custom of the Country' adaptation didn't get financed by Apple because 'the idea of an unlikable woman wasn't their thing.'
Director Sofia Coppola says Apple executives axed her small-screen adaptation of an Edith Wharton novel because 'the idea of an unlikable woman wasn't their thing.' The 'Priscilla' director was set in early 2020 to develop a series based on the incisive novelist's 1913 book 'The Custom of the Country' — a story that centers on the social ascent of protagonist Undine Spragg, a newly wealthy Midwesterner who tries to break into New York society.
' She added later, 'If it’s so hard for me to get financing as an established person, I worry about younger women starting out. It’s surprising that it’s still a struggle.” 'The Virgin Suicides' director said that being treated with respect among her key demographic — teens, young women and aspiring female filmmakers — still feels 'surreal' because she's still facing challenges in Hollywood to budget female-fronted projects.
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