Released in 1971, the same year as Dirty Harry, the Clint Eastwood-starring The Beguiled initially wasn’t all that well-received here in the States. The film saw Eastwood playing against type, and Universal just wasn’t sure how to market it to his fans; Eastwood himself has noted that he was “emasculated” in the film. But over the years, it has found its appreciative audience.
Now, 46 years later, a new take on the source material is on the way.
Written and directed by Sofia Coppola, The Beguiled is headed our way this summer, and it boasts an incredible cast that includes Colin Farrell, Nicole Kidman, Kirsten Dunst, and Elle Fanning. Ahead of the release, we’ve got the official teaser, which promises a seductive thriller.
Check it out below.
Adapted by Sofia Coppola from Thomas Cullinan’s novel of the same name, The Beguiled unfolds in a girls’ school in the state of Virginia in 1864. As the Civil War rages, The Miss Martha Farnsworth Seminary for Young Ladies has been sheltered from the outside world— until the day a wounded Union soldier is discovered nearby and taken in.
Focus Features will release The Beguiled in select cities on June 23, 2017, expanding to more theaters on June 30, 2017.