Actors Dakota Johnson, Saoirse Ronan, Jessie Buckley, and Josh O’Connor are set to star in the upcoming adaptation of Audrey Niffenegger’s bestselling 2005 novel, Three Incestuous Sisters. The Dakota Johnson new film project will be directed by Italian filmmaker Alice Rohrwacher, known for The Wonders (2014) and La chimera (2023), from a script co-written with Ottessa Moshfegh. Production is scheduled to start in April.
Details on the New Adaptation and Production Team
The film will take a loose approach to the source material, with plot specifics kept confidential for now. Indian Paintbrush is backing the project, while production responsibilities will be managed by Dakota Johnson and Ro Donnelly’s TeaTime Pictures, alongside Steven Rales representing Indian Paintbrush. This collaboration marks an intersection of creative and production forces behind the ambitious adaptation.
Cast Members’ Recent Achievements and Upcoming Roles
Dakota Johnson last appeared in the romantic drama Materialists (2023), sharing the screen with Chris Evans and Pedro Pascal. Saoirse Ronan, praised for her role in The Outrun (2024), is currently filming a Beatles biopic directed by Sam Mendes, portraying Linda McCartney. Jessie Buckley recently received an Academy Award nomination and won a Golden Globe for her performance in Hamnet, directed by Chloé Zhao; she will next appear in The Bride! with Christian Bale, directed by Maggie Gyllenhaal. Josh O’Connor, who featured in Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery, is set to co-star with Emily Blunt in Disclosure Day, directed by Steven Spielberg.
Anticipation Surrounding the Film’s Release
The involvement of such a distinguished cast alongside director Alice Rohrwacher raises expectations for this complex adaptation. Given the novel’s provocative title and Rohrwacher’s previous acclaimed works, interest is cautious but hopeful. With production underway in April, audiences and critics alike will closely watch how this Dakota Johnson new film translates the layered novel to the screen and what impact it might have in the coming year.
