 The material came to Coppola at a time when she wanted to make a more optimistic film than 2013's "The Bling Ring", stating that she wanted to "cleanse myself" from what she terms was "such a tacky, ugly world".In March 2016, it was announced that Elle Fanning, Nicole Kidman, and Kirsten Dunst were in talks to appear in the film, and had been signed by July, when Colin Farrell entered talks.The music for the film was composed by the rock band Phoenix (whose lead singer, Thomas Mars, is married to Coppola).