Mila Kunis inLuckiest Girl Alive(2022).Photo: Sabrina Lantos/Netflix
Warning: This post contains spoilers forLuckiest Girl Alive, now streaming on Netflix.
What’s next for Ani FaNelli?
Luckiest Girl Alive, the film adaptation ofJessica Knoll’s 2015 bestseller, ends withMila Kunis' lead character Ani making the decision to publicly speak out about being sexually assaulted as a teen.
Her powerful essay makes it intoThe New York Timesand inspires fellow survivors to feel less alone. Also, she calls off her wedding at the last minute, admitting to her wealthy fiancé Luke (Finn Wittrock) that she was merely using him to complete her seemingly perfect life.
Kunis, 39, who is also a producer on the film, recently told PEOPLE she would be on board if asked to return for a sequel: “Oh my God, I hope my character is happier! Yeah, of course [I would]. I love Jess.”
Mila Kunis inLuckiest Girl Alive(2022).Sabrina Lantos/Netflix
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Chiara Aurelia, who plays Kunis' teen counterpart in flashbacks, echoed that sentiment, adding, “Yes a hundred-million times over. I love every single person involved with this project and I would do anything to work with them all again. Truly.”
Producer Bruna Papandrea (who’s behind shows likeBig Little Lies,The UndoingandNine Perfect Strangers) also teases “never say never” about a potential sequel and floats the idea of a Netflix spin-off series.
From left: Jessica Knoll, Chiara Aurelia, Mila Kunis and Finn Wittrock.Taylor Hill/WireImage
Knoll, who is also working on adapting her second novelThe Favorite Sisterfor television and has two other movie screenplays in the works, says it’s “bittersweet” to put a close to her deeply personalLuckiest Girl Alivechapter. For now, though, she’s glad it’s reaching an entirely new audience on Netflix.
“It feels like there’s a lot of emotion behind this project and thinking that I’ll never work on it again is bittersweet. But at the same time, it was time. Seven years is a long time, even more than that because I started writing the book in 2013, so it’s almost 10 years that this story and character have been a part of my life,” Knoll says.
Luckiest Girl Aliveis now streaming on Netflix. The novel is available wherever books are sold.
source: people.com
