Ethan Coen’s ‘Drive-Away Dolls’ Will Be The First Film In A “Lesbian B-Movie Trilogy”

While it was sad when it was initially revealed that Joel and Ethan Coen, aka the Coen Brothers, would be taking a break from making movies together to focus on solo outings, what has happened is really interesting. Not only are we getting twice the Coen goodness, with both making films of their own, but we’re seeing just how different each approaches their solo work. For Joel Coen, his first directorial outing is “The Tragedy of Macbeth,” a serious black-and-white drama where he adapts one of Shakespeare’s greatest works. Ethan Coen, on the other hand, is set to release “Drive-Away Dolls,” which looks to be a quirky, queer crime comedy. And while we don’t know what Joel Coen is going to release next, apparently Ethan is ready and willing to complete what is being described as a “lesbian B-movie trilogy.”

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With the first trailer for “Drive-Away Dolls” hitting last week, film fans got their first peek at Ethan Coen’s first solo feature film. And it looks like it’s going to be a blast. Co-written by Coen and Tricia Cooke, “Drive-Away Dolls” stars Margaret Qualley and Geraldine Viswanathan as two queer women on the run from bad men who are after a briefcase the two women have gained custody of. Hijinks ensue. 

And in a new interview with Collider, it appears that “Drive-Away Dolls” is just the first film in a proposed trilogy of queer B-movies that are coming from Cooke and Coen. 

“Over the past 20 years, we’ve been writing this lesbian B-movie trilogy,” Cooke said. “Not really a trilogy, but the idea was to write three queer B-movies that I always thought would just kind of sit in the drawer and our kids would look at one day when they were old and get some laughs. And now we’ve made one of them.”

“And we have another one written,” added Coen. “The problem with writing two is then you’re obliged to do a third because nobody does two. You gotta do a trilogy. I don’t even know the word for two corresponding to a trilogy.”

Those who are wondering if the idea of the trilogy is just something he’ll work on sporadically throughout the rest of his career, Coen said that the second film would “definitely” be the next film project he works on. So, it would appear that Coen is ready to follow through on his intentions immediately.

Now, could plans change if “Drive-Away Dolls” is poorly received and becomes a major blemish on the illustrious career of Ethan Coen? Maybe. But it would appear that it is likely going to do well based on Coen’s name, along with his cast that not only includes Qualley and Viswanathan but also features Pedro Pascal, Matt Damon, Colman Domingo, and Beanie Feldstein. It just really seems like it can’t miss. 

“Drive-Away Dolls” is set to arrive in theaters on September 22.