 Pfeiffer's next film, an adaptation of Colette's "Chéri" (2009), reunited her with the director (Stephen Frears) and screenwriter (Christopher Hampton) of "Dangerous Liaisons" (1988).Pfeiffer played the role of aging retired courtesan Léa de Lonval, with Rupert Friend in the title role, with Kathy Bates as his mother.