Adjani was to co-star with John Travolta in an adaptation of Dostoyevky's novel directed by Roman Polanski. When preproduction was over and the shooting was about to begin, Travolta left the project. Polanski was ready to keep on, with Steve Martin as Travolta's replacement, but Adjani stated she was unprepared for such a change and left the project too. It was the final straw and the movie was cancelled.