I kind of would think of Marilyn Monroe or actors that were no longer present, no one else really felt right,” Coppola said during a Sunday evening post-screening Q&A in New York City. (As the film gears up for its release next month,

What happens if you stay in Vegas? That’s the question at the center of Gia Coppola’s “The Last Showgirl,” which has debuted its first trailer from Roadside Attractions. Set against the backdrop of Sin City,

Nov. 14 (UPI) -- Roadside Attractions is previewing Gia Coppola's The Last Showgirl, starring Pamela Anderson. The film, featured in the Toronto International Film Festival in September, follows Shelly (Anderson) as she faces her show's unexpected closure after 30 years of performances.

“The Last Showgirl” stars Anderson as a Las Vegas dancer who finds herself at an unexpected crossroads when the show that has employed her for three decades suddenly closes. The acclaimed character study has generated major Oscar buzz for Anderson, which could continue to build when it opens in theaters across America in January.

Pamela Anderson plays a fading Vegas performer in the first teaser for The Last Showgirl. Watch the new teaser now.

With her third film, “The Last Showgirl,” filmmaker Gia Coppola takes audiences inside the inner workings (and inner feelings) of the talented showgirls who populate a long-running Las Vegas show that is unexpectedly closing after a decades-long run.