--- description: Director Todd Solondz is making a movie that revisits Dawn Wiener nearly 20 years after his first film was released title: 'Welcome to the Dollhouse' Is Getting a Sequel, of Sorts image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf77853d4ea5d9aaa/6987629a2dce019f5f9db215/todd-solondz.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [movies](/tag/movies/) ## movies Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # 'Welcome to the Dollhouse' Is Getting a Sequel, of Sorts by [Megan Gibson](/author/megan-gibson/) ## Megan Gibson Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Oct 24, 2014 12:05 PM CUT  Director Todd Solondz attends the Film Society Of Lincoln Center 2014 Filmmaker In Residence Dinner at Indochine on June 24, 2014 in New York. Director Todd Solondz attends the Film Society Of Lincoln Center 2014 Filmmaker In Residence Dinner at Indochine on June 24, 2014 in New York.Brad Barket—Getty Images by [Megan Gibson](/author/megan-gibson/) ## Megan Gibson Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Oct 24, 2014 12:05 PM CUT _Welcome to the Dollhouse_ has been an indie film favorite since its 1995 release. Telling the story about the unpopular seventh-grader Dawn Wiener, played by Heather Matarazzo, the movie garnered critical raves and launched the career of director Todd Solondz. Now, nearly 20 years later, Solondz is planning on revisiting her in an upcoming ensemble film called _Wiener-Dog_. According to [_The Hollywood Reporter_](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/todd-solondz-plots-sort-sequel-742966 "undefined"), the new film will feature multiple stories and be thematically connected by a dachshund, with one of the stories focusing on Dawn. Powerhouse producer and [TIME 100 alum Megan Ellison](http://time.com/70887/megan-ellison-2014-time-100/ "undefined") has already signed on to produce through her company Annapurna Pictures. Sadly, _THR_ adds that Matarazzo will not be returning to the role of Dawn, though fans could get a dream cast in the end as Gerta Gerwig and Julie Deply are in talks to star. \[[_THR_](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/todd-solondz-plots-sort-sequel-742966 "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3536356/welcome-to-the-dollhouse-sequel-greta-gerwig/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3536356/welcome-to-the-dollhouse-sequel-greta-gerwig/"},"headline":"'Welcome to the Dollhouse' Is Getting a Sequel, of Sorts","datePublished":"2014-10-24T12:05:16.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T10:59:38.366Z","description":"Director Todd Solondz is making a movie that revisits Dawn Wiener nearly 20 years after his first film was released","url":"https://time.com/3536356/welcome-to-the-dollhouse-sequel-greta-gerwig/","keywords":["movies"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf77853d4ea5d9aaa/6987629a2dce019f5f9db215/todd-solondz.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Megan Gibson","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/megan-gibson/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf77853d4ea5d9aaa/6987629a2dce019f5f9db215/todd-solondz.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Film Society Of Lincoln Centr 2014 Filmmaker In Residence Dinner","caption":"Director Todd Solondz attends the Film Society Of Lincoln Center 2014 Filmmaker In Residence Dinner at Indochine on June 24, 2014 in New York.","creditText":"Brad Barket—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/movies/","name":"movies"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3536356/welcome-to-the-dollhouse-sequel-greta-gerwig/","name":"'Welcome to the Dollhouse' Is Getting a Sequel, of Sorts"}}]}] ```