US EditionBritish Actress to Star in New Sense & Sensibility Film and Fans Are Going Wild
- A new adaptation of Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility is being produced by the team behind Working Title, featuring Daisy Edgar-Jones in the role of Elinor Dashwood.
- The story focuses on the three Dashwood siblings and their mother, who is left a widow after their father's passing, as they face the challenges of relocating to Devon, based on Austen's 18th-century novel.
- Georgia Oakley, BAFTA-nominated for her debut Blue Jean, will direct and Diana Reid, bestselling author of Love & Virtue, will write the screenplay, with producers Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, India Flint, and Jo Wallett attached.
- Filming is scheduled to start next month in the UK, and Edgar-Jones posted a photo on Instagram holding the book, expressing her enthusiasm for portraying complex female characters and emphasizing the positive trend of more stories focusing prominently on women.
- This new film joins a legacy of prominent Austen adaptations by the same studios, including Pride & Prejudice and Emma , suggesting continued focus on classic literature with fresh perspectives.
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"Normal People" star Daisy Edgar-Jones plays the leading role of sensible sister Elinor Dashwood in a remake of a popular Jane-Austen novel. Anyone who plays the other sister in the succession of Kate Winslet is not yet clear.
Daisy Edgar-Jones to Lead Another 'Sense and Sensibility' Adaptation as Elinor Dashwood
The news comes 30 years after Ang Lee's film treatment of the famous Jane Austen debut novel, starring Emma ThompsonDaniele Venturelli/Getty; CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform Daisy Edgar-Jones in Milan on Sept. 20, 2024; Sense and Sensibility by Jane AustenNEED TO KNOWDaisy Edgar-Jones is set to lead a new movie adaptation of Jane Austen's first novel, Sense and SensibilityThe actress will play Elinor Dashwood, the protagonist and old…
Daisy Edgar-Jones Will Star In The New 'Sense And Sensibility' Movie & I Literally Screamed
Jane Austen is having a serious regency renaissance; we're getting a new Netflix Pride & Prejudice, a BBC spinoff about Mary Bennet, and now a brand new adaptation of Sense And Sensibility — with Daisy Edgar Jones starring! This is my favorite Jane Austen book, so you can believe I literally screamed when I saw the news. We got a Hallmark movie adaptation in 2024, but the last theatrical feature film came out in 1995 so it's the perfect time to …
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