A brand new film based mostly on Jane Austen’s basic novel Sense and Sensibility is within the works, with Daisy Edgar-Jones to star as one of many Dashwood sisters.
Focus Options and Working Title Movies are backing the recent tackle the favored 18th century novel, with Georgia Oakley directing a script by creator Diana Reid. Sense and Sensibility facilities on the impoverished Dashwood household and portrays the romantic experiences of sisters Elinor and Marianne as they and their widowed mom navigate life for the once-wealthy household after the loss of life of the daddy and husband.
Edgar-Jones will play the position of Elinor.
Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner of Working Title Movies will produce alongside India Flint of November Footage and Jo Wallett. The Sense and Sensibility venture follows Focus and Working Title collaborating on the 2005 adaptation of Satisfaction & Prejudice, one other Austen basic novel, and the 2020 adaptation of Austen’s Emma.
Edgar-Jones had a breakout position in Twisters and and in addition appeared within the display screen adaptation of the The place the Crawdads Sing novel. She can also be government producing and starring reverse Jacob Elordi and Will Poulter in On Swift Horses.
Oakley is understood for each writing and directing her debut function Blue Jean. Focus Options just lately launched Edward Berger’s Conclave, Robert Eggers’ Nosferatu and Steven Soderbergh’s Black Bag.
Working Title Movies has latest releases like Coralie Fargeat’s The Substance, Steve McQueen’s Blitz and Bridget Jones: Mad Concerning the Boy.
Edgar-Jones is represented by UTA and Hamilton Hodell. Oakley is represented by CAA and Lark. Reid is represented by Curtis Brown.