Will star in and produce movie version
There’s been plenty of rumors swirling around lately about the status of an adaptation of Seth Grahame-Smith’s Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. Now it looks like one of those rumors from earlier this year turned out to have more truth to it then original let on.
Natalie Portman will star in and produce a film version of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, based on the bestselling book according to Variety. Lionsgate will finance and distribute.
Originally a book by Jane Austen, Seth Grahame-Smith took the liberty of revamping the classic work by adding bloodthirsty flesh-eating zombies to the mix.
Portman will produce through her handsomecharlie shingle production company with Annette Savitch, plus Darko Films’ Richard Kelly, Sean McKittrick and Ted Hamm.
Described as an expanded version of the Austen classic, the book tells the timeless story of a woman’s quest for love and independence amid the outbreak of a deadly virus that turns the undead into vicious killers.
Portman will play feisty heroine Elizabeth Bennet, who is distracted from her quest to eradicate the zombie menace by the arrival of the arrogant Mr. Darcy.
“Natalie and I are longtime passionate fans of Jane Austen’s books and this a fresh, fun and thought-provoking way to approach her work,” said producer Savitch. “The idea of zombies running rampant in 19th Century England may sound odd, but it lends a modern sense of urgency to a well known love story.”
Source: Variety
