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British Actress to Star in New Sense & Sensibility Film and Fans Are Going Wild
- British actress Daisy Edgar-Jones will star as Elinor Dashwood in a new film adaptation of Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility.
- This adaptation continues the collaboration between Focus and Working Title, with filming scheduled to commence next month in the United Kingdom.
- The story portrays the widowed Dashwood mother and her three daughters facing financial hardship after losing their Sussex estate and relocating to Devon.
- Georgia Oakley, known for her debut Blue Jean, directs the screenplay by bestselling author Diana Reid, while producers include Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, India Flint, and Jo Wallett.
- Fans have shown strong excitement following Edgar-Jones's Instagram tease, and the film joins a lineage of well-received Austen adaptations with noted production support.
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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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