One of the books that started the mash-up fad has been in development for quite some time. Based on Seth Grahame-Smith’s adaptation of Jane Austen’s classic, the film sees an old fashioned romance blossom in a world populated with the undead. The books have received mixed reviews, with many saying the story doesn’t get past the joke title, but there’s still a lot to enjoy, although my personal favourite would have to be Sense And Sensibility And Sea-Monsters. Writer Grahame-Smith has already entered the world of film with a script for Tim Burton’s DARK SHADOWS and an adaptation of his own book ABRAHAM LINCOLN VAMPIRE HUNTER.
Jack Huston has now been cast as George Wickham, joining the already cast Sam Riley as Mr. Darcy, and Lily James and Bella Heathcote as Elizabeth Bennet and one of her sisters. IGBY GOES DOWN DIRECTOR Burr Steers helms the project which is co-scripted by David O. Russell, and produced by Natalie Portman, both of whom were once attached to the project in a directing and acting capacity respectively.
I think this is an adaptation that could work a lot better as a film, and it will be fun to see a classic turned on its head. Although the market has been saturated by Zombies for some time now, with the likes of this and MAGGIE on their way, perhaps there is my life in the dead.
Source: Deadline
