Pride and Prejudice and Zombies

The film is an exciting and scary interpretation of the famous novel by the British writer Jane Austen. A mysterious plague appeared in Great Britain in the 19th century. People have become the walking dead, eating living human flesh. In such conditions, many things had to change. The brave heroine Elizabeth Bennet is not only beautiful and intelligent, she is also a master of martial arts and weapons. The young and attractive Mr. Darcy became the mentor for Elizabeth and her sisters. A girl has to team up with a teacher on a blood-soaked battlefield to free the country from zombies. Will the heroes become a couple in this dangerous world? Read more "Pride and Prejudice and Zombies" is an adaptation of the novel of the same name by Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith. Before that, the American writer published the book "Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter", which was made into a movie by Timur Bekmambetov in 2012. Natalie Portman was originally cast as Elizabeth Bennet. But the actress had to refuse participation due to employment in other projects. Portman remained as one of the producers of the film "Pride and Prejudice and Zombies". Before Lily James was confirmed for the leading role, Scarlett Johansson, Emma Stone, Rooney Mara, Anne Hathaway, Mila Kunis and Mia Wasikowska could take her place. The film was directed by Barr Steers. To his credit are several successful series ("Sex in Another City", "In vain", "The New Normal"), as well as two melodramas with Zac Efron: "Daddy is 17 again" and "The Double Life of Charlie Sun Cloud". The situation with the director's chair of "Pride and Prejudice and Zombies" was the same as with the main character. Initially, he was supposed to be five-time Oscar nominee David O. Russell, who directed "The Fighter" with Mark Wahlberg and Christian Bale, "My Boyfriend is a Psycho", "American Fraud" and "Joy" with Jennifer Lawrence.