Some years ago, Wentworth - “a sailor without rank or fortune,” played by ruggedly handsome Cosmo Jarvis (“Lady Macbeth”) - proposed to Anne, and she accepted, but her aristocratic family disapproved of the union, and she was persuaded to break the engagement. You see, “Persuasion” is a curious romance in that, for contemporary audiences, there’s nothing really keeping its two lovers apart.
“Persuasion” is a fine piece of material to work from, but British stage director Carrie Cracknell has gone and done a strange thing with the book: She has tried to modernize it, borrowing heavily from “Fleabag” (with its fourth-wall-breaking gimmicks) and “Emma.” (in all its symmetrically framed, Wes Anderson-indebted cute-itude), while casting a free-spirited, fully liberated American star, Dakota Johnson, as Anne - all of which strips the novel of its core tension.
We're still waiting on an official release date, along with announcements about the rest of the cast, but keep checking back in here for more information.While original works are welcome, Austen makes an obvious choice for female directors to adapt (certainly more than “Dangerous Liaisons,” which gets a “Clueless”-y contemporary makeover from the streamer this week as well). Given that the movie has not started filming yet, it may be a while before you lay your eyes on it. The release date has yet to be announced. As for production, Alison Own and Debra Hayward are producing through Monumental Pictures, while BBC Films is co-financing the movie. Her first feature film, Summerland, was released this past summer. īritish playwright Jessica Swale is adapting the book into a feature. The English film and TV director won a Breakthrough BAFTA in 2017 for her TV movie Ellen, and directed the 2018 BBC drama, The Long Song. Mahalia Belo is set to direct the picture. Helmed by Searchlight Pictures, Persuasion is pulling together a group of both entertainment professionals and up-and-coming talent. There's an all-star group behind-the-scenes. It was recently announced that British actor Joel Fry will star opposite Snook as Wentworth. While quite a departure from Shiv Roy, Snook will have much to delve into with this heroine. She is characterized by her quiet intelligence and thoughtful interior monologue, though she has been exhausted by the world around her. Most recently, Snook starred alongside Vanessa Kirby and Shia LaBeouf in the movie, Pieces of a Woman, which was just acquired by Netflix and premiered at the Venice Film Festival.Īnne Elliot is Austen's oldest protagonist and considered to be her most mature. The Emmy-nominated, Australian actress is best known for portraying Siobhan "Shiv" Roy in HBO's hit show, Succession. Snook recently signed on to play the story's female lead. Succession’s Sarah Snook will play the film’s protagonist, Anne Elliot.
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