Daisy Edgar-Jones to star in new adaptation of "Sense and Sensibility"

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Daisy Edgar-Jones to star in new adaptation of "Sense and Sensibility"

Writer: Heidi Hsia

Daisy Edgar-Jones prepares to get into character for the period drama

3 Jul - Daisy Edgar-Jones is set to play one of the Dashwood sisters in the upcoming movie adaptation of Jane Austen's classic, "Sense and Sensibility".

The actress will be playing the older sister Elinor in the upcoming adaptation from Focus Features and Working Title Films, which previously adapted "Pride and Prejudice" (2005) starring Keira Knightley, as well as the 2020 adaptation of "Emma" starring Anna Taylor-Joy.

The movie will be helmed by Georgia Oakley ("Little Bird") from a script penned by author Diana Reid. No news as to who will play the younger sister, Marianne.

Kate Winslet and Emma Thompson in "Sense and Sensibility" (1995)

While it had been adapted several times before, the most famous adaptation of "Sense and Sensibility" was the 1995 version directed by Ang Lee, which stars Emma Thompson and Kate Winslet as the two sisters, who find themselves forced to seek financial security through marriage after finding themselves in destitution following their father's death.

An Indian version was also released in 2000, starring Tabu and Aishwarya Rai as the Dashwood sisters.