00:00Daisy Edgar-Jones is set to star in a new movie based on Jane Austen's classic novel, Sense and Sensibility.
00:06The actress will play the role of Eleanor Dashwood.
00:09The 1995 film adaptation of Sense and Sensibility starred Emma Thompson and Kate Winslet as Eleanor and Marianne Dashwood, respectively.
00:17Sense and Sensibility portrays the romantic experiences of impoverished sisters Eleanor and Marianne
00:23as they and their widowed mother navigate life for the once-wealthy family after the death of their family patriarch.
00:28Focus features and working title films are backing the fresh take on the popular 18th century novel,
00:34with Georgia Oakley directing a script by author Diana Reed.
00:37The Sense and Sensibility project follows Focus and Working Title collaborating on the 2005 adaptation of Pride and Prejudice,
00:43another Austen classic novel, and the 2020 adaptation of Austen's Emma.
00:47As for Edgar Jones, the actress had a breakout role in Twisters and also appeared in the screen adaptation of the Where the Crawdads Sing novel.
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