First, go read the definitive review of Seth Grahame-Smith’s book. Now that you’re caught up, you have a film to look forward to starring Natalie Portman! Not only that, but accoring to Variety she will also be producing the film based on the Grahame-Smith bestselling treatment of the classic novel by Austen. Basically, take boring, add zombies. Now add some hot to it.
Portman will play Elizabeth Bennet, who “who is distracted from her quest to eradicate the zombie menace by the arrival of the arrogant Mr. Darcy.” Portman’s been busy, you can see her now in Sheridan’s Brothers; she directed a piece in New York, I Love You , and was recently cast in Marvel’s Thor and Aronofsky’s Black Swan– not to mention Your Highness (with Zooey Deschanel).
