Natalie Portman To Take On 'Pride And Prejudice And Zombies'

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Natalie Portman To Take On 'Pride And Prejudice And Zombies'
Posted 11 hrs ago by Adam Rosenberg in News

She's been a princess, a senator, a freedom fighter and, most recently, a grieving widow. Next up: zombie slayer. Natalie Portman is set to produce and star in an adaptation of Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice." No... that's not right. She's set to produce and star in an adaptation of Seth Grahame-Smith's zombified remix of Jane Austen, "Pride and Prejudice and Zombies," Variety reports. There. That's better. The planned big screen adaptation joins a previously announced graphic novel retelling of the story.

For those who haven't checked it out, "Pride and Prejudice and Zombies" takes Austen's original work and introduces the walking dead into the mix. The story still focuses on the early 19th century social wranglings of one Elizabeth Bennett -- Portman's role, 'natch -- but it's all interspersed with moments of serious ass-kicking. Bennett is no delicate flower; in Grahame-Smith's take on the story, she's a blade-wielding zombie slayer who is just as comfortable navigating the social minefield of a grand ball as she is wading through bloody entrails. [...]

I saw this item on the news and thought "perfect casting" for the role of Elizabeth.