Natalie Portman is set to star in Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, the bestselling parody novel based on Jane Austen’s classic. Re-written by Seth Grahame-Smith, the plot and tone of the book is apparently kept much the same as in the original- a woman looking for love and independence in aristocratic 19th century England- but adds in zombies and kung fu and lots of gunplay.
Portman will play Elizabeth Bennet, a trained zombie killer who’s being married off to a wealthy suitor. While we certainly don’t need any more zombie movies the idea of a period piece starring an ass-kicking Portman is certainly an amusing one.
Lionsgate is financing and distributing the Quirk Books novel. If this hits big, expect them to also pick up their second novel, Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters. No, that’s not a joke. Quirk Books editor Jason Rekulak kicked off this ridiculous and profitable idea of merging fanboy characters with public domain classics, and they probably aren’t going to stop any time soon.
So thanks, people. If this hits big we can expect to see every major literary work get zombies and pirates and monkeys added to them. Great.
Wonder how War and Peace and Ninjas will work on our messageboards.
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Zombies r kool. All filmz should be zombie flims.
Hmm, these damn books are everywhere here in New Zealand, rumours are the next one will be called Pride and Predators. Hilarious. Hope Portman gets a personality infusion before she attempts this.
Am I the only person who read this book and couldn't stand it?
Listened to the Audio Book – it's actually not as shit as you'd think. If they play it to the energy level the chick doing the reading did, it'll work. All the eastern martial arts training is pure pulpy goodness and informs the moral codes of the characters more than the Jane Austen social mores. The Ninja devastation scene alone will be worth the price of a ticket if it plays true to the text.
this should be a short film claiming to be a movie trailer at most.
Alex says that as if it's a bad thing
I like the idea but just can't seem to get excited about this.
And somewhere out there, Andrew Dominik can't secure a budget for his JESSE JAMES followup.
War and Peace and Ninjas could be cool, but I'd prefer The Ninjas Karamazov, personally. Also, Austen novels deserve whatever happens to them.
This movie combines two things that I absolutely love: Natalie Portman and zombies. No matter what I am going to love it, even if it is worse than Howard The Duck.
If they're going to make another zombie movie why not make a GOOD zombie movie..World War Z or The History of Zombie Encounters for example.
LOL at The Ninjas Karamazov
Too silly, I thought it played straight. I don't think WWZ will ever happen.
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