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London, Dec 12 (ANI): Israeli/American actress Natalie Portman is said to have signed up to star in ‘Pride and Prejudice and Zombies’, a novel written by Seth Grahame-Smith. The novel is a mashup combining Jane Austen’s 1813 novel Pride and Prejudice with elements of modern zombie fiction. Austen has been credited as co-author of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. Portman, 28, will play Elizabeth Bennet, who will be on a “quest for love and independence amid the outbreak of a deadly virus”. “Natalie and I are long-time, passionate fans of Jane Austen’s books and this is a fresh, fun and thought-provoking way to approach her work,” the Telegraph quoted Annette Savitch, who is co-producing the film with Portman, as saying. “The idea of zombies running rampant in 19th century England may sound odd, but it lends a modern sense of urgency to a well-known love story,” she added.
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 soci
