‘Pride And Prejudice And Zombies’ Trailer: Jane Austen Gets Zombie-Fied
There have been many attempts to modernizeJane Austenover the years, perhaps the most successful of which is Amy Heckerling’sClueless. ButPride and Prejudice and Zombiestakes a different approach. Instead of moving the action to the present day, it just unleashes an ever-trendy horde of zombies into Regency-era England.
Lily JamesandSam Rileyplay Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy, whose familiar struggles with romance and social class are further complicated by the presence of the “sorry stricken.“Bella Heathcoteplays Jane,Douglas Boothis Bingley, andJack Huston,Matt Smith,Suki Waterhouse,Lena Headey, andCharles Danceround out the cast. Watch the newPride and Prejudice and Zombiestrailer after the jump.
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The premise ofPride and Prejudice and Zombiesis undeniably goofy, and the trailer seems to take it just seriously enough. It’s less cheesy thanthe last one was, but not so grim and gritty that it tips over into being unintentionally hilarious. Which makes sense, given thatSeth Grahame-Smith, who wrote the source material, said at Comic-Con that the best way to approach the material would be the play it straight. “Burr totally understands the tone of this absolutely ridiculous, stupid film, and that the only way to go at it is without ever once winking at the audience,” he said.
Pride and Prejudice and Zombiesalso seems to be trying to play up the female empowerment angle. “It’s pretty great to be in a film where the five Bennet sisters are sort of the strongest characters in it and are completely able to take care of themselves,” James toldEW. “Really, none of them needs a man.” Which could be fun, but wasn’t the whole point of Austen’s original work that the Bennet sistersdidneed a man, due to the restrictions of the society in which they lived?Pride and Prejudice and ZombiesopensFebruary 5, 2016.
