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Pride and Prejudice and Zombies

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Based on the novel by Seth Grahame-Smith (which was in turn based on Jane Austen’s classic Pride and Prejudice), Pride and Prejudice and Zombies is written and directed by Burr Steers and stars Lily James, Sam Riley, Jack Huston, Bella Heathcote, Douglas Booth, Matt Smith, Charles Dance, and Lena Headey.

A mysterious plague has fallen upon 19th century England. The land is overrun with the undead, upending genteel Victorian mores and turning the bucolic English countryside into a war zone. No one is safe and friends can instantly turn into ravenous and wild foes. Enter feisty heroine Elizabeth Bennet, a master of martial arts and weaponry, independent, clear-eyed and strong-willed. The deadly circumstances of the day force her into an alliance with Mr. Darcy, a handsome but arrogant gentleman whom she dislikes intensely but has grudging respect for his prodigious skills as a zombie killer. Casting aside personal and social prejudices, Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy must unite on the blood-soaked battlefield to rid the country of the zombie menace.

“It was so well written, and Burr has done a great job with it,” James says. “I loved it. Pride and Prejudice has been done so many times, and so successfully, that I think I’d never attempt it, but when you add zombies it becomes an interesting challenge and we’ve all embraced it together.”

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies is rated 14A.

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