Natalie Portman is on a quest to eradicate the zombie menace
Described as an expanded version of the Austen classic, the book tells the timeless story of a woman's quest for love and independence amid the outbreak of a deadly virus that turns the undead into vicious killers.
Portman will play feisty heroine Elizabeth Bennet, who is distracted from her quest to eradicate the zombie menace by the arrival of the arrogant Mr. Darcy.
"Natalie and I are longtime passionate fans of Jane Austen's books and this a fresh, fun and thought-provoking way to approach her work," Annette Savitch said. "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."
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ZanyZap
If anything can make me re-read/re-watch the extreme boringness that was Jane Austen's melodramatic period soap, it's 1) Zombies and 2) Natalie Portman.
I'll have to pickup a copy of the book.
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B3njamin
Just another reason for me to marry this woman!
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Drewski37
hope she shows some skin!
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The Narrator: The Better Man
Can't wait. anything Portman I will see. And Zombies and Ninja's? Hell yesss.
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AnnoyingFilmCritic
Adding Natalie Portman to any movie makes it infinately better...I guess the other zombified literary classics will be getting the movie treatment.
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Josh
Nice. I haven't read the novel, but when I first discovered it I thought the concept was genius.
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I AM FRATSON
love her. looking forward to this.
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Newkill3000
sounds great. can't wait.
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Rufio
all of a sudden i care about Jane Austen-adapted flicks, too. natalie can do no wrong!
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XSSIV
She's perfect for this.
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penguin_9026
Sounds a little interesting. Just saw Brothers last night and thought Natalie Portman was pretty good if anybody wants to know. Way better than what she has done lately.
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Err
cool beans.
maybe i'll start liking natalie portman again.
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Cripple
Nice!
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ed_wood
Perfect choice. The book was pretty great.
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T.Clark
I read the book. Entertaining, sometimes boring...hell, there's not just zombies, you get ninjas. It's just so random lol Portman's perfect, though.
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Stiles
Read the book. It's fun at first but gets tired really quickly. I hope the film doesn't do the same.
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miss_kayti
I wonder who'll play Mr Darcy.
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Pcoristi
Hey, this is pretty good casting! I hope she shows us more of that sparky attitude she had as Mathilda in Luc Besson's, The Professional
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Brian
Ha. So awesome....was wondering when this would happen, and now Portman is the perfect actress for this.
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