Archive · 25 Jun 2025
Daisy Edgar-Jones to Star in 'Sense and Sensibility' Adaptation
Get ready for a new movie based on Jane Austen's classic 'Sense and Sensibility'!
Daisy Edgar-Jones, known for her roles in movies like 'Where the Crawdads Sing,' will be the star.
The movie is being made by Focus Features and Working Title Films, who previously worked together on the film 'Pride & Prejudice' and 'Emma'.
The story is about sisters Elinor and Marianne Dashwood who have very different personalities as they look for love and try to deal with money troubles in 18th-century England.
The director is Georgia Oakley, whose first movie earned her a BAFTA nomination.
Daisy Edgar-Jones will star in a new adaptation of Jane Austen's 'Sense and Sensibility'.
The film is a collaboration between Focus Features and Working Title Films.
Georgia Oakley will direct the adaptation from a script by Diana Reid.
'Sense and Sensibility' follows sisters Elinor and Marianne Dashwood.
The project marks a return to Austen adaptations for the production companies.
- Who
- Daisy Edgar-Jones will star, Georgia Oakley will direct, and Diana Reid will write the script.
- What
- A new adaptation of Jane Austen’s 'Sense and Sensibility'.
- When
- Announced on Wednesday.
- Where
- N/A
- Why
- To bring a new cinematic version of the classic novel to audiences.
- Movie Title
- Sense and Sensibility
- Star
- Daisy Edgar-Jones
- Director
- Georgia Oakley
- Production Companies
- Focus Features & Working Title Films
- Based on
- Jane Austen's novel 'Sense and Sensibility'