Daisy Edgar-Jones is set to headline a new adaptation of
Jane Austen‘s classic
Sense and Sensibility for
Focus Features and
Working Title Films, the companies announced on Wednesday.
The project returns Focus and Working Title to Austen’s body of work, following their collaboration on an Academy Award-winning 2005 adaptation of
Pride & Prejudice and a 2020 adaptation of
Emma.
BAFTA nominee Georgia Oakley will direct from a script by bestselling author Diana Reid. Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner of Working Title Films will produce alongside India Flint of November Pictures and Jo Wallett.
Originally published anonymously with the byline reading “By A Lady,” Austen’s
Sense and Sensibility follows sisters Elinor (Edgar-Jones) and Marianne Dashwood, opposites in their emotional approach, as they navigate love, loss, and financial uncertainty amid the societal expectations of 18th century England. Austen’s 1811 debut novel established her as a literary force and remains a cornerstone of English literature.
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