Persuasion will center on Anne Elliot, an uncomforting woman living with her snobby family on the brink of bankruptcy whose life turns upside down after she reconnects with Frederick Wentworth, a dashing man from her past that she once sent away.

Shortly after Johnson was announced as the lead, Henry Golding joined the cast, but it turns out he won’t play the love interest of Johnson’s character. That honor belongs to Cosmo Jarvis, who got his big break with the role in the period drama Lady Macbeth.

Despite the Austenian source material, Persuasion won’t be a period drama and it will offer a modern take on the novel it’s based on. Searchlight Pictures is currently developing another adaptation inspired by this timeless love story, set to star the Succession actress Sarah Snook.

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According to the official log-line, this exciting project will center on Anne Elliot, “an unconforming woman with modern sensibilities, living with her snobby family who are on the brink of bankruptcy.” Her life takes an unexpected turn after her former suitor Frederick Wentworth returns to her life, and she has to choose between giving him a second chance or putting the past behind.

Persuasion has been adapted on several occasions, most notably as a 2007 TV movie starring Sally Hawkins and Rupert Penry-Jones. The latest version will be adapted by Ron Bass and Alice Victoria Winslow, with Carrie Cracknell making her feature directing debut.

Persuasion isn’t the only high-profile project that Johnson is currently attached to. She’s also set to star in Maggie Gyllenhaal’s directing debut The Lost Daughter and Stephanie Allynne and Tig Notaro’s Am I OK?

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Persuasion will center on Anne Elliot, an uncomforting woman living with her snobby family on the brink of bankruptcy whose life turns upside down after she reconnects with Frederick Wentworth, a dashing man from her past that she once sent away.

Shortly after Johnson was announced as the lead, Henry Golding joined the cast, but it turns out he won’t play the love interest of Johnson’s character. That honor belongs to Cosmo Jarvis, who got his big break with the role in the period drama Lady Macbeth.

Despite the Austenian source material, Persuasion won’t be a period drama and it will offer a modern take on the novel it’s based on. Searchlight Pictures is currently developing another adaptation inspired by this timeless love story, set to star the Succession actress Sarah Snook.

The post Suki Waterhouse, Cosmo Jarvis & More Join Netflix’s “Persuasion” appeared first on EverydayKoala.

According to the official log-line, this exciting project will center on Anne Elliot, “an unconforming woman with modern sensibilities, living with her snobby family who are on the brink of bankruptcy.” Her life takes an unexpected turn after her former suitor Frederick Wentworth returns to her life, and she has to choose between giving him a second chance or putting the past behind.

Persuasion has been adapted on several occasions, most notably as a 2007 TV movie starring Sally Hawkins and Rupert Penry-Jones. The latest version will be adapted by Ron Bass and Alice Victoria Winslow, with Carrie Cracknell making her feature directing debut.

Persuasion isn’t the only high-profile project that Johnson is currently attached to. She’s also set to star in Maggie Gyllenhaal’s directing debut The Lost Daughter and Stephanie Allynne and Tig Notaro’s Am I OK?

The post Dakota Johnson Cast in Modern Retelling of Jane Austin’s “Persuasion” appeared first on EverydayKoala.