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RTÉ News
26-06-2025
- Entertainment
- RTÉ News
Daisy Edgar-Jones to star in Sense and Sensibility
Daisy Edgar-Jones is to play Elinor Dashwood in a new film adaptation of Jane Austen's classic romantic novel Sense and Sensibility. The 1811 book tells the story of Dashwood sisters Elinor and Marianne and their once-wealthy family following the death of their father. Georgia Oakley (Blue Jean) will direct a script by author Diana Reid (Signs of Damage, Love & Virtue, Seeing Other People). No other casting details have been announced. Writing on her Instagram account, Australian author Reid said filming would begin in July. Entertainment trade publication The Hollywood Reporter says Focus Features and Working Title Films are behind "the fresh take", having previously made the 2020 adaptation of Jane Austen's Emma and the 2005 adaptation of Austen's Pride & Prejudice. "It is astonishing that they trusted me with this novel, which means so much to so many people," wrote author Reid. Emma Thompson previously played Elinor in director Ang Lee's 1995 film of Sense and Sensibility, with Thompson winning an Oscar for her screenplay.
Elle
25-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Elle
Daisy Edgar-Jones Will Star in a New Adaptation of 'Sense and Sensibility'
Every item on this page was chosen by an ELLE editor. We may earn commission on some of the items you choose to buy. Good news has arrived for Jane Austen fans. The author's classic novel, Sense and Sensibility, is returning to the big screen. (The book was previously made into the Oscar-winning 1995 film starring Emma Thompson and Kate Winslet.) Here's everything we know about the remake. Sense and Sensibility follows the three Dashwood sisters and their mother, now a widow, in 18th-century England. The family is forced to leave their lavish Sussex family estate and move in with a distant relative who lives in a quaint cottage. There, the two eldest sisters, Elinor and Marianne, begin contrasting journeys of love and loss. ELLE's April 2025 cover star Daisy Edgar-Jones is set to lead the film. She'll play Elinor Dashwood, the eldest sister of the three siblings. In her cover story, Edgar-Jones spoke about the importance of playing layered characters. 'It's great that more and more stories are being made with women front and center,' she said. 'It's also an interesting thing, being a woman in your 20s, wanting to find characters who are not always ingenues. You want to find characters with agency. I want every character I play to be complicated and deep and have layers to them, because that's what it is to be human. I feel lucky that a lot of the characters I've played have had that. They aren't defined by their actions or their experiences, or by the men in their life.' Edgar-Jones celebrated the Sense and Sensibility news on Instagram in a photo posted today that shows her holding the book. She wrote a simple caption, '👀.' Other cast members have not yet been announced. The Sense and Sensibility remake will be brought to you by Focus Features and Working Title Films. Georgia Oakley (Blue Jean) will direct, and the bestselling author Diana Reid (Love & Virtue) will write the screenplay. According to Reid, filming begins next month. Not yet, though according to Focus Features, 'it's coming soon.' This story will be updated.
