Lionsgate have released a new trailer for its Jane Austen adaptation Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, ahead of the movie's general release in February.
The film stars Lily James as the lead character Elizabeth Bennet alongside Sam Riley as the dreamy Mr. Darcy. James, best-known for her role in the hugely successful drama Downton Abbey, will also appear alongside British model Suki Waterhouse and previous Doctor Who incarnation, Matt Smith.
The trailer begins as in standard Austen adaptation mode: gentle piano music and a magnificent house accompanied by a voiceover about the qualities a 19th century woman needs to survive in society. Then, half way through, a zombie appears in the background smeared in blood. Quite the plot twist.
The British ensemble must learn how to fight the undead in Austen's classic novel of love and social status in Regency-era England. Based on Seth Grahame-Smith's parodic novel of the same name, which combines Austen's classic 1813 novel with elements of modern zombie fiction, Elizabeth and the rest of the Bennet sisters put their polite etiquette to one side to battle the hordes of the brain-hungry undead.
The move is set for release February 5 in the U.S. and February 12 in the U.K.
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