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UPDATE: Emma Stone Battles the Undead Once Again in ‘Pride, Prejudice and Zombies’
Update: The star apparently has PASSED on the role….
After kicking undead ass in Zombieland, Emma Stone is set to do battle with the living dead once again in Lionsgate’s Pride, Prejudice and Zombies (a much cleaner title), reports Variety. She will star as “Elizabeth Bennet” in the Craig Gillespie-directed adaptation of Seth Grahame-Smith’s historical retelling.
The pic is a spinoff on the Jane Austen novel — with the twist that Bennett and Mr. Darcy are fighting off zombies. The story’s set in an alternate version of 19th Century England that features deadly ancestors roaming the countryside.
Natalie Portman, Annette Savitch, Richard Kelly, Ted Hamm and Sean McKittrick are producing through Portman’s Handsomecharlie Films and Kelly’s Darko Films.
Keith C. Blackmore’s book series Mountain Man is headed to the screen, with Deadline reporting today that Joe Manganiello (“True Blood”) is on board to star in the film adaptation.
The actor will also produce the upcoming zombie movie.
“Mountain Man tells the story of Gus, a lonely post-apocalyptic survivor facing isolation and the ever-present specter of a zombie attack, who struggles with alcohol abuse and suicidal thoughts until he discovers another survivor, a captivating woman who poses another threat altogether.”
John Lee (False Positive) will direct Mountain Man from a script by Matt Deller.
“John is a brilliant creative mind. We’ve been looking for the right thing to do together since we filmed Pee Wee’s Big Holiday and it’s finally here,” 3:59’s Joe and Nick Manganiello told Deadline. “Very excited to get to work on such weird, wild project with him.”
Film Bridge International is launching sales on the project in Cannes.
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