Deadline writes that Jack Huston (pictured in “Boardwalk Empire”) will play Wickham in the Burr Steers-directed adaptation of Seth Grahame-Smith’s Pride And Prejudice And Zombies.
He joins British actors Lily James and Sam Riley and Australia’s Bella Heathcote in a mashup of the 1813 Jane Austen classic Pride And Prejudice with the walking dead.
Wickham is a very handsome charismatic blond lieutenant. He and Liz are immediately attracted to each other, and he’s familiar with her combat skills. Wickham aims to teach zombies to fight, and he wins Liz over with his theories regarding training them.
The pic takes place in the midst of a zombie war, as an independent 19th century woman seeks out true romance despite the binding conventions of her time.
The pic got a September start date after Cross Creek Pictures acquired domestic rights with a commitment for a wide U.S. release.