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"It is a truth universally acknowledged that a zombie in possession of brains must be in want of more brains." So begins Jane Austen's literary classic Pride and Prejudice ... wait, that's Seth Grahame-Smith's Quirk Books parody Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. The hit novel has long been slated for a film adaptation, originally with Natalie Portman starring and producing with David O. Russell directing. But nearly six years later there's finally a first glimpse ahead of the February 2016 release date, with Igby Goes Down director Burr Steers at the helm and Downton Abbey and Cinderella star Lily James as the Regency-era heroine-turned-zombie hunter Elizabeth Bennet. As expected, this first UK trailer initially starts out looking like any old Austen adaptation, with fancy balls and horseback riding, but then the modern music kicks in and the Bennet sisters are slicing and dicing their way through a zombie hoard. It looks suitably badass in a way that will annoy Austen purists but delight anyone who wants to see a group of sisters slay their way out of danger in a gleeful mashup of de rigueur genre fare and staid period romance.
Pause at: 0:09 for *Doctor Who'*s Matt Smith as Mr. Collins; 0:21 for *Penny Dreadful'*s Douglas Booth as Mr. Bingley; 0:44 for Game of Thrones resident cold and calculating badass Lena Headey wielding dual blades.
Song: Sleigh Bells, "A/B Machines"
Essential Quote: "To succeed in polite society, a young woman must be many things: kind, well-read, and accomplished. But to survive in the world as we know it, she’ll need ... other qualities."—Elizabeth Bennet (James)
