Focus Options and Working Title Movies new redo of Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility has added Caitríona Balfe, Frank Dillane, George MacKay, Herbert Nordrum, Bodhi Rae Breathnach, and Fiona Shaw to the forged reverse Daisy Edgar-Jones, Esme Creed-Miles, Elinor and Marianne Dashwood. Manufacturing has commenced within the U.Okay. with path by BAFTA Award nominee Georgia Oakley and an adaptation by Diana Reid.
Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner of Working Title Movies will produce alongside India Flint of November Photos and Jo Wallett.
Balfe is a 5x Golden Globes nominee, as soon as for her supporting position in Greatest Image nominee Belfast and 4 occasions consecutively for her lead position in Starz’ long-running hit Outlander. The actress can also be a BAFTA nominee for Belfast and a three-time Critics Selection nominee on behalf of Outlander. Balfe’s characteristic credit embody Ford v Ferrari, The Novice, Now You See Me, and Tremendous 8, and she is going to co-star alongside Willem Dafoe and Tom Hiddleston in Tenzing and is the feminine lead reverse Orlando Bloom within the upcoming Paramount movie The Minimize.
Dillane performed Tom Riddle in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. At this 12 months’s Cannes Movie Competition, he received the Greatest Actor prize within the Un Sure Regard part for his lead position in Harris Dickinson’s Urchin, which can hit theaters this autumn. He additionally starred in a number of seasons of AMC’s Worry the Strolling Lifeless and Netflix’s Emmy-nominated Sense8.
MacKay is a British actor greatest recognized for his lead position within the 2019 warfare movie 1917. MacKay has additionally starred in movies similar to Pleasure, Captain Incredible, and True Historical past of the Kelly Gang.
Norwegian actor Nordrum starred alongside Renate Reinsve in Joachim Trier’s Oscar-nominated The Worst Individual within the World, and alongside Julia Garner in The Royal Lodge. He lately starred in Ernst De Geer’s The Hypnosis and received a number of awards for his efficiency. Extra credit embody the acclaimed Norwegian historic drama The King’s Selection and 4 seasons of Younger and Promising.
Breathnach will seem in Chloé Zhao’s Hamnet and Ric Roman Waugh’s untitled Jason Statham thriller. She presently stars within the ongoing So Awkward Academy and appeared within the BBC’s BAFTA-nominated The Seize.
Shaw is a BAFTA winner and three-time Emmy nominee. Her movie credit embody Scorching Milk, Echo Valley, IF and a number of other installments within the Harry Potter franchise, wherein she performed Aunt Petunia. She is ready to star alongside Sacha Baron Cohen and Rosamund Pike in Netflix’s upcoming Women First. On the small display screen, she earned Emmy nominations for her roles in Killing Eve and Fleabag. She additionally starred in True Detective, Unhealthy Sisters, and Andor.
