Does the world really need another Jane Austen adaptation? As it turns out, yes. Having wrapped filming on Maggie Gyllenhaal’s take on the Elena Ferrante novel The Lost Daughter, alongside Olivia Colman, Dakota Johnson has teamed up with another powerhouse female director, Carrie Cracknell, to adapt Jane Austen’s Persuasion for Netflix. A highly respected name in British theater, Cracknell has helmed productions at both the Royal Court and the Young Vic, and recently directed Jake Gyllenhaal in Sea Wall/A Life on Broadway. Persuasion will mark her film debut.
According to Netflix, the movie—which hits the screener on July 15—will remain true to the novel, but will comprise a “modern, witty approach” to Austen’s final book. “Living with her snobby family on the brink of bankruptcy, Anne Elliot is an unconforming woman with modern sensibilities. When Frederick Wentworth—the dashing one she once sent away—crashes back into her life, Anne must choose between putting the past behind her or listening to her heart when it comes to second chances.” Among Johnson’s co-stars? Henry Golding, Cosmo Jarvis, and Nikki Amuka-Bird.
Notably, Cracknell’s film was one of two high-profile adaptations of Persuasion slated for this year. Director Mahalia Belo also signed on to translate Anne Elliot’s story to the big screen, with Succession’s Sarah Snook to star opposite Game of Thrones’s Joel Fry in the lead role. What would Logan Roy say?
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