Bella Heathcotte and Lily James as sisters Jane and Elizabeth Bennet
Bella Heathcotte and Lily James as sisters Jane and Elizabeth Bennet

As early as February 2009, there were already talks of turning this into a blockbuster film. Natalie Portman was originally cast in the lead role, but she decided to be a co-producer instead. In 2013, Lily James got on board as Elizabeth. She admitted to have been instantly fascinated with the “really brilliant and funny” script. “Actually, within the first opening sequence where Darcy sort of gallops up on the horse and gets stripped down and all that stuff,” she elaborated.

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