Natalie Portman to Star & Produce 'Pride and Prejudice and Zombies'

Variety has reported that Natalie Portman will produce and star in Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, a film adapted from the bestselling book by Seth Grahame-Smith (and Jane Austen).  It is a retelling of Austen's classic Pride and Prejudice (yes, with zombies). 

Portman will produce through her Handsomecharlie Films production deal with Annette Savitch, who reported to Variety about the deal: “Natalie and I are longtime passionate fans of Jane Austen’s books and this a fresh, fun and thought-provoking way to approach her work... The idea of zombies running rampant in 19th Century England may sound odd, but it lends a modern sense of urgency to a well known love story.”

To read the full story in Variety, click here.

Portman has starred on Broadway in The Diary of Anne Frank, and in the Shakespeare in the Park production of The Seagull alongside Meryl Streep, Kevin Klein, and Phillip Seymour Hoffman. She came onto the international scene at just 13 after her critically hailed performance in the 1994 independent film Léon (known in the United States as The Professional). She achieved wider fame after playing Padmé Amidala in the Star Wars prequel trilogy. In 2005, Portman received a Golden Globe Award as Best Supporting Actress in the drama Closer. In May 2008, she served as the youngest member of the 61st Annual Cannes Film Festival jury. Portman's directorial debut, Eve, opened the 65th Venice International Film Festival's shorts competition in 2008. She is a graduate of Harvard University. Recently seen opposite Scarlett Johansson (set to appear on Broadway in The View From The Bridge with Liev Schrieber) in The Other Bolyn Girl and New York, I Love You,  she will soon appear in several upcoming films including Thor, Your Highness, Brothers, and Hesher.