Lost in Austen

Sam Mendes is to produce a movie based on ITV's regency time-travel drama Lost in Austen. The series followed modern girl Amanda, who swaps places with Pride and Prejudice heroine Elizabeth Bennet.The movie is being developed by Mammoth Screen, producers of the TV series, along with Mendes' Neal Street Productions with a script from orignial writer Guy Andrews. Mendes will not be directing, but the Oscar winner is sure to bring gravitas to the surprising adaptation.The series, starring Jemima Rooper and Alex Kingston, was a massive success for ITV and, should a high-profile cast come together, this could translate similarly to the big screen. Recent forays into the world of Austen have been very profitable including Pride and Prejudice with Keira Knightley and Becoming Jane, starring Anne Hathaway as the authoress.Casting has yet to begin for this project, but answers on a postcard as to who you

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Sam Mendes is reportedly planning to adapt ITV1's Lost In Austen for the big screen. The programme, which was broadcast last year, followed a literary fan who swaps places with Pride And Prejudice character Elizabeth Bennet and is transported back to the 18th century. According to The Guardian, a film adaptation is being developed by Mendes's Neal Street Productions in partnership with the show's original UK producer Mammoth Screen. "There has been a huge amount of interest in a film version of Lost in Austen," revealed an insider.
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Studio: Warner Bros.
Director: Zack Snyder
Screenwriter: John Orloff, John Collee
Cast: Hugh Jackman, Hugo Weaving, Ryan Kwanten, Jim Sturgess, Geoffrey Rush, Rachael Taylor, David Wenham
Storyline: An animated feature film based
Brad Brevet

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