Prepare thyself for biblical action flick Unholy Night

Ever think the tale of the Three Wise Men had the potential to become a big action blockbuster? Author Seth Grahame-Smith (he of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies fame) did, and he just sold the screen rights to his new novel Unholy Night to Warner Bros for a cool $2 million. According to Deadline, Grahame-Smith […]

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Cursed Pride and Prejudice and Zombies loses another director

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies can’t land a leading lady, and is now searching for a new director after Craig Gillespie bows out after six months with the project. Deadline confirmed the news concerning the plagued production, which has recently seen Blake Lively join the growing list of actresses turning down the role of Elizabeth […]

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Blake Lively turns down Pride and Prejudice and Zombies

The ongoing saga of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies continues as Blake Lively turns down the role of Elizabeth Bennett in the Craig Gillespie adaptation, Hitfix reports. Based on the novel by Seth Grahame-Smith, P&P&Z has undergone a very public pre-production battle; it’s now on its third director, after David O. Russell and Mike White […]

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Blake Lively for Pride and Prejudice and Zombies?

It’s a role you’d think everyone young actress would be clamouring for. Rather, the producers of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies are having a hell of a time finding someone to play the undead-slaughtering Elizabeth Bennet. Twitch reports Blake Lively has been offered the lead role in Craig Gillespie‘s adaptation of Seth Grahame-Smith’s (and technically […]

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Beetlejuice 2 in the works?

OK, which one of you said “Betelgeuse” three times?! According to Deadline, there is a good chance a sequel to Tim Burton‘s much loved 1988 feature Beetlejuice could soon be haunting cinemas. Seth Grahame-Smith (author of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies as well as Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter) and his producing partner David Katzenberg have […]

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Emma Stone turns down Pride and Prejudice and Zombies

Last week, we got excited over reports that Emma Stone had been offered the role of Elizabeth Bennett in Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. Well, never mind… Deadline now claim that Stone has turned down the opportunity to star in Craig Gillespie‘s adaptation of Seth Grahame-Smith’s alternate take on the Jane Austen classic. In fact, […]

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Emma Stone offered Pride and Prejudice and Zombies

Emma Stone isn’t done dealing with the undead just yet. After starring in 2009’s hit Zombieland, the actress might take the lead role in Craig Gillespie‘s upcoming adaptation of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Stone has been offered the role of Elizabeth Bennet in Seth Grahame-Smith’s alternate take on the […]

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The Jess Lomas Book Club: Pride and Prejudice and Zombies

The Jess Lomas Book Club: Pride and Prejudice and Zombies *Welcome to a brand new feature in which literary connoisseur Jess Lomas examines the upcoming book-to-film adaptations worth keeping an eye on!* Did you watch the Oscars? Did you see Colin Firth accepting his first Academy Award for Best Actor in The King’s Speech? I […]

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Pride and Prejudice and Zombies scores ANOTHER director

First it was David O. Russell. Then it was Mike White. Now, it looks as if Lionsgate’s long-delayed adaptation of Seth Grahame-Smith’s Pride and Prejudice and Zombies will be helmed by Craig Gillespie (Lars and the Real Girl, Fright Night). The script, penned by Russell, has set tongues wagging, but the studio has been unable […]

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Pride and Prejudice and Zombies scoops brainy director

Braaaaaaaaaaaains… Ah, we mean good news for zombie and classic literature fans alike! According to Deadline, Mike White has signed a deal to direct the adaptation of bestselling genre mash Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. Zombies are the latest hot property, with Twilight’s Edward and Bella about to tie the knot and get even more […]

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Pride and Prejudice and Zombies scores a director

source: pajiba.com Three Kings director David O. Russell has signed on to direct the feature film adaptation of Seth Graham-Smith’s Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, according to Pajiba. Last week we reported that Natalie Portman had signed on to star in the film as feisty heroine Elizabeth Bennet. Graham-Smith’s novel takes Jane Austen’s classic novel […]

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