Following David O Russell’s departure from Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (the blood and guts reimagining of the classic Jane Austen novel), Deadline are reporting that two of our own, Mike Newell and Neil Marshall, are possible replacements in the director’s chair.
Although Natalie Portman (followed by Scarlett Johansson) was down to play heroine Elizabeth Bennet alongside The Hangover’s Bradley Cooper as Mr. Darcy, it’s not known whether the two actors will still be attached when a new director is found.
Pajiba’s twitter feed also threw these three names into the rumour mill, Catherine O’Hara as the marvelously obtuse Mrs Bennet, Tilda Swinton for Lady Catherine ‘Do you know who I am?’ De Bourgh and Mia Wasikowska for Elizabeth Bennet.
David Slade is another possible replacement and given his history in horror (30 Days of Night), combined with the huge box office for Twilight Saga: Eclipse, his last venture into that type of material, he could be pretty high on the list.
We’ll keep you updated when we hear who gets the gig.
