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Sarah Snook to star in 'Persuasion' Film Adaptation


Sarah Snook of Succession is set to star (/alliteration) in an adaptation of Jane Austen's final novel Persuasion. Jessica Swale (Summerland) will write the adaptation, with Mahalia Belo set to direct for Searchlight.

The novel follows Anne Elliot who, many years after refusing the proposal of a young naval officer, finds herself rethinking her decisions when he returns from war a wealthy and decorated Captain. Snook is set to play Elliot, with no casting yet announced for the other lead.

Snook next appears in the Vanessa Kirby starrer Pieces of a Woman.

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helethmiel

September 15 2020, 20:32:42 UTC 7 months ago

I hope this is good! Persuasion is my favorite Austen.

koushiba

September 15 2020, 20:34:38 UTC 7 months ago

Ooooo how timely for me lmao. I hope it’s good! Persuasion is my favorite of her books. I’m still really partial to the 95 version with Ciarán Hinds tbh.

just444

September 15 2020, 20:35:02 UTC 7 months ago

the Amanda Root/Ciarán Hinds one is perfect

dude_isotopes

September 15 2020, 20:39:38 UTC 7 months ago

agreed, it's such a good adaptation! I love that it was filmed with all natural/available lighting too.

skekzok

September 15 2020, 20:43:18 UTC 7 months ago

Came here to say this!

xdecadentx

September 15 2020, 21:16:29 UTC 7 months ago

I love the Sally Hawkin's version.

Anthony Stuart Head as Sir Walter Elliot is great.

i'm sure she is a lovely person

just444

September 15 2020, 22:15:13 UTC 7 months ago

i find Sally Hawkin so irritating in everything tbh

Re: i'm sure she is a lovely person

gonexforgotten

7 months ago

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littlebones

September 15 2020, 22:53:42 UTC 7 months ago

i love that one. it's on par with pride and prejudice (2005) for me.

ashdevilrun23

September 15 2020, 22:27:24 UTC 7 months ago

I just watched that for the first time!! The hand holding and kiss at the end🥺🥺

pinkkchocolate

September 15 2020, 20:35:18 UTC 7 months ago

The only non-Shiv role I've seen her in is when she was in American Pickle for like 2 minutes so I'm excited for this and glad she's getting work outside of HBO! I LOVE Persuasion!

__nocturna

September 15 2020, 21:42:05 UTC 7 months ago

she's great in The Dressmaker, if you ever have a chance to watch it. i think its on Prime

alexlover14

September 15 2020, 22:26:58 UTC 7 months ago

She was in this fun Aussie comedy called Not Suitable for Children which I've seen more than once and is really cute.

Also recommend The Secret River and The Dressmaker, she's the lead female role in the former.

cocodarlin

September 15 2020, 20:38:00 UTC 7 months ago

I love Persuasion. Looking forward to this. “You pierce my soul. I am half agony, half hope.“ 😍🥰

fauxkaren

September 15 2020, 20:39:37 UTC 7 months ago

Love this book and love this casting.

tillychar

September 15 2020, 20:41:15 UTC 7 months ago Edited:  September 15 2020, 20:42:06 UTC

persuasion is one of my all time favourite books and i gasped irl when i saw this. love this casting. excited about the director and writer choices as well (summerland might have been a little on the cheesy side but i loved it, whatever)

eta: cannot wait to see who they cast for wentworth too

addictedgal

September 15 2020, 23:58:23 UTC 7 months ago

I gasped audibly and then squealed so I'm glad to hear someone else did

poisonapple73

September 16 2020, 06:23:45 UTC 7 months ago

Summerland was cheesy, but [Spoiler (click to open)]how nice is it to get a gauzy, sappy lesbian cottagecore movie like that? Loved it. Bonus points for fridging the husband. I'm really excited for this.

tillychar

September 16 2020, 14:36:31 UTC 7 months ago

exactly! based on the trailer i was worried that [Spoiler (click to open)]gugu's character would be killed off, so i was so pleasantly surprised by the twist and then relieved when she reappeared after the death fakeout. the epilogue to be like "btw they stayed together for another 30 years minimum" was great too.

it couldn't not win me over after all of that

burn_to_emerge

September 15 2020, 20:42:03 UTC 7 months ago

Oh, I love her and was just thinking about wanting another Persuasion adaptation! I just watched Summerland too, and it's exciting to see both a female director and writer.

su_metal

September 15 2020, 20:48:14 UTC 7 months ago

Persuasion is one of those books you have to read again once you're older. Such a wonderful book.

ohmylol

September 15 2020, 20:52:30 UTC 7 months ago

Great for her, love her and I hope she wins the Emmy for best supporting actress

allmylines

September 15 2020, 23:23:28 UTC 7 months ago

same, queen shiv deserves it even when she's making dumbass choices

mathkills

September 15 2020, 20:53:57 UTC 7 months ago

I really love Persuasion, I hope this is good!

hateistoodark

September 15 2020, 20:54:19 UTC 7 months ago

Omg yes Persuasion is my fave Austen book

lizrocks

September 15 2020, 20:55:34 UTC 7 months ago

My favorite Jane Austen novel ❤️

scriptedending

September 15 2020, 20:55:56 UTC 7 months ago

I've never read this or seen any adaptations of it, but you guys always say such good things about it that I'm excited! And I have plenty of time to read it before this comes out.

hannahstarr

September 15 2020, 22:56:51 UTC 7 months ago

It really resonated with me when I read it last year and I think it's because unlike her other novels this one has an older (e.g. late 20s) protagonist so the story hit closer to home for me. I don't think I would have appreciated it as much if I read it when I was younger.

lonesomes

September 15 2020, 20:58:06 UTC 7 months ago Edited:  September 15 2020, 20:59:13 UTC

as someone whose #1 fave austen is persuasion and has been BEGGING for a new persuasion adaptation for years now (the last one had good casting but was terribly directed) and also as someone who loves succession i can only say YESSSSSSSSSSSSSS. and a female writer and director too!!!!

anne is such an internal character (and my fave austen heroine) and sarah is so good at conveying so much with just her face. i think she's gonna kill it. really hope they cast a good wentworth (and rlly kind of hoping that he's not white but i'm not getting my hopes up).

tillychar

September 15 2020, 21:19:27 UTC 7 months ago

i had the same thought re: wentworth, even if it's a long shot. i need to keep my standards low in case someone i dislike ends up getting cast in that spot instead lol

lonesomes

September 15 2020, 21:23:45 UTC 7 months ago

lord i'm already stressed out about casting. prayer circle they don't fuck it up.
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