The Producers Behind ‘Poldark’ and ‘Victoria’ Will Remake ‘Pride and Prejudice’
It is a truth universally acknowledged that every few years someone has to make a new film or television version of Pride and Prejudice. And this time it’s Poldark and Victoria producers Mammoth Screen.
The production company will partner with UK network ITV on a new small-screen version of Jane Austen’s classic novel, which follows the story of Elizabeth Bennet and her sisters. Now, there have been five versions of Pride and Prejudice made by the BBC already, plus a splashy feature film version starring Keira Knightley that released back in 2005. Do we really need another? Probably not, but that won’t stop us from watching this one anyway.
Plus side: Thanks to the aforementioned Poldark and Victoria connection, we already know that these folks definitely understand period dramas. They know how to make swoony romances happen. If anyone’s going to be up to the challenge of making yet another Pride and Prejudice, it’s these guys. Will this new versionbe able to rival the – rightfully – beloved 1995 BBC series, which starred Jennifer Ehle and Colin Firth, a.k.a. your British Dream Man? Maybe, maybe not. Or maybe they’re going to go in something of a different direction entirely.
