Pride and Prejudice and Zombies

[Syt]

I just pre-ordered:

http://irreference.com/pride-and-prejudice-and-zombies/

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies features the original text of Jane Austen's beloved novel with all-new scenes of bone-crunching zombie action. As our story opens, a mysterious plague has fallen upon the quiet English village of Meryton-and the dead are returning to life! Feisty heroine Elizabeth Bennet is determined to wipe out the zombie menace, but she's soon distracted by the arrival of the haughty and arrogant Mr. Darcy. What ensues is a delightful comedy of manners with plenty of civilized sparring between the two young lovers-and even more violent sparring on the blood-soaked battlefield as Elizabeth wages war against hordes of flesh-eating undead. Complete with 20 illustrations in the style of C. E. Brock (the original illustrator of Pride and Prejudice), this insanely funny expanded edition will introduce Jane Austen's classic novel to new legions of fans.

Jane Austen is the author of Sense and Sensibility, Persuasion, Mansfield Park, and other masterpieces of English literature.

This should be fun.

I also read that Elton John's husband is working on Pride and Predator.

[Josquius]

Austen is turning in her grave.
....

[grumbler]

I think these spoofs are hilarous in concept, but I rather doubt that the kinds of authors and directors they could attract to the projects can pull it off.

[Syt]

I think these spoofs are hilarous in concept, but I rather doubt that the kinds of authors and directors they could attract to the projects can pull it off.

That's my main fear. The novelty factor should be fun, but I doubt it'll be something I'd go back to after that.

For the Zombie book I think the concept is to leave as much of the original book intact, but adding zombie scenes to "fill gaps" (e.g. using zombies to explain why the soldiers are posted near the mansion in P&P etc.).

[jimmy olsen]

  Looks great!

[jimmy olsen]

Apparently there's a fierce Hollywood bidding war going on over it!

http://www.cinematical.com/2009/02/11/pride-and-prejudice-and-zombies-finally-a-chick-flick-with-br/

[lustindarkness]

Interesting concept, it could work.

[Syt]

Regarding the Pride and Predator movie:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2009/feb/17/pride-and-predator-to-give-jane-austen-extreme-makeover

Pride and Predator to give Jane Austen an extreme makeover

The new film from Elton John's Rocket Pictures will have the seven-foot extraterrestrial give the characters from Pride and Prejudice something more immediate to worry about than making advantageous marriages


It might prove something of a boon to those who reach for the remote control when yet another costume drama comes on television: Elton John's Rocket Pictures is developing a new spin on Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, this time featuring a nefarious seven-foot extraterrestrial with hideous mandibles and a penchant for human blood. Yes, it's Pride and Predator.

Will Clark, best known for his award-winning gothic comedy short The Amazing Trousers, will direct the film, which is being produced by Rocket partners Steve Hamilton Shaw and David Furnish.

"It felt like a fresh and funny way to blow apart the done-to-death Jane Austen genre by literally dropping this alien into the middle of a costume drama, where he stalks and slashes to horrific effect," Furnish told Variety.

Both Pride and Prejudice and Predator have been twisted into a variety of new forms over the past two decades. Gurinder Chadha's 2004 musical Bride and Prejudice saw Austen's romance transplanted in Bollywood, while Alien vs Predator saw the monster from John McTiernan's 1987 original taking on Ridley Scott's murderous horrors.

The news does come as something of a surprise, however, as 20th Century Fox had reportedly been planning a solo reboot for its Predator franchise, following critical scorn for 2007's Aliens vs Predator – Requiem.

Rocket isn't averse to adding its own spin to iconic titles: it also has the animated Shakespeare spoof Gnomeo and Juliet in the works, featuring the voice of James McAvoy as a lovelorn pixie.

Meanwhile, I'll be off to Somethingawful; their Photoshop Friday section should be full of ideas for bestsellers and blockbusters.

[jimmy olsen]

I read that  Pride and Prejudice and Zombies is being presented as a school edition with study questions in the back. 

[FunkMonk]

Whenever I see things like this they come off as them trying too hard to be funny.  :

Oh well, hopefully they can make it work.

[Syt]

Oh well, hopefully they can make it work.

I doubt it. It's full of Timmy Taint now.

[lustindarkness]

Oh well, hopefully they can make it work.

I doubt it. It's full of Timmy Taint now.

You know, zombies could explain Tim, he was attacked by one that ate a chunk of his leg and his brain but he somehow escaped alive without getting infected. Or did he?

[FunkMonk]

Oh well, hopefully they can make it work.

I doubt it. It's full of Timmy Taint now.

But the dream will live forever.

[jimmy olsen]

Natalie Portman is rumored to star.

http://www.pajiba.com/trade_news/pride-and-prejudice-and-zombies-portman.php

[grumbler]

Natalie Portman is rumored to star.

http://www.pajiba.com/trade_news/pride-and-prejudice-and-zombies-portman.php

Unable to read the story, as you told me to leave in  paragraph 2, which I gladly did.

That was you, wasn't it?  It sounded exactly like you, except for the lack of misspellings.