‘Persuasion’: Dakota Johnson To Star In Carrie Cracknell’s Modern Take On The Jane Austen Novel

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50 Shades fame actress Dakota Johnson will reportedly be starring in streaming giant Netflix‘s new movie, Persuasion, which is an adaptation of Jane Austen’s famed novel. Broadway director, Carrie Cracknell, will be making her feature film debut for the project, Variety also reports.

hell yes.British theater director Carrie Cracknell will helm the picture, with Ron Bass and Alice Victoria Winslow manning the screenplay, which is modern take on Jane Austen's final completed novel (published after the author's death), Persuasion. The article describes the story as that of “Anne Elliot, a headstrong woman living with her snobby family on the brink of bankruptcy.

Dakota Johnson has signed on to star in Persuasion, Netflix and MRC Entertainment’s modern take on the Jane Austen novel. Theater director Carrie Cracknell, who directed Jake Gyllenhall and Tom Sturridge to Tony nominations last year in Sea Wall/ A Life on Broadway, will make her feature helming debut with the project.

Dakota Johnson is set to star in Netflix‘s new movie, Persuasion, which is an adaptation of Jane Austen’s famed novel.

Fifty Shades of Grey star Dakota Johnson will star in Netflix and MRC Film’s modern retelling of Jane Austin’s Persuasion. 

Also Read: Dakota Johnson to Star in 'Rodeo Queen' Mockumentary Series Directed by Carrie Brownstein for AmazonAccording to Netflix, the logline is: “Living with her snobby family on the brink of bankruptcy, Anne Elliot is an unconforming woman with modern sensibilities. When Frederick Wentworth–the dashing one she once sent away–crashes back into her life, Anne must choose between putting the past behind her or listening to her heart when it comes to second chances.”Johnson most recently starred in the drama “Our Friend” opposite Jason Segel.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterDakota Johnson is set to star in Netflix’s retelling of Jane Austen’s novel “Persuasion.”Carrie Cracknell, known for directing Jake Gyllenhaal in “Sea Wall/ A Life” on Broadway, is stepping behind the camera in her feature directorial debut. Ron Bass and Alice Victoria Winslow have adapted the screenplay.Described as a “modern, witty approach” to a beloved story, “Persuasion” tells the story of Anne Elliot, a headstrong woman living with her snobby family on the brink of bankruptcy.

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