Daisy Edgar-Jones is to play the role of Elinor Dashwood in a new movie adaptation of Jane Austen's novel Sense and Sensibility.

The film is being directed by BAFTA Award nominee Georgia Oakley, whose recent debut won the People’s Choice Award at the Venice Film Festival.

The 27-year-old teased the news on Instagram in a post of her holding the book. Production is set to begin next month.

The story tells of the Dashwood sisters, who are in need of financial security and seek it via potential suitors. It was previously turned into an Oscar-winning film in 1995 by Ang Lee starring Emma Thompson and Kate Winslet as well as a BBC series in 2008.

Since her role in the romantic drama series based on Sally Rooney’s novel, Edgar-Jones has starred in dating thriller Fresh, blockbuster sequel Twisters, a hit adaptation of Where the Crawdads Sing and 50s-set queer drama On Swift Horses. She will next be seen opposite Michelle Williams in workplace thriller A Place in Hell from Fair Play writer-director Chloe Dumont.

Source: Press Release