Pride + Prejudice + Zombies (2016)

Film Type:

Feature

Language:

English

Colour Info:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Frame Rate:

24 fps

Aspect Ratio:

2.35:1

Stereoscopy:

No

Archival Source:

QubeVault

Taglines:

It is a truth universally acknowledged that a zombie in possession of brains must be in want of more brains." - Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith
For future. For love. For family. Everyone must fight.
Bloody lovely

Filming Locations:

Goofs:

Continuity
During the climactic escape from the Church of St. Lazarus, Colonel Darcy puts Lydia Bennett on his black horse, but Hingman Bridge (just after sunrise), it is Jane Bennett riding the black horse while Lydia is spotted galloping toward them on a grayish horse

Trivia:

Jack Huston and Sam Riley have both portrayed author Jack Kerouac in separate films. Huston in Kill Your Darlings (2013) and Riley as Sal Paradise (a fictional version of Kerouac) in On the Road

Lily James and Aisling Loftus also starred together in the 2016 BBC adaptation War and Peace

Lily James hadn't heard of the novel when she received the script. She read the book in two days on the set of Downton Abbey

In 2009, the novel reached number three on the New York Times bestseller list

David O. Russell was originally set to direct, but dropped out due to scheduling conflicts

After David O. Russell left the project, Mike Newell, David Slade, Matt Reeves, Jonathan Demme, Neil Marshall, Mike White, Phil Lord, and Christopher Miller were all considered to direct before Burr Steers was chosen

Matt Smith dated co-star Lily James during the film's production

Natalie Portman was originally cast as Elizabeth Bennet but dropped out due to scheduling conflicts. Scarlett Johansson, Anne Hathaway, Emma Stone, Mia Wasikowska, Rooney Mara, Mila Kunis and Blake Lively were considered to replace her before Lily James was finally cast. Portman remains on board as a producer

During the filming process, Lily James stated that she had a scene where she had to walk through an area with zombie heads all around. Of course, most of them were fake props and she was directed to stomp on one. They would have supposedly gotten squished, however she stomped and realized everyone behind cameras were all staring at her in shock. She looked down and realized she stepped on one of the few extras' head

Producer Natalie Portman previously appeared in Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999), opposite Keira Knightley, who played Elizabeth in Pride & Prejudice (2005)

Lily James hadn't heard of the novel, when she received the script. She read the book in two days on the set of Downton Abbey

Burr Steers directed a long-take sequence but it was edited after test screenings

Several of the young cast members were inexperienced with making a comedy and would often turn to co-star Sally Phillips, who's a veteran in the field, for advice on how to improve their comic timing and delivery

Mrs. Bennet is Sally Phillips's favorite part among her own film work

Bella Heathcote and Lily James, who play the two eldest Bennet sisters, both tested for the title role in Cinderella (2015). The role went to James

Lily Collins was offered the role of Elizabeth Bennet, but turned it down

During the filming process, Lily James stated that she had a scene where she had to walk through an area with zombie heads all around, and realized she stepped on one of the few extras' head

Natalie Portman was originally cast as Elizabeth Bennett but dropped out. Scarlett Johansson, Anne Hathaway, Emma Stone, Mia Wasikowska, Rooney Mara, Mila Kunis and Blake Lively were considered to replace her.

Natalie Portman dropped out due to scheduling conflicts. She remained as a producer.

David O. Russell was set to direct the movie, but scheduling conflicts prevented him to direct the movie.

After David O. Russell left the project, Mike Newell, David Slade, Matt Reeves, Jonathan Demme, Neil Marshall, Mike White, Phil Lord, and Christopher Miller were all considered to direct.

Filming Start Date:

24 Sep 2014

Filming End Date:

21 Nov 2014