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‘Sense and Sensibility’ Screenwriter on Book-to-Screen Changes and Why Jane Austen Is So Adaptable: ‘She’s Almost Like Shakespeare’

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Diana Reid has more to say about “Sense and Sensibility.” The screenwriter for Georgia Oakley’s 2026 adaptation starring Daisy Edgar-Jones and Esmé Creed-Miles grew up watching the 1995 version, from screenwriter and star Emma Thompson.

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  1. Time

    Daisy Edgar-Jones Is the Austen Heroine We Need in a Charming Sense and Sensibility (opens Time)

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    There's plenty to love in Georgia Oakley’s adaptation of the Jane Austen novel

  2. Variety

    ‘Sense and Sensibility’ Screenwriter on Book-to-Screen Changes and Why Jane Austen Is So Adaptable: ‘She’s Almost Like Shakespeare’ (opens Variety)

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    Diana Reid has more to say about “Sense and Sensibility.” The screenwriter for Georgia Oakley’s 2026 adaptation starring Daisy Edgar-Jones and Esmé Creed-Miles grew up watching the 1995 version, from screenwriter and star Emma Thompson.

  3. Variety

    Why Daisy Edgar-Jones Listened to Dolly Parton to Prep for ‘Sense and Sensibility’ (opens Variety)

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    Daisy Edgar-Jones is no stranger to starring in a book-to-screen adaptation. She knows how to please hardcore fans while offering a fresh take on the material. (See the success of “Normal People” and “Where the Crawdads Are” or the upcoming “Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow” as proof.

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