Pride and Prejudice and Zombies Dvd

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (stylised as Pride + Prejudice + Zombies) is a 2016 Alternative History action comedy horror film based on Seth Grahame-Smith’s 2009 novel, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, which parodies the 1813 novel Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. The film is directed by Burr Steers, who wrote the adapted screenplay, and stars Lily James, Sam Riley, Jack Huston, Bella Heathcote, Douglas Booth, Matt Smith, Charles Dance, and Lena Headey. The film follows the general plot of Austen’s original novel, with elements of zombie, horror and post-apocalyptic fiction incorporated.

Development of a film adaptation based on Grahame-Smith’s novel began in 2009, with Natalie Portman attached to star and produce and Lionsgate to distribute. However, the film went through development hell, with budgetary disputes halting pre-production. Principal photography took place in South East England from September 24, 2014 until November 21.

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies premiered in Los Angeles on January 23, 2016 and was theatrically released by Screen Gems on February 5, 2016 in the United States, and by Lionsgate on February 11 in the United Kingdom.The film received generally mixed reviews from critics, with criticism for the tone, action and plot, but praise for the production values, acting and humor. It was a commercial failure, grossing just $16 million worldwide against a budget of $28 million.

Plot

Early 19th century England is besieged by zombies; the Bennet sisters—Elizabeth, Jane, Kitty, Lydia, and Mary—have all been trained in the art of weaponry and martial arts in China at their father’s behest so they can defend themselves. Mrs. Bennet only wants to see her daughters married off to wealthy suitors. The Bennets attend a country dance also attended by newcomers Colonel Darcy, his good friend the amiable Charles Bingley and Bingley’s snobbish sister Caroline. There, the young and handsome Bingley falls for lovely, sweet natured Jane. Charles Bingley has inherited £100,000 (£6.6 million today)—attracting Mrs. Bennet’s attention as a desirable suitor for her daughter. When zombies attack the ball, the Bennet sisters fight them off, and Colonel Darcy, a skilled zombie-killer, who was trained in Japanese martial arts – with property that pays him £10,000 annually (£660,000 today) – is attracted to Elizabeth, although his behavior is outwardly aloof. During the ball, Darcy is disgusted to overhear Mrs. Bennet’s mercenary delight that Jane has attracted a rich man. On the way to the Bingleys’ some days later, Jane is attacked by a zombie and catches a fever. Darcy orders her confined in fear that she may have been bitten, but her illness is not zombie-related and she recovers.

The Bennets are visited by a cousin, the overbearing Parson Collins, who, as the only surviving male heir in the family, will inherit the Bennet home upon Mr. Bennet’s death. Collins proposes to Elizabeth but states that she must give up her life as a warrior, something she refuses to do. Elizabeth meets a charming soldier named George Wickham and arranges to meet him at another ball. She travels with him to a church that is filled with zombies who feed on pig brains instead of human brains, keeping their behaviour relatively normal. Wickham believes that with these new “civilized” zombies, humans can co-exist. He informs Elizabeth that Darcy convinced the Bingleys to leave the county to keep Bingley away from Jane, then asks her to elope with him, but she refuses. When Darcy proposes to Elizabeth, having fallen in love with her despite his apparent coldness, she expresses outrage at his actions concerning Jane and fights him.

Darcy later writes Elizabeth a letter to apologize. He regrets that he separated Jane and Bingley, fearing that Jane only wanted to marry Bingley for his wealth. He also exposes Wickham’s true nature. He and Wickham were childhood friends but Wickham may have murdered Darcy’s father, squandered his inheritance, then tried to elicit additional money from Darcy’s estate. When that failed, Wickham tried to elope with Darcy’s young sister for her fortune. Elizabeth learns that Wickham has run off with Lydia and London has been overrun with zombies. Darcy saves Lydia and learns that Wickham is using the “civilized” zombies to create a zombie army, which has overrun London based on Wickham’s plan to rule the country. He stops him by giving the zombies human brains, which turns them savage.

While fighting, Darcy stabs Wickham’s chest, revealing him to have been undead all along, like the other supposedly tame zombies. Elizabeth saves Darcy from being killed by Wickham, who escapes. As the two ride across a bridge, the human army destroys it to keep the zombies from crossing over from London. Darcy is injured in the explosion and Elizabeth tearfully admits her love for him. After Darcy recovers, he proposes to Elizabeth again and this time she accepts. The two have a joint wedding with Bingley and Jane.

In a mid-credits scene, Wickham leads a horde of zombies toward the wedding celebration with the Four Horsemen of the Zombie Apocalypse riding behind him.

Cast

Lily James as Elizabeth Bennet
Sam Riley as Fitzwilliam Darcy
Bella Heathcote as Jane Bennet
Ellie Bamber as Lydia Bennet
Millie Brady as Mary Bennet
Suki Waterhouse as Kitty Bennet
Douglas Booth as Mr. Bingley
Jack Huston as George Wickham
Sally Phillips as Mrs. Bennet
Charles Dance as Mr. Bennet
Matt Smith as Parson William Collins
Lena Headey as Lady Catherine de Bourgh
Emma Greenwell as Caroline Bingley
Aisling Loftus as Charlotte Lucas
Dolly Wells as Mrs. Featherstone
Tom Lorcan as Lieutenant Denny
Hermione Corfield as Cassandra
Jess Radomska as Annabelle Netherfield