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Period dress. Swords. Martial arts. LILY JAMES of DOWNTON ABBEY. SUKI WATERHOUSE. Even if you slept through Jane Austen lit and tried desperately to hush any human who argued that "we're in a zombie renaissance and some of the best works of fiction are happening in the genre right now," Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, the adaptation, can easily get hearts thumping. Something about the promise of great genre-pushing thrills or great camp...
Anyway, writer-director Burr Steers's adaptation of Seth Grahame-Smith's once-popular book is slated to debut next year. But the first check out the first promo-pic from on set starring the five Bennet sisters Elizabeth (Lily James), Lydia (Ellie Bamber), Mary (Millie Brady), Jane (Bella Heathcote), and Kitty (Suki Waterhouse). Gosh, those bonnets are so good.