The brand new film adaptation of Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility now has an official launch date. The solid consists of Daisy Edgar-Jones, Esmé Creed-Miles, Caitríona Balfe, Frank Dillane, Herbert Nordrum, Bodhi Rae Breathnach, George MacKay, and Fiona Shaw.
Focus Options has introduced that Sense and Sensibility will likely be launched in U.S. theaters on September 11, 2026, adopted by a September 26 theatrical debut within the U.Ok. This comes after Shaw, who performs Mrs. Jennings, supplied an replace earlier in November that filming had wrapped on the variation.
The Jane Austen e book, which was the long-lasting writer’s first printed e book, follows sisters Elinor and Marianne Dashwood after the dying of their father and as they navigate romantic relationships. Edgar-Jones performs Elinor, Creed-Miles performs Marianne, and Outlander‘s Balfe performs their mom, Mrs. Dashwood, within the upcoming adaptation.
Georgia Oakley directs the brand new tackle Sense and Sensibility, the primary of many to deal with Austen’s supply materials. The 1995 film directed by Ang Lee and starring Emma Thompson and Kate Winslet as Elinor and Marianne is broadly thought of to be one of many all-time greatest Jane Austen diversifications, holding a 97% important rating and 90% viewers rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
1995’s Sense and Sensibility acquired seven Academy Award nominations. Thompson was not solely nominated for her efficiency, but in addition received an Academy Award for Greatest Tailored Screenplay. This adaptation was additionally a large field workplace hit, grossing practically $135 million worldwide in opposition to an estimated price range of $16 million.
Working Title’s Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner are among the many producers for 2026’s Sense and Sensibility. Focus Options and Working Title have collaborated on a number of characteristic movie diversifications of Austen’s work prior to now, from 2005’s Pleasure and Prejudice and 2020’s Emma. This model of Pleasure and Prejudice acquired 4 Academy Award nominations, together with Keira Knightley for Greatest Actress, Greatest Achievement in Artwork Course, Greatest Achievement in Costume Design, and Greatest Authentic Rating.
These previous collaborations bode properly for the brand new Sense and Sensibility, as does how properly a few of Daisy Edgar-Jones’ films have carried out on the field workplace in recent times. 2024’s Twisters made $372 million worldwide, $276 million of which was from the home field workplace. Towards a reported price range of $24 million, 2022’s The place the Crawdads Sing earned $144 million worldwide.