Dakota Johnson to star in ‘Persuasion’.
The 31-year-old actress is set to star in the upcoming Netflix and MRC Film production, which is based on the novel of the same name by Jane Austen.
‘Persuasion’ will be directed by theatre director Carrie Cracknell - who recently directed Jake Gyllenhaal and Tom Sturridge in ‘Sea Wall/A Life on Broadway’ – in what will be her feature film directorial debut.
Ron Bass and Alice Victoria are writing the screenplay, and Andrew Lazar and Christina Weiss Lurie are producing, while executive producers are Elizabeth Cantillon via her untitled MRC Film Romance label, Michael Constable and David Fliegel.