Mahalia Belo is directing for Searchlight.
British actor Joel Fry, who appeared in Danny Boyle’s
Yesterday, has joined
Persuasion, an adaptation of Jane Austen’s final novel that Mahalia Belo is directing for Searchlight.
Persuasion, a romance of second chances, tells the story of Anne Elliot who, many years after refusing the proposal of young naval officer Frederick Wentworth, finds herself navigating the waters of English society when Wentworth returns from war a wealthy and decorated captain. As Anne ponders missed opportunities, she must consider her own regrets and unwavering, possibly unrequited love.
Fry will play Wentworth opposite Snook’s Elliot.