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Henry Golding joins cast of Persuation remake
ANI
06 May 2021, 19:18 GMT+10
Washington [US], May 6 (ANI): Malaysian-British actor Henry Golding is all set to star in Netflix s adaptation of the Jane Austen novel Persuasion starring American actor Dakota Johnson in lead.
According to Variety, Henry will essay the role of Mr Elliot, the cousin of Johnson s character. Netflix has not announced the actor who will play Frederick Wentworth (the lead, on-screen love interest of Dakota).
The movie, which is expected to go on the floors in May, will be helmed by Carrie Cracknell, who will make her feature directorial debut with it.
She is known for directing Jake Gyllenhaal in Sea Wall/ A Life on Broadway. Ron Bass and Alice Victoria Winslow have adapted the screenplay.
Washington [US], May 6 (ANI): Malaysian-British actor Henry Golding is all set to star in Netflix's adaptation of the Jane Austen novel 'Persuasion'starring American actor Dakota Johnson in lead.
Henry Golding has boarded the big screen adaptation of Persuasion .
The upcoming Netflix film, which is based on the novel of the same name by Jane Austen, already had its leading lady, with Dakota Johnson set to play Anne Elliot, an un-conforming woman with modern sensibilities .
And now, Deadline reports that the Crazy Rich Asians star has bagged the role of Mr Elliot.
The plot is as follows: “Living with her snobby family on the brink of bankruptcy, Anne Elliot is an un-conforming woman with modern sensibilities. When Frederick Wentworth - the dashing one she once sent away - crashes back into her life, Anne must choose between putting the past behind her or listening to her heart when it comes to second chances.”
According to Deadline,
Crazy Rich Asians star Henry Golding has signed on to star opposite Dakota Johnson in Netflix’s upcoming reimagining of Jane Austen’s classic novel
Persuasion. He is set to portray the role of Mr. Elliot, who is being described as the callous and classic Austen foil.
The Malaysian-British actor will next be seen leading Paramount Pictures’ upcoming G.I. Joe spinoff
Snake Eyes which is scheduled to arrive in theaters on July 23, 2021. He is also lending his voice to Paramount Animation’s animated film adaptation of
The Tiger’s Apprentice which will also star Sandra Oh and Michelle Yeoh.