So The latest film adaptation of Jane Austen’s Emma is coming in early 2020 (ETA: It’s here now, and currently available online/remotely), set to release in the US and UK in February…
It stars Anya Taylor-Joy as Emma Woodhouse and is directed by Autumn de Wilde. Other stars include Johnny Flynn as Mr. Knightley, Bill Nighy as Mr. Woodhouse, Mia Goth as Harriet, Miranda Hart as Miss Bates, Josh O’Connor as Mr. Elton, and Callum Turner as Frank Churchill. The screenplay is by Eleanor Catton. Costumes are by Persuasion 1995 alum Alexandra Byrne.
“Jane Austen’s beloved comedy about finding your equal and earning your happy ending, is reimagined in this delicious new film adaptation of Emma. Handsome, clever, and rich, Emma Woodhouse is a restless queen bee without rivals in her sleepy little town. In this glittering satire of social class and the pain of growing up, Emma must adventure through misguided matches and romantic missteps to find the love that has been there all along.”
I hate the word “reimagine” and its derivatives, because it’s overused and indicates a fundamental disrespect for the source. Let’s hope it’s just tired PR work and not evidence of meh adaptation incoming.
The production released a trailer this week.
Follow the production here:
My Emma Adaptation Pages coverage:
Ongoing coverage:
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- The stars of Emma in Vogue
- The star of Emma on Jane Austen’s most annoying & alluring heroine, Refinery 29
- Behind the scenes on the locations of the new adaptation of Jane Austen’s Emma, Oxford Mail
- This Millenial Emma Respects Its Elders, The New York Times
- A New Emma See’s Jane Austen’s Heroine in a New Light, The Wall Street Journal
- Vox interview with Anya Taylor-Joy
- Vox review
- New Yorker interview with Autumn de Wilde
- Chicago Tribune review
- How ‘Emma.’ Embraces the Screwball Comedy of Jane Austen
- Washington Post review
- Star Tribune review
- Buzzfeed review
- Plain Dealer review
- Smithsonian review
- AP review
- Emma is worth seeing for the hats (Costuming in the film)
- GQ on mens’ costuming in Emma
- Karolina Zebrowska on costuming in Emma
- Interview with Emma costume designer, Alexandra Byrne
- Another Interview with costume designer Alexandra Byrne
- Costume designer Alexandra Byrne’s Emma work nominated for a 2021 Academy Award
- A.V. Club interview with Alexandra Byrne on costuming Emma.
- House Beautiful on the wallpaper used in Emma
- Marina Coates on set design in Emma, and how to replicate the look and feel of the sets in a regular home
- Tatler discusses why flowers are important in this Emma adaptation
- Isobel Waller-Bridge on the Emma soundtrack
- Why Emma is Still Jane Austen’s Most Pleasurable Heroine from Vulture
- Variety on Emma‘s early digital release
- ScreenRant on differences between the newest Emma adaptation and the novel
- Anya Taylor-Joy on playing Emma
Some early coverage:
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