Anya Taylor-Joy to Star in Jane Austen Adaptation ‘Emma’ (Exclusive)

Anya Taylor-Joy, the star of Split and The Witch, has been cast in the title role for Emma, Working Title’s adaptation of Jane Austen novel.Music video director Autumn de Wilde is making her feature directorial debut on the feature, which has a script by Man Booker Prize winner Eleanor Catton.Austen’s novel, published in 1815, was a comedy of manners and told of a young woman, Emma Woodhouse, who, despite the best intentions, heedlessly meddles in people’s romantic affairs as she tries to play matchmaker.(It was also revealed Thursday that Clueless, the 1995 film based on Emma, will …

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