Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterDakota Johnson is set to star in Netflix’s retelling of Jane Austen’s novel “Persuasion.”Carrie Cracknell, known for directing Jake Gyllenhaal in “Sea Wall/ A Life” on Broadway, is stepping behind the camera in her feature directorial debut.
Ron Bass and Alice Victoria Winslow have adapted the screenplay.Described as a “modern, witty approach” to a beloved story, “Persuasion” tells the story of Anne Elliot, a headstrong woman living with her snobby family on the brink of bankruptcy.
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