Persuasion Movie Images: First Look At Dakota Johnson As Austen Character
Netflix unveils the first look at Dakota Johnson in the upcoming movie Persuasion. Since her breakthrough role as Anastasia in the critically panned Fifty Shades of Grey film series, Johnson has been branching out with an array of acclaimed performances, such as a young mother in Netflix's Oscar-nominated film The Lost Daughter alongside Olivia Colman. Johnson has also been cast as Madame Web in Sony's Spider-Man spin-off movie, the universe's first female lead.
Johnson's next project will be Persuasion, which is produced by MRC Studios and will be distributed by Netflix. Helmed by British theatre alum Carrie Cracknell in her feature directorial debut with a script by Academy Award-winner Ron Bass and Alice Victoria Winslow, Persuasion is based on the 1817 novel of the same name by Jane Austen. The film finds Johnson as a young Englishwoman living with her deeply indebted family when she reconnects with an old flame, Captain Frederick Wentworth (played by Peaky Blinders star Cosmo Jarvis), and she must decide whether to put the past behind her or give him a second chance.
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Now, the first look at Johnson's main character in Persuasionis here. Netflix released a total of five stills from the film, one showing the Fifty Shades actress in period costume peering out a window. The other images highlight her character's estranged lover played by Jarvis as well as Henry Golding's character. Check out the images below:
These images provide the first look at Johnson as Anne Elliot, described as "an unconforming woman with modern sensibilities." The film's supporting cast also appears to be strong with rom-com regular Henry Golding (Crazy Rich
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