As one appreciative critic wrote of the book, "What begins as a gimmick ends with renewed appreciation of the indomitable appeal of Austen," and the same can be said for the film, which is equal parts action, horror, and comedy, with James making Shaolin-style butt-kicking in a Regency gown seem plausible. Lily has that kind of sex appeal and glamour." Zombies is based on the best-selling parody by Seth Grahame-Smith, which imagines a world in which Jane Austen's characters are fighting the zombie apocalypse. Burr Steers, the director of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, is reminded of "Jessica Lange when she was younger, doing The Postman Always Rings Twice or Frances. Seated here in her backward sweater, she blends right into our ordinary world, but put her in front of a camera and she radiates, as if sprinkled with fairy dust. Not to belabor the Cinderella analogy, but the actress does share a certain quality with that character. After being cast in the BBC's recent War and Peace, she burned through the Tolstoy classic, highlighting the passage that first describes Natasha: " 'This not beautiful but lively girl-animated eyes.' I wrote it down and sent it to my agent and said, 'I couldn't be more excited about playing her.' " She's not precious about herself and seems oblivious to her looks.
James admits, albeit reluctantly, that of the characters she has played, Downton Abbey's Rose is probably the one closest to herself: fun-loving, warmhearted, a little mischievous. And that unaffected, rebounding energy is, for now, her strongest stock in trade. This reminds me of a remark Branagh made about James: that he was first charmed by her tendency to laugh so hard that she snorts. She tugs at the label and dryly observes that at least it's Saint Laurent. A split second later she's dissolving into giggles when she realizes she's been wearing her sweater backward.
"It can be quite draining, but I enjoy the darker emotional stuff," she says, rather earnestly. As opposed to Kapoor's previous period work, the image appears to set his latest film in the present-day.Branagh had been looking for a young woman who could pull off goodness without irony, as well as "a natural ability to experience personal happiness that is not dependent on a man or things." He found her in Lily James, and the film-thanks in no small part to her refined gumption-went on to become something of a Hollywood anomaly: a live-action, PG-rated blockbuster.Īt one point during my morning with James, over a plate of lox and scrambled eggs at a middle-of-the-road café chain in North London's Highgate neighborhood, the 25-year-old actress tells me that she connects with sorrow and grief. The two are donning different outfits in what looks to be a festive setting, which perfectly sets up the tone for the cross-cultural nature of the romcom.
Working Title Films and French production company Studiocanal have revealed a first-look image (via Variety) from What's Love Got To Do With It?, which features stars Latif and James. The cast includes Shazad Latif as a co-lead opposite James and veteran actor Emma Thompson, along with Jeff Mirza, Sajal Ali, Shabana Azmi, Asim Chaudhry, Mim Shaikh, Iman Boujelouah, Mariam Haque, and Sindhu Vee in supporting roles. Studiocanal and Working Title have released a first look photo for Lily James' upcoming British romantic comedy What's Love Got To Do With It?The film is directed by Shekhar Kapoor, best known internationally for 1998's Elizabeth, with a screenplay by Jemima Khan.
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