Brief
Daisy Edgar‑Jones and Esmé Creed‑Miles cast as Dashwood sisters in new ‘Sense and Sensibility’
The film, directed by Georgia Oakley, pairs the two actors after a shared teenage filmmaking experience and opens in theatres on Friday.
By Felo News Desk · Published
Daisy Edgar‑Jones will appear as Elinor Dashwood and Esmé Creed‑Miles as Marianne in the new film adaptation of Jane Austen’s “Sense and Sensibility”, which opens in theatres on Friday, the Independent reports.
What happened
The production marks the first major “Sense and Sensibility” directed by a woman, Georgia Oakley, who studied Austen in school. Oakley said the film’s success hinges on the chemistry between the two sisters. The cast also includes George MacKay, Frank Dillane and Herbert Nordrum as the male leads.
What the reports add
According to the Independent, Edgar‑Jones grew up reading every Austen novel and watching every adaptation, dreaming of playing Elinor. She described the relationship between the sisters as “kind of everything”. Oakley explained that finding actors who could convincingly be sisters was a “pressurised situation”. The article notes that the two leads had previously spent a summer in Yorkshire making an indie film called “Pond Life”, which helped them develop a shared history.
What was said
“The film, as I saw it, would kind of live or die by the relationship between those two actors,” Oakley told the Independent. Edgar‑Jones added, “The search for the more outwardly romantic Dashwood was ongoing.” Creed‑Miles said, “Daisy feels like family to me,” and described their connection as “spiritually, eerily connected”. Oakley observed, “I can’t really explain it, but it immediately felt very Elinor and Marianne.”
How it came about
The casting builds on Edgar‑Jones’s recent fashion moment at the Sydney premiere, where she wore a sheer nude gown that blended Regency inspiration with modern embellishment, a story Felo covered on 1 October. The film’s release follows a week of entertainment coverage that highlighted the new Jane Austen project among other cinema releases.
Key facts
- Daisy Edgar‑Jones plays Elinor Dashwood in the new film. (independent.co.uk)
- Esmé Creed‑Miles plays Marianne Dashwood. (independent.co.uk)
- Georgia Oakley is the first woman to direct a major ‘Sense and Sensibility’ film. (independent.co.uk)
- The film opens in theatres on Friday. (independent.co.uk)
- Edgar‑Jones and Creed‑Miles previously made an indie film together in Yorkshire. (independent.co.uk)
Sources
- [1] independent.co.uk — originally reported as “Meet the new Dashwoods: Daisy Edgar-Jones and Esmé Creed-Miles star in ‘Sense and Sensibility’”
