Pride and Prejudice and Zombies stars Bella Heathcote and Douglas Booth have their zombie apocalypse strategy down… Heres what they had to say…
Why Pride and Prejudice and Zombies?
(He played Pip in a recent BBC miniseries adaptation ofGreat Expectations, for example.)
Both Booth and Heathcote cited the cast of the film as a strength of the project.
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I had an absolute blast, says Heathcote.
Which is pretty rare.
She adds: As soon as I met those girls, we kind of unconsciously fell into those roles.
I guess that translates into the film…
Jane is that.
She definitely feels responsible for her sisters.
I think she feels that a sense of propriety that exists more than they do.
She feels worried about them, and worried about her parents.
How have your characters changed from the original novel?
It has to work.
For him to make a run at dissuade me to not be with Jane …
So, just really invested in my relationships with people.
Like, she does feel responsible, but its a life-or-death matter.
And maybe their love is even more important because of that, Heathcote muses.
What was it like training for and filming the fight scenes?
The female leads ofPride and Prejudice and Zombiesespecially have physically-demanding roles in the film.
Heathcotes Jane Bennet is a warrior, as well as a lady.
Its like, yeah, pretty cool to see … ## How would you fare in a real-life zombie attack?
In the event of a zombie apocalypse, Heathcote and Booth have their strategies down.
Is that Margot Robbie?
Yeah, Ill go with Margot Robbie.
Heathcote approves of this plan: Shed look after you, as well.
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies opens in theaters February 5th.
