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"   Photo: Carter Smith for ELLE  When Seth Grahame-Smith took on Jane Austen&amp;#039;s beloved Pride and Prejudice, he threw zombies into the mix\u2014and title. In Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, he&amp;#039;s crafted a world in which the undead lurk around every estate corner, weaving in and out of balls and garden parties as easily as Mr. Bingley and his sister. So given America&amp;#039;s undying love of Austen, and recent obsession with the undead, casting the film version of the novel proved a trying task. Thankfully, director Craig Gillespie took a liking to our July cover girl, Emma Stone. Yesterday, news broke that Stone has been offered the lead role, playing Elizabeth Bennet in the highly anticipated film. (News also broke that Stone&amp;#039;s dating her Spiderman co-star Andrew Garfield\u2014also great.) Gillepsie&amp;#039;s first choice, Natalie Portman, was sidetracked by the baby, but the new mom will stick around in a producer role on the film and Stone, who&amp;#039;s the best second choice around, is no stranger to zombies\u2014she starred in 2009\u2032s Zombieland with Jesse Eisenberg (which brings us back round to Garfield!). Stone is the first to be cast in Gillepsie&amp;#039;s film, leaving fans wondering who will play her object of reluctant affection. Both James McAvoy and Bradley Cooper have been mentioned as potential Mr. Darcys. The former&amp;#039;s the obvious choice, but someone should make a comedy with Stone and Cooper immediately. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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