Daisy Edgar-Jones is no stranger to starring in a book-to-screen adaptation.
\n\nShe knows how to please hardcore fans while offering a fresh take on the material. (See the success of “Normal People” and “Where the Crawdads Are” or the upcoming “Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow” as proof.) That said, starring in a Jane Austen adaptation is a different beast altogether — but Edgar-Jones has been an Austen admirer from an early age.
\n\n“My mum gave me all the books when I was at a very formative age,” Edgar-Jones told Variety at the Los Angeles premiere of “Sense and Sensibility,” in which she stars as Elinor Dashwood. “It’s a rite of passage to read them all when you’re a teenager, and you’re finding yourself and falling in love for the first time and experience that personal growth. So, yeah, I read them in one fell swoop.”
\n\nEven then, Edgar-Jones connected with the eldest Dashwood daughter, known for her good sense — certainly more so than her passionate sister Marianne (Esmé Creed-Miles).
\n\n“I really enjoy playing characters that have a deep well inside that maybe other people overlook, and finding ways in which to express that,” Edgar-Jones explained. “She’s somebody that has…
Original source: https://variety.com/