'Game of Thrones' actors Lena Headey, Charles Dance cast in 'Pride and Prejudice and Zombies'
鈥淕ame of Thrones鈥� actors Charles Dance and Lena Headey, who portrayed father Tywin and daughter Cersei Lannister on the smash hit HBO fantasy drama, will reportedly appear in a movie together.
According to , both Dance and Headey will star in the upcoming movie 鈥淧ride and Prejudice and Zombies,鈥� which is based on the Seth Grahame-Smith book in which the text of the Jane Austen classic is altered so Elizabeth Bennet and her suitor Mr. Darcy are also fighting off a plague of the undead.聽
Dance and Headey join 鈥淒ownton Abbey鈥� actress Lily James, who is playing Elizabeth Bennet, according to the , while Sam Riley of 鈥淢aleficent鈥� will play Fitzwilliam Darcy. In addition, 鈥淒octor Who鈥� actor Matt Smith will play Mr. Collins, the clergyman who briefly tries for Elizabeth鈥檚 hand in marriage. 鈥淩omeo and Juliet鈥� actor Douglas Booth will play Mr. Bingley, the suitor of Elizabeth鈥檚 sister Jane, while Jane herself will be portrayed by Bella Heathcote of 鈥淒ark Shadows,鈥� according to , and 鈥淏oardwalk Empire鈥� actor Jack Huston will play Mr. Darcy鈥檚 enemy Mr. Wickham.聽
The production has been in the works for a long time, and according to the , the movie is set to be released sometime in 2015.聽
(Spoilers for the most recent season of 鈥淕ame of Thrones鈥� follow鈥�)
Headey was nominated for an Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Emmy for her work on 鈥淭hrones鈥� and has also appeared in such movies as the 2006 movie 鈥�300,鈥� the 2013 movie 鈥淭he Mortal Instruments: City of Bones,鈥� and 2012鈥檚 鈥淒redd.鈥� Dance is presumably seeking other work now that his character Tywin was killed by his son Tyrion (Peter Dinklage) in the series finale of the most recent season of 鈥淭hrones,鈥� but Dance did spark fan curiosity when he recently told , 鈥淲ell, I鈥檓 not completely missing out on the next [season]鈥� More than that, I鈥檓 not going to say鈥� so, you haven鈥檛 seen the last of Tywin Lannister.鈥� He appears in the movie 鈥淒racula Untold,鈥� which is being released on Oct. 10, as well as the Alan Turing biopic, 鈥淭he Imitation Game,鈥� which is getting Oscar buzz and which hits theaters in November.
