Sense and Sensibility brought much yearning to CinemaCon 2026. Coming later this year, Focus Features is adapting Jane Austen’s classic and beloved novel. Nerdist caught the exclusive trailer, which shows the beloved Dashwood family as they vacate their home. Daisy Edgar-Jones is set to play the beloved heroine Elinor Dashwood. Love and yearning is at an all-time high when Elinor becomes taken with the very handsome Edward.
Focus Features’ exclusive look of the upcoming adaption is short and sweet. We see the Dashwood family as they are forced out of their lovely estate. Soon after, Mrs. Jennings (Fiona Shaw) arrives and sets out to have the Dashwood girls married. Edward appears next, struck by Elinor’s beauty and grace, while Marianne falls in love with the handsome John Willoughby. Much yearning follows, including a shot of Mr. WIlloughby carrying Marianna home after hurting her ankle.
Sense and Sensibility is a classically beloved tale about love and heartbreak. When news broke that Focus Features is adapting its own version of the story, hopeless romantics everywhere rejoiced. Daisy Edgar-Jones and Esmé Creed-Miles will play the lovely Dashwood sisters, Elinor and Marianne. Elinor is rational and composed, while Marianna is much more emotional and romantic. George MacKay and Frank Dillane will play the girls’ handsome suitors, while Caitriona Balfe is Mrs. Dashwood.
Daisy Edgar-Jones has proven her romantic acting chops in the past, starring alongside Paul Mescal Normal People (which is arguably more of a horror story than a romance, but I digress). Emma Thompson first portrayed Elinor in the 1995 film, lending Daisy some pretty big shoes to fill. But, with a reportiore like Daisy’s, we have no doubt that she’ll be able to step up.
Sense and Sensibility calls viewers to open their hearts and tune into their sense. We can’t wait to see how Focus Features will bring this classic tale of yearning to life. The film hits theaters on October 16.