Fifty Shades of Grey star Dakota Johnson has been signed to star in a Netflix adaptation of Jane Austen’s popular novel Persuasion. According to Variety, the movie will go on floors in May. It is being developed by MRC Film studio with Netflix. MRC Film has previously backed Knives Out and The Lovebirds. While Carrie Cracknell will make her feature directorial debut, the screenplay will be adapted by Ron Bass and Alice Victoria Winslow. Andrew Lazar and Christina Weiss Lurie are the producers.
