Matt Smith to star in 'Pride and Prejudice and Zombies'?

'Doctor Who' actor Matt Smith is reportedly set to star in 'Pride and Prejudice and Zombies', adaptation of the Seth Grahame-Smith novel of the same name.

The project will begin filming on September 24 with a cast that includes Lily James, Sam Riley, Jack Huston, Bella Heathcote and Douglas Booth, said The Hollywood Reporter.

'Pride and Prejudice and Zombies' is a 2009 parody novel. It is a mash-up combining Jane Austen's classic 1813 novel 'Pride and Prejudice' with elements of modern zombie fiction, crediting Austen as co-author.

Smith, 31, plays Mr Collins, a parson who is on the lookout for a wife and proposes to Bennett played by James, who feels that she should help defend the countryside against the onslaught of a horrifying zombie plague.
 

Burr Steers will helm the movie.