5 movies that turned famous figures into action stars

As Edgar Allan Poe hunts a murderer in 'The Raven,' here are 5 other movies that took well-known historical and literary figures and made them action stars

5. 'Pride and Prejudice and Zombies'

When most people think of Jane Austen's classic novel, they picture English manor houses where inhabitants genteelly sip tea. In the upcoming 2013 movie, also based on a book by Grahame-Smith, the Bennet family and their friends are forced to fend off marauding zombies, a plague that has forced Elizabeth and her sisters to take extensive fighting training. In this version, Elizabeth's suitor Mr. Darcy is also a skilled monster-hunter.

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