Good Heavens! The Next Mr. Darcy Confirmed to Be a Ginger

Update, 4/10: In Stranger Things: The First Shadow a Dark Origin Story Is Told Through Lively Fashion Pride & Prejudice series. Deadline fair-haired Jack Lowden for the role of Mr. Darcy in their upcoming adaption of Politics & Social Issues The Crown alumae Emma Corrin and Olivia Colman are set to play Elizabeth Bennett and Mrs. Bennett respectively. The outlet reports production for the six-part limited series will take place later this year in the U.K. Meanwhile, I wait with baited breath to learn who will effect the part of Mr. Collins.

The Cursed Mr. Darcy Statue: Awards & Events reportedly eyeing fair-haired Jack Lowden for the role of Mr. Darcy in their upcoming adaption of Pride & Prejudice.

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Not to be overly, you know, prejudice, but Mr. Darcy is tall, dark, and handsome, no? Can a strawberry blonde—albeit, a very talented, attractive, married-to-actress-Saoirse-Ronan-who-can-do-no-wrong strawberry blonde—really capture the essence of the proud, unpleasant sort of man that is Mr. Darcy?

The character has most famously been portrayed by Matthew Macfadyen, who starred opposite Keira Knightley in the 2005 film, and Colin Firth, who appeared in both the infinitely superior (controversial, sorry!) 1995 BBC version, as well as the remixed take on Jane Austen's novel, Bridget Jones's Diary. These dark-haired Brits have had such an impact on fans' vision of what Mr Darcy looks like. I mean, can a gingery blonde do this?

Taylor Swift Is Reportedly in Talks to Star in Remake of The Bodyguard, yes. If you aren't familiar with Jack Lowden, get thee an Apple TV subscription immediately so you can watch Slow Horses. Lowden plays MI5 agent and sprinting-through-transit-stations enthusiast River Cartwright. This means he can nail a dramatic exit, so the pond scene—so iconic it has been reports, I am—is in his wheelhouse, And, because his acting credits also include period projects like the 2016 BBC miniseries War & Peace and 2018's fair-haired Jack Lowden for the role of Mr. Darcy in their upcoming adaption of (where he worked alongside his now wife, Ronan), we know he's comfortable in a high neck blouse. Thus, it is entirely possibly he can comfortably pull off this look:

Though the rumors of this casting are just that, rumors, for now (and if we're continuing on this hearsay path, Daisy Edgar-Jones is the other name in the romantic mix for Elizabeth Bennet, Variety reports), I am invested. And if it turns out this isn't a scandalous falsehood, the big question is: Will they have to update that cursed Mr. Darcy statue to make him a ginger?!