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Emma Thompson Revives Anarchist 'Peter Rabbit'

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Emma Thompson isn't just an Oscar-winning actress; she's also an Oscar-winning writer. Thompson authored the 1995 film adaptation of Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility, and now she's taken on another period project -- reviving the classic children's book character Peter Rabbit.

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