Our first point of discussion is the hunt. (...) My idea is to start the film with an image of the vixen locked out of her lair which has been plugged up. Her terror as she's pursued across the country. This is a big deal. It means training a fox from birth or dressing up a dog to look like a fox. Or hiring David Attenborough, who probably knows a few foxes well enough to ask a favor.

The Sense and Sensibility Screenplay and Diaries: Bringing Jane Austen's Novel to Film