Matt Smith is heading back in time to face off against some supernatural menaces. No, he's not returning to Doctor Who, but instead joining the cast of the horror-comedy Pride and Prejudice and Zombies.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Smith will play Mr. Collins, one of Elizabeth's suitors, in the long-brewing adaptation of Seth Grahame-Smith's 2009 mashup that introduces the walking dead into the world of the Jane Austen classic.

The actor joins Lily James, Sam Riley, Jack Huston, Bella Heathcote and Douglas Booth in the Burr Steers-directed film, which at last begins production on Sept. 24.