Jane Austen: Last News

Sony Pictures Classics has acquired all rights to Laura Piani’s Jane Austen Wrecked My Life ahead of the pic’s world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival.

Rebecca Rubin Senior Film and Media Reporter Sony Pictures Classics has acquired rights to “Jane Austen Wrecked My Life” ahead of its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival. The studio will distribute the film in North America, Latin America, the Middle East, Eastern Europe and on worldwide airlines.

Tom Wambsgans in HBO’s “Succession,”Matthew Macfadyen was most known for his role as Mr. Darcy in the 2005 adaptation of “Pride & Prejudice” opposite Keira Knightley.Despite fans swooning over his portrayal of the brooding love interest of Elizabeth Bennet, Macfadyen, 49, revealed he “didn’t really” enjoy playing the part in the adaptation of Jane Austen’s classic during an interview on “CBS Mornings” Tuesday.“I feel bad saying that,” he admitted. “There were moments I had a good time, but I wish I’d enjoyed it more.

Ellise Shafer Before he played Tom Wambsgans in the HBO series “Succession,” Matthew Macfadyen was perhaps best known for his performance as Mr. Darcy in Joe Wright’s 2005 “Pride & Prejudice” adaptation alongside Keira Knightley. And though he often tops fan lists of their favorite interpretations of Jane Austen’s brooding romantic hero, Macfadyen revealed in a new interview on “CBS Mornings” that he “didn’t really” enjoy playing the part.

Matthew Macfadyen is looking back at one of his biggest roles.

Matthew Macfadyen is looking back at his career and regretting not enjoying his experience filming 2005’s Pride and Prejudice.

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Keira Knightley has opened up about filming Pride And Prejudice with Donald Sutherland, and revealed one of his biggest pet peeves.Sutherland, who played Mr. Bennet in the 2005 adaptation of Jane Austen’s novel, died last week at the age of 88 following a long illness.Knightley played Elizabeth in the film, one of the five daughters of Sutherland’s character.

Spoilers ahead for “Bridgerton” Season 3 part 2. In the second half of “Bridgerton” Season 3, now streaming on Netflix, Colin Bridgerton (Luke Newton) and Penelope Featherington (Nicola Coughlan) got their “happily ever after” — with plenty of bumps in the road along the way. Set in Regency-era England, the show follows various members of the Bridgerton family as they find love.

Ruth Jones has claimed that Gwyneth Paltrow acted “dismissively” towards her on the set of Emma, and asked for one of her two lines to be cut.Early on in her career, Jones had a small part in the 1996 period comedy, which starred Paltrow as the titular Jane Austen character.Speaking to her Gavin & Stacey co-star Rob Brydon on his Brydon & podcast, Ruth recalled: “I had two lines. I had to announce Gwyneth Paltrow and say, ‘Miss Woodhouse is here’.

New bank notes featuring King Charles III will have entered circulation today (5 June), although it could be a while before they find their way into purses and wallets across the country. Notes featuring the late Queen Elizabeth II will remain legal tender while slowly being replaced with new notes. The new £5, £10, £20 and £50 notes feature a portrait of the King that was taken in 2013.The reverse side of the bank notes have remained the same featuring Sir Winston Churchill, Jane Austen, JMW Turner and Alan Turing.

George R.R. Martin is calling out film and TV adaptations of books that don’t live up to their source material.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director George R.R. Martin recently took to his personal blog to double down on his issue with Hollywood adaptations and screenwriters’ attempts to make source material their own. Martin previously spoke out on this issue in 2022 during a discussion with fellow author Neil Gaiman in which he lamented over the majority of writers in Hollywood thinking they do not need to be faithful to written works they’re adapting for film or television.

Kris Marshall, who starred in Death in Paradise, has spoken up about the cancellation of an ITV drama he starred in. The 50 year old actor starred in ITV's Sanditon, based on an unfinished Jane Austen novel, after making a name for himself in BBC's Death in Paradise. Unfortunately, Sanditon didn't impress viewers and it was cancelled after just one series.

Beyond Paradise star Kris Marshall has opened up about his feelings when ITV's Sanditon was cancelled and then brought back to life. Sanditon, a romantic drama based on an unfinished Jane Austen novel, managed to return for a second series in July 2022 despite initially struggling to attract viewers and being axed after just one series.

Emma.Paltrow starred in the title role for the 1996 Jane Austen film adaptation, directed by Douglas McGrath, and received critical acclaim for her performance.However, during a recent appearance on the long-running YouTube series Hot Ones, Paltrow made it clear that Clinton wasn’t one of the film’s fans.Presented by Sean Evans, Hot Ones sees celebrities take on an array of progressively spicier chicken wings while answering questions.When Evans asked if the rumours of Clinton falling asleep during a White House screening of Emma were true, Paltrow replied: “True – he was snoring right in front of me.”She joking added: “I was like, ‘Wow, I guess this is going to be a real hit movie.’ But it was! So fuck you, Bill Clinton!”Also during her appearance on Hot Ones, Paltrow suggested that you can “only make so many” good superhero movies.The actress – who starred as Pepper Potts in a number of Marvel Cinematic Universe films alongside Robert Downey Jr.’s Tony Stark/Iron Man – was asked about her opinion on director Cord Jefferson’s recent Oscar speech.Jefferson won the Best Adapted Screenplay award for his film American Fiction and, during his acceptance speech, pleaded with Hollywood producers: “Instead of making one $200 million movie, try making 20 $10 million movies.”“I absolutely understand where he’s coming from,” Paltrow said. “You want the best chance to have a strong ROI.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Gwyneth Paltrow confirmed on “Hot Ones” that a rumor about Bill Clinton sleeping through a screening of “Emma” at the White House is true. The 1996 Jane Austen adaptation was directed by Douglas McGrath and featured Paltrow in the title role. She earned critical acclaim for the performance, which continued her hot streak as one of the most recognizable actors of the 1990s indie film boom.

Watching characters from Bridgerton and other period dramas whirl their prospective love interests around the ballroom floor has inspired fans to take up Regency-era dancing themselves, a UK-based dance teacher reports.

Amazon is giving shoppers the chance to get three months of audiobooks for just 99p and the books are seemingly endless. Audible is the shopping giant's audiobook service and typically costs £7.99 but for a limited time they're letting listeners enjoy new reads for less.

Nineties star Stacey Dash seems to have discovered the fountain of youth, dazzling fans with her age-defying looks that rival her Clueless days. The timeless beauty, now 57, shot to fame alongside Hollywood newcomers in the cult classic 1995 film, Clueless, where she portrayed the fashionable and quick-witted Dionne Davenport. Somewhat based on Jane Austen’s 1815 novel Emma, Clueless was released in 1995, and it was written and directed by Amy Heckerling.