Coming Soon: New Jane Austen Movies for 2010/2011

New Jane Austen adapted or inspired of films for 2010 and 2011. From a modern Pride and Prejudice to a Bollywood take on Emma (Aisha) to a Latina spin of Sense and Sensibility (From Prada to Nada). Plus a film version of ITV's 2008 Lost In Austen (still in development, according to IMDB) to a zombie parody of Pride and Prejudice (Pride and Prejudice and Zombies). Looks like there's something for everyone from an often Jane-Austen-novel-adapted-or-inspired-of-films to check out or look forward to soon (starting in August).

Here's a list of some JA related films currently filming, in post-production, and or still in-development for a possible release of 2010 and 2011. 

Pride and Prejudice (2010)

(Photo by Alex Forsett | Courtesy of Bonnie Mae of PaperCut Productions LLC)

Pride and Prejudice (2010) is a new, modern adaptation of Jane Austen's classic Pride and Prejudice and an independent feature film set in Colorado, USA with an all cast based from Colorado as well.

Synopsis
"It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife and with that knowledge a mother of five single girls will do anything in her power to get that man to marry one of them. Pride and Prejudice follows Elizabeth (Maia Petee) and her oldest sister Jane Bennet (Christina LaFon) through trial and error of first impressions, timeless proposals, mistaken opinions and true love. When Jane meets the new eligible bachelor Mr. Bingley (Mark Mook), she falls head over heels until he suddenly leaves town unexpectedly with his friend Mr. Darcy (). While Elizabeth consults her sister she finds herself intertwined in the reasons behind Mr. Bingley's departure, a new found friend Mr. Wickham (James Hawthorn), prejudices and a possibilities of finding love herself.”

Status
Currently filming

Release Date
December 2010 (subject to change)

Production Company
PaperCut Productions LLC

Writer/Producer/Director
Bonnie Mae

Cast
Maia Petee - Elizabeth "Lizzy" Bennet
Caleb Grusing - Mr. Darcy
Christina LaFon - Jane Bennet
Mark Mook - Mr. Bingley
Shannon Urban - Lydia Bennet
James Hawthorn - Mr. Wickham
Ashley Douglas - Mary Bennet
Christina Rizzo - Kitty Bennet

Click here for a full cast list and more info of the film!

Aisha - The Movie (2010)

(photo: AishaTheFilm's official website)

Updated 6/19/10

Aisha, is a Bollywood adaptation of Jane Austen's famous novel, Emma.

Watch the first official trailer for Aisha below!

[source: afghamza2]

Synopsis
The film transports Jane Austen’s story to present-day Delhi.  Directed by Rajshree Ojha with the screenplay by Devika Bhagat. It stars Sonam Kapoor as Aisha, the main protagonist and Abhay Deol as Arjun Burman, and is expected to be in a theatrical release August 6th, 2010 in India.

Status
Post-Production

Release Date
August 6, 2010 (India)

Cast
Sonam Kapoor - Aisha Kapoor/Emma
Ira Dubey- Pinky Bose
Abhay Deol - Arjun Burman/George Knightley
Arunoday Singh - Dhruv Singh/ Frank Churchill
Cyrus Sahukar - Randhir/Philip Elton
Amrita Puri - Shefali Takur/Harriet Smith
Lisa Haydon - Aarti Menon/Jane Fairfax

Producers
Anil Kapoor (Slumdog Millionaire, 24)
Rhea Kapoor

Follow @AishaTheFilm on Twitter, Join Aisha's Facebook Group Like the official Aisha - The Film on Facebook, or visit the official Aisha-The Film website and Sonan-Kapoor.net for the latest news and updates on this film.

From Prada to Nada (2011)

Synopsis
A Latina spin on Jane Austen's "Sense and Sensibility," where two spoiled sisters who have been left penniless after their father's sudden death are forced to move in with their estranged aunt in East Los Angeles.

Status
Filming

Release Date
2011

Cast
Camilla Belle
Alexa Vega
Wilmer Valderrama
Adriana Barraza
Kuno Becker

More info of the film below...
From Austen Blog:
Update on “From Prada to Nada”

Plus a news update below...

[source: clevverTV]

Still in-development P&P/JA related films for 2011


Lost In Austen (2011)
No info about this film at this time...
Updated 6/13/10
Found an old info from PeriodMovies.com's forum:

Columbia gets 'Lost In Austen'
Mendes to produce film adaptation of TV series
By TATIANA SIEGEL

Columbia Pictures is bringing a time-traveling Jane Austen drama to the big screen, with Sam Mendes aboard as producer.

Based on the Brit miniseries "Lost in Austen," film will center on Amanda, an ardent Jane Austen fan, lives in present day New York with her boyfriend, until she finds she's swapped places with Austen's fictional creation Elizabeth Bennett.

The show's original writer, Guy Andrews, is penning the screenplay.

The original four-part series starred Jemima Rooper and Gemma Arterton and aired on ITV in the U.K. in September.

Mammoth Screen, which produced the mini, will develop the movie version with Mendes' Neal Street Prods.

Andrews is exec producing alongside Mammoth Screen's Damien Timmer and Michele Buck and Neal Street's Pippa Harris.

Mendes, who most recently produced and directed "Revolutionary Road," is working with the studio on the apocalyptic comicbook adaptation "Preacher," which he is attached to helm.

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (2011)

to star as Elizabeth Bennet and is a producer of PPZ.


Synopsis
Jane Austen's classic tale of the tangled relationships between lovers from different social classes in 19th century England is faced with a new challenge -- an army of undead zombies.