DVD News: Colin Firth's The King's Speech coming to DVD and Blu-ray April 19th!

The 4-time Academy Award Winning film, The King's Speech is coming to DVD and Blu-ray April 19th!

DVD Active has the following DVD and Blu-ray info for Academy award winning film, The King's Speech (Best Picture) starring Academy Award winner (Best Actor), Academy Award Nominee Geoffrey Rush, Academy Award Nominee Helena Bonham Carter, and .

Title: The King's Speech (IMDb)
Starring: Colin Firth
Released: 19th April 2011
SRP: $29.98 (DVD)

Further Details:
Anchor Bay Entertainment and The Weinstein Company has announced DVD ($29.98) and Blu-ray ($39.99) releases of The King's Speech for April 19th. Extra material will include an audio commentary with director Tom Hooper, a 20-minute “Making Of The King’s Speech” featurette, archival footage of the actual King George VI, and much more.

See the attached DVD and Blu-ray artwork below:

Live Blogging: The 2011 Oscars with The King's Speech winning 4 including Best Picture and Best Actor for Colin Firth!!!

The 83rd Annual Academy Awards is on now over now (eastern time)!

I will be posting the winners as they are announced! :)

*Oscar Winners (major films with # of wins, so far...): Inception - 4, Social Network -3, The Fighter - 2, Alice In Wonderland - 2, Toy Story 3 - 2 and The King's Speech - 4

Here are the 2011 Oscar Winners...thus far!

• Best Picture: The King's Speech - Iain Canning, Emile Sherman, Gareth Unwin  
• Best Director: Tom Hooper for The King's Speech  
• Best Actor: Colin Firth for The King's Speech 
• Best Actress: Natalie Portman for Black Swan 
• Best Supporting Actor: Christian Bale - The Fighter
• Best Supporting Actress: Melissa Leo for  The Fighter
• Best Original Screenplay:  The King's Speech - David Seidler 
• Best Adapted Screenplay: The Social Network - Aaron Sorkin
• Best Foreign Language: In a Better World - Susanne Bier (Denmark) 
• Best Animated Film: Toy Story 3 - Lee Unkrich 
• Best Documentary:  Inside Job  - Charles Ferguson, Audrey Marrs  
• Best Cinematography: Inception  - Wally Pfister 
• Best Art Direction: Alice in Wonderland - Robert Stromberg, Karen O'Hara
• Best Costume Design: Alice in Wonderland - Colleen Atwood 
• Best Editing: The Social Network - Kirk Baxter, Angus Wall
• Best Score:  The Social Network - Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross  
• Best Song: Toy Story 3 - Randy Newman ("We Belong Together") 
• Best Makeup: The Wolfman - Rick Baker, Dave Elsey  
• Best Visual Effects:  Inception - Chris Corbould, Andrew Lockley, Pete Bebb, Paul J. Franklin
• Best Sound Editing: Inception - Richard King 
• Best Sound Mixing: Inception  - Lora Hirschberg, Gary Rizzo, Ed Novick 
• Best Animated Short: The Lost Thing - Shaun Tan, Andrew Ruhemann
• Best Live Action Short: God of Love - Luke Matheny
• Best Documentary Short: Strangers No More - Karen Goodman, Kirk Simon  

See red carpet photos of  at the 83rd Annual Academy Awards - Arrivals and  - 83rd Annual Academy Awards - Arrivals   

That's a wrap! Congrats to Colin Firth and The King's Speech!!! Congrats to Inception too! Thanks for reading!!!

On TV Tonight: Watch Colin Firth, The King's Speech, Inception, Barney's Version, co-host Anne Hathaway, etc. at the 2011 Oscars!

Tonight is a big night for Hollywood and its movie stars as Academy Award nominees James Franco (nominated tonight for 127 Hours for Actor in a Leading Role) and Anne Hathaway (previously nominated for Actress in a Leading Role for Rachel Getting Married) are co-hosting the Oscars award ceremony at 8 PM ET/5 PM PCT (the red carpet starts at 7 PM ET/4 PCT prior to the award show!).

So, don't miss tonight's the 83rd Academy Awards as The King's Speech starring

Check out the other nominees too such as Inception (Talulah Riley co-stars)Rosamund Pike co-stars)for Adrien Morot (for Best Makeup)... in the following link below:
The King's Speech leads Oscar Nominations with 12 including Best Actor for Colin Firth!

On TV Tonight: Watch Episode 3 of 'Any Human Heart' on PBS Masterpiece Classic

Tonight on PBS Masterpiece classic, watch Episode 3, the conclusion of Any Human Heart miniseries starring Matthew Macfadyen, Jim Broadbent, Sam Clafin, Haley Atwell, Gillian Anderson, and Tom Hollander.  Check local listings for air times in your area!

Read Episode 3 Synopsis

Watch Online
Any Human Heart is available for online viewing
February 14 - March 22, 2011

Rupert Friend starts filming 'Renee' with Kat Dennings and Chad Michael Murray

The Orlando Sentinel reports that Kat Dennings, Chad Michael Murray and Rupert Friend are all cast in and have started filming (Wednesday), “The Renee Project” (working title), in Orlando, Florida. The indie drama is based on the true story of Renee Yohe, whose battle with drugs, depression, addiction and cutting led to the creation of the charity group To Write Love On Her Arms.

The movie is about a troubled young woman whose issues with self-esteem, substance abuse and self-injury (“cutting”) will star the formidable Kat Dennings, with Chad Michael Murray and Rupert Friend (“The Young Victoria”) also int the cast.

Friend has largely made his mark in period pieces in the UK (“Cherie,” “Pride & Prejudice,” “The Last Legion”). Read full article here as well as set visit article here.

Also, Collider.com has more info about the indie film, Renee including a press release below...

Saturn Award Nominations include Inception, Never Let Me Go, and Robin Hood

The Academy of Science Fiction, Horror and Fantasy Films have announced the nominations for the 37th Annual Saturn Awards, which honor excellence in all things gruesome, awesome and everything in between for both movies and television.

Inception leads the Saturn nominations with 9, Never Let Me Go with 5 including in the acting categories for our P&P/Bennet girls Keira Knightley and Carey Mulligan, and Matthew Macfadyen's Robin Hood film with 2. The 37th Annual Saturn Awards will take place in Burbank, CA in June.

Here are the Saturn nominations for Inception, Never Let Me Go (including Carey Mulligan and Keira Knightley), and Robin Hood from the following categories...

DVD News: Made In Dagenham starring Sally Hawkins and Rosamund Pike on DVD and Blu-ray March 29th

Both Sony Pictures Home Entertainment and Amazon.com have the following DVD and Blu-ray information from the 2010 film release, Made In Dagenham starring Sally Hawkins, Miranda Richardson, Bob Hoskins, and Rosamund Pike, which will be released on DVD and Blu-ray March 29th.

Pre-order your copy of either: Standard DVD or Blu-ray at Amazon.com.

Read more DVD details below...

Rosamund Pike in Interview Magazine

Interview Magazine recently featured a new interview with Rosamund Pike (Photos by Robert Johansson) with a new photoshoot from her, which you can check out below and click for a bigger view...

Casting News: Kelly Reilly joined Scott Speedman to star in a true-crime feature film, 'Edwin Boyd'

Kelly Reilly was just recently cast in a new indie drama film based on a true story with Scott Speedman (who recently co-starred with Rosamund Pike and Paul Giamatti in Barney's Version):

Speedman and Reilly to star in bank robber love story Edwin Boyd

Principal photography begins February 17 on Edwin Boyd - about a Canadian war veteran turned bank robber — starring Barney’s Version actor Scott Speedman in the title role alongside BAFTA award-nominee Kelly Reilly as Boyd’s wife.

On Set Photos: Judi Dench and Leonardo DiCaprio in 'J. Edgar' film

Dame Judi Dench who is constantly busy with several new movies (every year and more) coming soon (ie. Jane Eyre with , The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel with , and My Week with Marilyn to name a few) was seen on set recently filming J. Edgar (directed by Clint Eastwood) with co-star Leonardo DiCaprio. Judi Dench plays Dicaprio's title character J. Edgar’s mother Anna Marie Hoover. Naomi Watts is set to portray Helen Gandy, a loyal secretary of Hoover, and Ed Westwick (Gossip Girl) is cast for the role of Agent Smith, a clean-cut operative hired by Hoover to write his biography.

Check out a couple J.Edgar on set photos of JD with Leo Dicaprio below...

'The Great Gatsby' starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Carey Mulligan to shoot in Sydney in 3D

THR reports that Baz Luhrmann's adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s 1925 classic, The Great Gatsby starring Leonardo DiCaprio as Jay Gatsby and Carey Mulligan as Daisy Buchanan will start filming in Sydney, Australlia in August for 17 weeks and will be shot in 3D!

Read the article below for more info.

Baz Luhrmann to Shoot 'Great Gatsby' in Sydney
 
Sydney -- Baz Luhrmann's 3D take on The Great Gatsby will shoot in Sydney in August -- beating out the iconic story's home town of New York -- after a deal was signed with the New South Wales (NSW) state government Friday, it was announced here Sunday.

The film is the first live-action 3D movie to be shot in NSW. Filming will take place at Sydney's Fox Studios, with Warner Bros. backing the feature and Luhrmann's Bazmark Films producing.

Leonardo DiCaprio will star as Jay Gatsby while Carey Mulligan has been offered the role of Daisy Buchanan.

First Look: Kelly Reilly in 'Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows'

Following my recent post here about Kelly Reilly returning and reprising her role in sequel to Sherlock Holmes 2, now a first photo has surfaced online of Kelly Reilly as Mary Morstan, lady love of Jude Law's Dr. Watson character in the sequel to the 2009 blockbuster hit Sherlock Holmes. The sequel now has a title: Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows,in theaters December 16th!

Below you can see a teaser photo scan from an issue of Empire magazine. It shows Watson (Jude Law) getting ready to be hitched to a lovely lady, Mary Morstan played by Kelly Reilly, with Holmes off to the side. Check it out!

Robert Downey, Jr. also gives a statement about the sequel, he says:

“It’s not going to be broader,” Downey Jr. warned Empire about the sequel and its tone. “That’s the usual thing they do. They say, ‘Hey, we were funny in that last movie.’ And then they go out and make some fucking ‘Lethal Weapon 9’ garbage. It’s got a mixture of things that a lot of films can’t get away with… it’s a big-budget period film, which are never made these days… there’s real serious menace to it… and we’re taking it further—these two guys can’t live with each other and can’t live without each other.”

On TV Tonight: Watch Episode 2 of 'Any Human Heart' on PBS Masterpiece Classic

Tonight on PBS Masterpiece classic, watch Episode 2 of Any Human Heart starring Matthew Macfadyen, Jim Broadbent, Sam Clafin, Haley Atwell, Gillian Anderson, and Tom Hollander.  Check local listings for air times in your area!

Read Episode 2 Synopsis

Watch Online
Any Human Heart is available for online viewing
February 14 - March 22, 2011

Happy Birthday Brenda Blethyn!

Today is the 65th birthday of two-time Academy Award Award Nominee Brenda Blethyn, best known to us P&P fans as Mrs. Bennet, the Bennet girls' mother in the 2005 Pride & Prejudice film as well as Grace Turner, Robbie's mother in Atonement.

After twenty years of hard work on stage and both television and films, there are not many other actresses who deserved the success, recognition and stardom which Brenda Blethyn has now achieved.

Born in (February 20th) 1946 in Ramsgate in Kent, England, she started her career at British Rail in the 1960s. Saving money during her time there, she took a risk and enrolled herself at the at The Guildford School of Acting in Guildford, Surrey, England and then left her British Rail years behind. Her risk had paid off, by the mid-1970s she was working on stage, eventually joining the National Theatre Company in 1975. (Read more of her Bio on IMDB!)

Brenda Blethyn as Mrs. Bennet
in Pride & Prejudice

“When I told people I was playing this part they’d say ‘oh she’s a wonderful cartoon character, you’ll have great fun’.

I said ‘excuse me, no she’s not. She’s got a problem to be dealt with and it seems to me that she’s the only one taking the problem seriously’. The father isn’t, the daughters don’t seem terribly concerned, and I would say that it’s okay for the father because he’s got a roof over his head all the time he’s alive, it’s when he goes that the problem sets in. She mentions that in one of the scenes.” (Brenda Blethyn)

“It’s a tricky part, as she can be very annoying; you want to stop her chattering and shrieking. But Brenda has the humour and the heart to show the amount of love and care Mrs. Bennet has for her daughters”. (Joe Wright)

New 'Hanna' poster and two new clips

new film, is still a couple of months away, but a new poster has appeared over at IMPA, along with the first two clips from the film, courtesy of The Guardian and Cinema Blend.

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HANNA, starring Academy Award nominee Saoirse Ronan (The Lovely Bones, Atonement) in the title role.

Raised by her father (Eric Bana of Star Trek), an ex-CIA man, in the wilds of Finland, Hanna’s upbringing and training have been one and the same, all geared to making her the perfect assassin. The turning point in her adolescence is a sharp one; sent into the world by her father on a mission, Hanna journeys stealthily across Europe while eluding agents dispatched after her by a ruthless intelligence operative with secrets of her own (Academy Award winner Cate Blanchett).  As she nears her ultimate target, Hanna faces startling revelations about her existence and unexpected questions about her humanity.

Watch a new trailer for 'Last Night' starring Keira Knightley and Sam Worthington

There's a new trailer for Last Night starring Keira Knightley, Sam Worthington, Eva Mendes, and Guillaume Canet.

The film follows the story of a married couple (Knightley and Worthington) whose commitment to each other is tested when they are apart for a night; the husband away on work with a colleague he's attracted to and the wife as she coincidentally runs into a past love.

Watch the new trailer

(source: KelsiKnightley)

Speaking of Last Night, Variety reports that Tribeca Film has landed theatrical, VOD and certain digital rights to the film, with Miramax retaining home video, TV sales and long-term digital rights. The film is now being prepped for a spring theatrical release in major markets like Los Angeles and New York with VOD also in the works.

Photos: P&P Filming Locations (updated)

'Pride & Prejudice Country'

Pride & Prejudice (2005) film stars Keira Knightley, Matthew Macfadyen, Brenda Blethyn, Donald Sutherland, Tom Hollander, Rosamund Pike, Jena Malone, and Judi Dench.

Travel to destinations featured in Pride & Prejudice
Movies are often an inspiration for travelers, especially when the location is as beautiful as the English countryside.

The fact that the East Midlands region of England was used extensively for location filming for Pride and Prejudice is especially fitting given that Jane Austen drew on the Derbyshire landscape for some of her most descriptive passages in the novel. Austen's descriptions of the county refer to there being "no finer county in England than Derbyshire", and feature "all the celebrated beauties of Matlock, Chatsworth, Dovedale, and the Peak". (from VisitBritain)

Here are some newly added and updated photos and locations (of the location/houses) where P&P movie was filmed in the picturesque English countryside.

Photos: Talulah Riley at the Orange British Academy Film Awards 2011

Talulah Riley attended the 2011 Orange British Academy Film Awards at The Royal Opera House on February 13, 2011 in London, England.

Talulah Riley and Slumdog Millionaire's Dev Patel were on stage and presented the award for Costume Design to Colleen Atwood for Alice In Wonderland.

Check out new photos of TR! Looks like her hair color is almost back to her natural color!

Photos: Rosamund Pike at the Orange British Academy Film Awards 2011

Rosamund Pike attended and was a co-presenter (with her An Education co-star Dominic Cooper) at the Orange British Academy Film Awards 2011 held at The Royal Opera House on February 13, 2011 in London, England.

Rosamund Pike and Dominic Cooper presented an award for Original Screenplay, in which David Seidler won for The King Speech! (The King's Speech won 7 BAFTA awards for the night including Seidler for Original Screenplay, for Leading Actor, Helena Bonham Carter for Supporting Actress, Geoffrey Rush for Supporting Actor, Best Film, Outstanding British Film, and Alexander Desplat for Original Music). Congrats to CF and The King's Speech!!!

Check out new photos of the always gorgeous RP!

Happy Valentines Day!

♥ Happy Valentines Day!!!! ♥

To all P&P fans, frequent readers and visitors of this blog, here are...

14 Must-See Romantic Movies for Valentines Day...

1. Pride & Prejudice (2005) (of course!)
2. North & South (2004)
3. The Young Victoria
4. The Magic of Ordinary Days
5. The Time Traveler's Wife
6. Love In A Cold Climate (2002)
7. Love Comes Softly (also, Love's Enduring Promise and Love's Long Journey from the Love series of films)
8. The Proposal
9. Letters to Juliet
10. The Prince & Me
11. A Walk In The Clouds
12. The Lake House
13. Enchanted
14. The Holiday

More Romantic Movies list here!

On TV Tonight: Watch Episode 1 of 'Any Human Heart' on PBS Masterpiece Classic

Tonight PBS Masterpiece classic premieres Any Human Heart at 9 PM ET. Check local listings

Any Human Heart, which stars our very own Matthew Macfadyen (Mr. Darcy) and Tom Hollander (Mr. Colins), former P&P co-stars in their 4th TV and film projects (Any Human Heart, Pride & Prejudice, Enigma, Maybe Baby) they appeared and co-starred together. Jim Broadbeant, Sam Clafin, Hayley Atwell, and Gillian Anderson co-star.

Read Episode 1 Synopsis

'Any Human Heart' production stills featuring Matthew Macfadyen and Tom Hollander

Any Human Heart, which stars our very own Matthew Macfadyen (Mr. Darcy) and Tom Hollander (Mr. Collins) will premiere tomorrow night on PBS Masterpiece Classic!

See the air dates schedule and check out the production stills for...

Watch the BBC One trailer for 'South Riding' featuring Penelope Wilton

 (source: BBC One)

BBC One's new 3-part series South Riding starring starring David Morrissey (The Other Boleyn Girl, Sense and Sensibility 2008), Anna Maxwell Martin (Becoming Jane, North & South), and (Downton Abbey, Pride & Prejudice 2005) written and adapted by Andrew Davies (P&P '95, Little Dorrit, Doctor Zhivago 2002, Wives & Daughters, The Three Musketeers 2011, etc.) from Winifred Holtby's novel of the same title will premiere this month, February 20th (part 1 of 3) on BBC One (see two clips here).

The trailer features Penelope Wilton, which you can check out and watch below after the following TV schedule (for both the UK and US) as well as see a few screen caps I made from the trailer...
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South Riding TV Schedule
UK's BBC ONE - February 20 (Part 1 of 3)
South Riding

The lives and loves of a 1930s Yorkshire town explored in a passionate tale of politics in small places, written by Andrew Davies, starring David Morrissey and Anna Maxwell Martin.

US' PBS Masterpiece Classic - May 1, 8, 15, 2011
MAY 1 – 15 South Riding
Anna Maxwell Martin (Bleak House) and David Morrissey (Sense & Sensibility) lead the cast
in Andrew Davies‘s (Bleak House, Little Dorrit) three-part adaptation of Winifred Holtby’s
moving love story, which provides a panoramic portrait of a Yorkshire community in the
1930s. (3 parts, 60 minutes each)

Two of five new 'Jane Eyre' Clips featuring Judi Dench and Tamzin Merchant

Focus Features (Pride & Prejudice and Atonement)' upcoming new film adaptation of Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre starring Mia Wasikowska, Michael Fassbender, Jamie Bell, Judi Dench (Pride & Prejudice's Lady Catherine), Sally Hawkins (2007 Persuasion' Anne Elliot), and (Pride & Prejudice's Georgiana Darcy) will be in select theaters March 11th, just a month from today.

Focus Features has released 5 new clips from the new JE film with one of them featuring Judi Dench as Mrs. Fairfax and the other with Tamzin Merchant, who plays Mary Rivers.

Check out and watch them below!

In Theaters Today: The Eagle

In theaters nationwide today, The Eagle (formerly titled: The Eagle of the Ninth) starring Channing Tatum (Dear John, G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, Step Up), Jamie Bell (Defiance, Jumper), Mark Strong (Sherlock Holmes, The Young Victoria), and Donald Sutherland (Pride & Prejudice, The Italian Job, Cold Mountain, MASH, Ordinary People, etc.).

Read more info about this film below...

Brief Synopsis:
Marcus is a wounded Roman soldier living in Britain during the 2nd Century A. D. Along his Celtic slave, Esca, Marcus undertakes on a perilous journey into the wilds of the far north in an attempt to retrieve the Eagle emblem of the vanished Ninth Legion, which was lost under Marcus father's command ten years before.

Official Site: The Eagle
Facebook Page: The Eagle official facebook
Director: Kevin MacDonald
Cast: Channing Tatum, Jamie Bell, Donald Sutherland, Mark Strong, Tahar Rahim
Run Time: 114 minutes
Genres: Action/Adventure, Art/Foreign, Drama and Adaptation
Release Date: February 25, 2010
Distributor: Focus Features

Watch the trailer for The Eagle at iTunes Movie trailers (via apple.com) or watch it below...

Keira Knightley not in 'Cosmopolis' with Robert Pattinson; 'The Children's Hour' News and Review

According to Up and Comers, Keira Knightley will NOT be co-starring with Twilight's Robert Pattinson in his upcoming film, Cosmopolis (as previously rumored and posted here), which will be directed by David Cronenberg who just directed Keira in her upcoming film, A Dangerous Method.

EXCLUSIVE: Keira Knightley will not be in “Cosmopolis” with Robert Pattinson

Keira Knightley will not be appearing in David Cronenberg’s “Cosmopolis”, the actress’s reps confirmed to us today. Knightley was brought into the casting conversation following some eagle-eyed fans seeing her name listed alongside star Robert Pattinson’s on the production company’s website. When the internet exploded with the news, her name was quickly removed and her reps declined to comment on her involvement until today, with a solid “she’s not in it”.  

Knightley is currently on the West End stage in a production of “The Children’s Hour”, in which she plays a 1930s schoolteacher who is accused of having a lesbian love affair with a fellow faculty member. She was last seen in the criminally underrated “Never Let Me Go” with Carey Mulligan and Andrew Garfield and will next be seen on screen in “A Dangerous Method”, another Cronenberg directorial feature.

Speaking of Keira Knightley, here are a few recent KK The Children's Hour Review and related articles...

Photos: Donald Sutherland Honored On The Hollywood Walk of Fame

Donald Sutherland recently attended the ceremony honoring him with a Star on The Hollywood Walk of Fame on January 26, 2011 in Hollywood, California.

His Horrible Bosses co-star Colin Farrell (who also co-starred with in London Boulevard and Kelly Reilly in Triage) was in attendance at the ceremony to honor him as well.

Interesting his equally famous son, Keifer Sutherland (24) was not in attendance (but when he received his own star back in 2008, his father was and made a speech on his behalf... He even sat on his father's lap on one of the pics, lol), while the other members of his family were.

Check out DS photos receiving his Star on The Hollywood Walk of Fame below...

Casting News: Rosamund Pike in talks to play Andromeda in 'Wrath Of The Titans'

Deadline reports that Rosamund Pike (Photo by Ian Gavan/Getty Images Europe) is currently in talks and close to finalizing a deal to play Andromeda in the Jonathan Liebesman directed film "Wrath of the Titans" (and is said to be shot in 3D, according to Variety), taking over for Alexa Davalos who played the part in Louis Leterrier‘s “Clash Of The Titans.” If Miss Pike is officially cast as Andromeda, she joins the rest of an interesting cast that currently include Sam Worthington, Gemma Arterton, Edgar Ramirez, Toby Kebbell, Liam Neeson and Ralph Fiennes.

Warner Bros and Legendary Pictures is near a deal with Barney's Version star Rosamund Pike to play the role of Andromeda in the Clash of the Titans sequel. Pike has been on the radar since the 2002 James Bond film Die Another Day and has done a succession of indie films. Pike had been mentioned in speculative stories about who might get the lead in Zack Snyder-directed Superman films opposite Henry Cavill. Scratch her off the list, she'll be busy in this Warner Bros film instead, which stars Sam Worthington and will be directed by Battle: Los Angeles helmer Jonathan Liebesman.  Andromeda (played by Alexa Davalos in the original, who was unavailable for the sequel) is a major role and had the likes of Gwyneth Paltrow mentioned as possibles. She's repped by UTA, Magnolia and United Agents.

Production is underway and should start soon as it's scheduled for a March 30, 2012 release date!

Kelly Reilly returns and reprises her role in 'Sherlock Holmes 2'

Finally, there's news and a confirmation whether or not Kelly Reilly and co-star Rachel McAdams are returning for the for Untitled Sherlock Holmes Sequel, which is currently still filming and is set for a December 16, 2011 theatrical release.

For a long time, there seems to be no actual news on the returning cast for the sequel from the first Sherlock Holmes film, which was a big blockbuster hit (with a $290+ million domestic gross, a $90 million budget, and over $524+ million worldwide gross, according to Box Officce Mojo) when it was released December 2009, other than the two male leads Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law with new cast members: Noomi Rapace (The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo), Stephen Fry, and Jared Harris. See on set pics of Robert Downey Jr and Jude Law return for Sherlock Holmes sequel‎. Though Kelly's name has been mentioned a lot and on the IMDB cast list for the sequel more so than McAdams since it was announced they were doing a sequel and which cast will be returning, but McAdams' return has been in question for a while, even the actress herself wasn't sure if she was returning or not.

New 'Women In Love' still featuring Rosamund Pike

Although the new BBC4 drama Women In Love starring Rosamund Pike is still coming up soon possibly sometime in the spring or early autumn of this year, a new production still featuring RP (see image to your left) has recently been added on the Women In Love page on BBC.

Also, the following info about....

Women In Love

Rosamund Pike, Rachael Stirling, Rory Kinnear and Joseph Mawle star in Women In Love, a compelling new two-part drama by William Ivory. Based on two novels by DH Lawrence – The Rainbow and Women In Love – which Lawrence originally intended to publish as one, Ivory has melded the books together in line with the author's original vision as part of BBC Four's new Modern Love Season.

Women In Love charts the lives and loves of two sisters, Ursula (Stirling) and Gudrun Brangwen (Pike), viewed chiefly through their relationships with two friends Rupert Birkin (Kinnear) and Gerald Crich (Mawle). As the two relationships intensify the couples leave the Midlands and go abroad together, leading to conflict and tragedy.

The cast also includes Saskia Reeves as Ursula and Gudrun's mother, Anna; Ben Daniels as Anna's husband Will; and Olivia Grant as Hermione.

BBC Four has not released a trailer yet nor a premiere date, but as soon as they do, I'll keep you all posted. In the meantime, you can check out the Preview Clips (as well as screen caps) featuring RP, I previously posted a while back, if you missed them.

Watch a new 'Hanna' trailer!

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Casting News: Rosamund Pike in the shortlist for a female lead role in new 'Superman' film

Following the big casting announcement last Sunday of British actor Henry Cavill (The Tudors ... See a screen cap of Henry and P&P's Tamzin Merchant from The Tudor's Season 4) in the role of Clark Kent/Superman in the new Zack Snyder's “Superman” film, rumors quickly turned to who will play Lois Lane? but word just emerges that the search is on for a female lead, a character that is not Lois Lane.

Variety reports that Rosamund Pike, Alice Eve, and Diane Kruger have emerged as a contender for the role that is not yet being disclosed.

With Henry Cavill set as the Man of Steel, Warner Bros. now moves on to its female lead, and a short list of contenders is coming together.

Alice Eve, Diane Kruger and Rosamund Pike have emerged as the three thesps being considered for the character, whose identity hasn't been disclosed -- but it's not Lois Lane.

Early reports had names such as Rachel McAdams and Kristen Stewart as female leads, but sources tell Variety that the studio doesn't want a name that could overshadow its leading man.

Eve has the most modest resume, but has seen her profile grow in the last year after starring in Paramount's "She's Out of My League." Besides "Superman," Eve was also considered one of the front runners for roles in "X-Men: First Class" and "Captain America: The First Avenger."

Pike has been on Hollywood's radar since her turn as a Bond girl in "Die Another Day" and has since had several supporting roles, including "An Education" and "Barney's Version." Read full article here.

Interesting that she was considered for the new Superman film, she was considered or rather rumored to be in the new X-Men: First Class film as well, but that turned out to be just a rumor. This one's probably true and it looks like she didn't get the role if her recent interview about being recently rejected for a role matches the female lead role she is mentioned in the shortlist here.

According to a new UK's The Telegraph article (this was reported days ago):

Preview: 'Any Human Heart' on PBS Masterpiece Classic

After watching and featuring here last month's , which was a big success in both the UK's ITV and the US' PBS Masterpiece classic. It's time for another period drama for the month of February!

This time, I'm eagerly anticipating Any Human Heart, which stars our very own Matthew Macfadyen (Mr. Darcy) and Tom Hollander (Mr. Colins), former P&P co-stars in their 4th TV and film projects (Any Human Heart, Pride & Prejudice, Enigma, Maybe Baby) they appeared and co-starred together, will premiere Sunday night, February 13th on PBS Masterpiece Classic!

Then & Now: The Many Faces of Elizabeth Bennet & Mr. Darcy (Updated)

I've updated my previous "The Many Faces of Elizabeth Bennet & Mr. Darcy" posts with new header banners. Check them out!

On DVD and Blu-ray Today: Never Let Me Go

Available now on standard DVD and Blu-ray discs is Never Let Me Go starring Carey Mulligan, Andrew Garfield, and Keira Knightley

DVD Active has the following DVD and Blu-ray discs details and artwork for Keira Knightley and Carey Mulligan's latest film, Never Let Me Go, which was in limited theatrical release last September 15th.

Title: Never Let Me Go (IMDb)
Starring: Keira Knightley
Released: 1st February 2011
SRP: $29.98 (DVD)

Further Details:
Fox Home Entertainment has announced DVD ($29.98) and Blu-ray ($39.99) releases of Never Let Me Go which stars Keira Knightley, Carey Mulligan and Andrew Garfield. Each will be available to own from February 1st. As far as we know, the only extra material will be a 30-minute "Secrets of Never Let Me Go" featurette which takes a behind the scenes look at the making of the film featuring the cast and crew as they chronicle the journey from book to the big screen.

Here are the DVD and Blu-ray discs artwork below:

(source: DVD Active)

Synopsis

Never Let Me Go is a powerful story revolving around Kathy (Mulligan), Ruth (Knightley) and Tommy (Garfield), three best friends who grow up together at an English boarding school with a chilling secret. When they learn the shocking truth – that they are genetically engineered clones destined to be organ donors – they embrace their fleeting chance to live and love. 

Photos: P&P co-stars Colin Firth and Jennifer Ehle reunited 15 years later!

A Pride and Prejudice ~ The King's Speech Reunion

The King's Speech. They were last seen together 15 years ago in the much loved Pride and Prejudice (1995 BBC/A&E TV Miniseries), which they famously played Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth Bennet. Jennifer Ehle won for Best Actress on the BAFTA TV Awards back in 1996.

Speaking of TKS: Read my Film Review: The King's Speech
 
An interesting CF/JE trivia (via UK's Daily Mail)...

He landed the role of Mr Darcy in the BBC adaptation of Austen’s Pride And Prejudice, and with it came a year-long romance with his co-star Jennifer Ehle (who played Elizabeth Bennett).

But by the time the drama was televised in 1995, he and Jennifer had split up.

Here are the following production stills, promotional photos, and very recent public appearances photos (promoting TKS with director TH) of CF and JE in...