Pride & Prejudice (2005) Blog

A new still of Donald Sutherland as President Snow (above ^) in The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1   ( Donald Sutherland   as  President Snow and  Jena Malone   as  Johanna Mason co-stars) has been released as well as the theme song for the film, Lorde ’s “ Yellow Flicker Beat ,” which was unvealed yesterday.  Mockingjay: Part 1 , the penultimate chapter of the third film (from  The Hunger Games  trilogy) will be opening in theaters nationwide  November 21st  ( Jena's birthday !). The film also stars  Jennifer Lawrence , Josh Hutcherson ,  Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson, Elizabeth Banks, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Jeffrey Wright, Stanley Tucci , and  Julianne Moore . Listen to Lorde's " Yellow Flicker Beat " song below...

The first trailer for Inherent Vice starring Joaquin Phoenix , Josh Brolin , and Jena Malone has been released. Jena appears very briefly on the trailer. The film also stars Owen Wilson , Katherine Waterston , Reese Witherspoon , Benicio Del Toro , Martin Short , and Joanna Newsom .  Inherent Vice opens in limited U.S. theater release on December 12th . Click over to Apple to watch in HD or watch it below...

The cast and crew of David Fincher 's new film Gone Girl  starring  Rosamund Pike   &  Ben Affleck attended the Opening Night Gala Presentation and World Premiere of " Gone Girl " during the 52nd New York Film Festival at Alice Tully Hall on September 26, 2014 in New York City. Gone Girl  opens in wide U.S. theater release next Friday, October 3rd ! See all the glam and gorgeous red carpet photos of Rosamund Pike at Gone Girl Gala Premiere at NYFF 2014 and more below...

Rosamund Pike attended (along with David Tennant and the rest of the cast and crew) the World Premiere of What We Did On Our Holiday at Odeon West End this past Monday, September 22, 2014 in London, England. The film opens in UK Cinemas this week, yesterday (Friday, September 26th ). Again, no U.S. release date announced yet. What We Did On Our Holiday What We Did On Our holiday  is about a feuding couple, Doug (David Tennant) and Abi ( Rosamund Pike ), who are taking their three children on a trip to Scotland for a big family gathering. They are in the midst of a difficult divorce, and have asked the kids to keep it a secret from their extended family. But as the inevitable feuds kick in, a completely unexpected turn of events involving the children causes further tensions to rise to the surface. And with the repercussions that ensue - hilarious and emotional in equal measure - the family are forced to put aside their differences and work together or else risk lo

Today ( Sept. 26 ) is Talulah Riley 's (aka Mary Bennet of Pride & Prejudice 2005 film ) 29th birthday . Miss Riley was born in Hertfordshire , England (UK) 29 years ago today. Read her interesting BIO here . If you're fan and have a  twitter  account, follow  Talulah’s official Twitter  here  or  @TalulahRiley .  Tweet/message her  and wish her a  happy birthday  today. Happy Birthday Talulah Riley!

A few more interesting casting choices has been added for Pride and Prejudice and Zombies as filming begins today ( September 24th ). Two Game of Thrones stars Lena Headey and Charles Dance (they play father and daughter Tywin and Cersei Lannister in GoT series) has joined the cast along with Suki Waterhouse . No word on which characters they are playing. They joined the already assembled cast Lily James ( Elizabeth Bennet ),  Sam Riley ( Mr. Darcy ),  Jack Huston ( Mr. Wickham ),  Bella Heathcote , Douglas Booth ( Mr. Bingley ), Emma Greenwell ( Caroline Bingley ) and Matt Smith ( Mr. Collins ). Also, Screen Gems acquired the distribution rights for its U.S. theatrical release . Sony Pictures Worldwide will distribute the movie in Latin America, Scandinavia, Eastern Europe and Iceland; the feature is also being shopped around to other international territories. Burr Steers will helm the movie with Natalie Portman as one of the producers. It is slated for a 2015 thea

Posting here a few  new (and recently shown/aired) TV/films to add to the many films and other projects  (ie. short films, radio or stage plays) that some former P&P cast / actors had either co-starred, appeared, and or previously worked together with, other than their popular 2005 Pride & Prejudice film . Here's an  update , which I've  compiled a new updated  list below and added new film titles   for a few  P&P actors and their new films together (made for either television or in theatrical releases ) scheduled or to be released for 2014 and 2015  (release dates, of course, are subject to change)...

New s tills (including one of Keira above^ via Awards Watch forums ) of  The Imitation Game   starring  Keira Knightley  (as  Joan Clarke ),  Benedict Cumberbatch  ( Sherlock ), and  Mark Strong  ( Sherlock Holmes ,  The Young Victoria )   has been released. The film recently premiered at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival, which Keira attended and at Toronto: 'The Imitation Game' Wins People's Choice Award (via THR). The Imitation Game won the big prize, the People's Choice Award, at this year's Toronto International Film Festival . TIFF's audience award winner is often a precursor to Oscar glory. Last year, the award went to the eventual best picture winner 12 Years a Slave , and previous TIFF audience award winners have included American Beauty , Slumdog Millionaire and Silver Linings Playbook.

A few new promotional posters and stills for Gone Girl  starring  Rosamund Pike   &  Ben Affleck  has been released as the film's U.S. Theater release fast approaches, just less than 2 weeks (11 days!) from today. Also, a clip from Gone Girl 's film score was released  via Nine Inch Nails’  YouTube   channel, which you can listen to below. Gone Girl  opens in wide U.S. theater release  October 3rd ! See new promo posters and stills of Rosamund Pike and listen to the first Gone Girl soundtrack clip from Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross ...

Former Doctor Who star Matt Smith  has been cast in Pride and Prejudice and Zombies ,  Seth Grahame-Smith 's film adaptation of  Jane Austen 's classic  Pride and Prejudice . The Hollywood Reporter reports that he will be playing as  Mr. Collins  and filming begins next week for PPZ on September 24th . Smith will co-star with Lily James ,  Sam Riley ,  Jack Huston ,  Bella Heathcote  and  Douglas Booth .  Burr Steers will helm the movie with Natalie Portman as one of the producers. It is slated for a 2015 theater release. Here's the article via THR...

A full length  trailer  for  The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1   ( Donald Sutherland   as  President Snow and  Jena Malone   as  Johanna Mason   has been released today.  Mockingjay: Part 1 , the penultimate chapter of the third film (from  The Hunger Games  trilogy) will be opening in theaters nationwide  November 21st  ( Jena's birthday !). The film also stars  Jennifer Lawrence , Josh Hutcherson ,  Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson, Elizabeth Banks, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Jeffrey Wright, Stanley Tucci , and  Julianne Moore . Watch the full trailer for THG: Mockingjay - Part I below...

Some new movies, casting, release dates, and filming news info. featuring some  P&P actors  here that I thought I'd post them all in the same post... Here's today's quick  news round up  of  TV  and  film news  (including  casting calls , a  film synopsis ,  trailers ,  release dates ,  festival news ,  etc. ) of the following  P&P (2005) actors: Matthew Macfadyen , Keira Knightley , Rosamund Pike , Rupert Friend , Donald Sutherland , and Judi Dench ), all in one post! First up...

  Summer 2014 is over! Yep, you know what that means, right? New TV series/returning shows and movies to look forward to this Autumn from our favorite P&P actors! Continuing my annual list of some Pride & Prejudice 2005 alumni with a new movie and TV series or mini-series starting this month through December of 2014 (as well as a few upcoming films to see in 2015 !). Featured P&P (2005) actors : Rosamund Pike , Keira Knightley ,  Carey Mulligan ,  Jena Malone ,  Kelly Reilly , Rupert Friend , Tom Hollander , Donald Sutherland ,   Judi Dench , Penelope Wilton , and  P eter Wight .  The following P&P '05 actors has new films (and returning TV series ) to be released this fall 2014 ...

Three (out of 5) of  Pride & Prejudice  2005 's own Bennet girls   Rosamund Pike ,  Keira Knightley , and  Jena Malone   were in attendance at this year's  Toronto International Film Festival ( TIFF ) 2014. They all looked great at the premieres of their individual films that were screened at the festival. Rosamund attended the premiere of her film, Hector and the Search for Happiness   with Simon Pegg . Jena attended the premiere of her new indie film, Time Out of Mind with Richard Gere . And Keira  attended two premieres, her two new films,  The Imitation Game  with Benedict Cumberbatch , Matthew Goode , and Allen Leech , and  Laggies   with film's director Lynn Shelton . Check out their red carpet arrival, photocall , and press conference photos  promoting their new movies at TIFF 2014 below...

In the upcoming film  The Riot Club ,  Tom Hollander   co-stars with a young group of British (up and comers) actors such as Sam Claflin ( THG: Catching Fire , Any Human Heart , and The Pillars of The Earth ), Douglas Booth ( Noah , Great Expectations , Pride and Prejudice and Zombies ), Sam Reid (Belle), Freddie Fox ( The Mystery of Edwin Drood ), Max Irons ( The White Queen ), Holly Grainger ( Bonnie & Clyde , Anna Karenina, Jane Eyre ), Natalie Dormer ( THG: Mockingjay Part 1 , Game of Thrones ,  The Tudors ) and Jessica Brown Findlay ( Downton Abbey ). The Riot Club Set amongst the privileged elite of Oxford University, The Riot Club follows Miles (Max Irons) and Alistair (Sam Claflin), two first year students determined to join the infamous Riot Club, where reputations can be made or destroyed over the course of a single evening.

Some new movies, casting, release dates, and filming news info. featuring some  P&P actors  here that I thought I'd post them all in the same post... Here's today's quick  news round up  of  TV  and  film news  (including  casting calls , a  film synopsis ,  trailers ,  release dates ,  festival news ,  etc. ) of the following  P&P (2005) actors  Rosamund Pike , Keira Knightley ,  Matthew Macfadyen ,  Carey Mulligan ,  Jena Malone ,  Kelly Reilly ,  Donald Sutherland ,   Judi Dench   and  P eter Wight ), all in one post! First up...

The Cast of  Pride and Prejudice and Zombies ,   Seth Grahame-Smith 's film adaptation of   Jane Austen 's classic   Pride and Prejudice   is filling up as Douglas Booth ( Noah , Great Expectations ) and Emma Greenwell ( Shameless ) are added to the cast as the Bingley siblings. They are joining the already announced PPZ cast,  Downton Abbey 's   Lily James   (aka   Lady Rose ) in the lead role as   Elizabeth Bennet ,  Sam Riley  ( Maleficent )  as   Mr. Darcy , Jack Huston  ( Boardwalk Empire ) as Wickham ,  and   Bella Heathcote   ( Dark Shadows )  will play as Elizabeth's sister (no mention of which sister, but I'm guessing it's   Jane Bennet ). Natalie Portman is one of the producers in this film through her HandsomeCharlie Films production company in collaboration with Cross Creek Pictures and Darko Entertainment with Universal Pictures distributing for the US. Burr Steers   ( Charlie St. Cloud ) is directing and worked on the screenplay, which  Da

The UK  trailer for Season 5 of  Downton Abbey  ( Penelope Wilton  co-star as  Isobel Crawley ) has been released via ITV. Penelope Wilton  as Mrs. Isobel Crawley , appears on the trailer briefly, but she had a very interesting line that said, "surely, servants are human beings too." Downton Abbey 's  Season 5  premieres on ITV in the UK on September 21st  (2014) at 9 PM and on PBS Masterpiece in the U.S. on  January 4, 2015 ! Watch the  S5 trailer  and see a few  screen captures  featuring  Penelope Wilton  below...