Pride & Prejudice (2005) FAN Blog

Today ( October 9th ) is the 45th birthday of Emmy Award Nominee Rupert Friend (aka P&P 05 's own Mr. Wickham ). Rupert was born Rupert William Anthony Friend on October 9th (or was it Oct 1st??? But then, Rupert posts on the 9th...), 1981 in Oxfordshire, England, UK. Rupert , officially joined Twitter (in 2013): @rupertfriend and blogs on WhoSay .  He's on Facebook and Instagram too (though he’s been inactive for two years now). If you're a fan, you can follow him in social media and be sure to wish him a Happy Birthday today. Side Note: Celebrating Rupert’s birthday today (October 9th! Though I’ve been celebrating it here on every first of Oct for many years now, and when RF first joined Twitter (and here on this blog, IG and FB) in 2013, he didn’t correct me when I said HBD to him {he only said “thank you!” }...and since his bio on IMDB {it’s still listed there on the 1st for a long time now!} and Wiki {they changed it to Oct. 9th last year or so and back a...

Today ( August 25th ) is Tom Hollander (aka P&P 's Mr. Collins )'s 59th birthday ! He shares the same birthday as director Joe Wright , whom he'd worked with in 3 films : Pride & Prejudice (2005), The Soloist (2009), and Hanna (2011).

Today ( August 25th ), is Pride & Prejudice 's own brilliant director Joe Wright 's (photo by Focus Features from P&P’s 20th Anniversary screening in LA in April 2025) 54th Birthday ! I found out several years ago that his birthday's today and he shares the same birthday as Tom Hollander ! They've worked together 3 times in 3 ( Pride & Prejudice , The Soloist , and Hanna ) of his 5 feature films .

Celebrating a birthday today ( June 3rd ) is Olivier Award winner and Downton Abbey 's Dame Penelope Wilton ( co-stars as Isobel Crawley ), best known to us P&P movie fans as Mrs. Gardiner , Elizabeth Bennet 's favorite aunt in the Pride & Prejudice (2005) film . She also played Tom Hollander 's mother in Wives and Daughters mini-series and co-starred with Rosamund Pike in W&D too as well as with her good friend Judi Dench in Iris and The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel / The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel films. Plus, she co-starred with Matthew Macfadyen in Netflix’s Operation Mincemeat . Miss Wilton turns  80 years young today! Happy Birthday Penelope Wilton! Born:    Penelope Alice Wilton June 3 , 1946 in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England, UK

Today ( May 28th ), is the 41st birthday of three-time Academy Award Nominee* (and BAFTA award winner for Best Actress in An Education *, Promising Young Woman*, Maestro*) and Tony Award nominee (for Broadway play Skylight as Kyra Hollis ), Carey Mulligan , best known to us, P&P movie fans, as Kitty Bennet (and also as Isabella Thorpe in Northanger Abbey )! Happy Birthday Carey Mulligan!!! Carey Mulligan's Mini-Biography (via IMDB):

Today  ( March 26th ) is the  two-time   Academy Award ®  Nominee  (for  Best Actress performance  of her   iconic role,  Elizabeth Bennet  in the  2005 's  Pride & Prejudice   film and  Best Supporting Actress  as  Joan Clarke  for  2014 's  The Imitation Game ) and recent  Golden Globe  and  Critics Choice Award Nominee  (for  Best Actress  in Netflix’s  Black Doves )  Keira Knightley 's  41st   Birthday!

Today ( January 27th ) is the lovely and ethereally beautiful,  Golden Globe award winner  (for her performance in Netflix's  I Care A Lot  movie),  BAFTA ,  Academy Award nominee  for  Best Actress  (for her outstanding performance as  Amy Dunne  in  Gone Girl ) and  Emmy Award  winner  Rosamund Pike  (aka  Pride & Prejudice 2005 's very own  Jane Bennet )'s  46th Birthday ! Or is it?!?! ;-)

Happy 20th Year (US) Anniversary  PRIDE & PREJUDICE  (2005) Movie!

A few overseas Vinyl record stores (Greece, Denmark, and Netherlands) has listed  Pride & Prejudice 's original motion picture soundtrack as a vinyl LP format (Reissue - Deluxe Edition) to be released  June 6, 2025 by Decca Records ! No news yet on when it'll be released in the U.S. and other countries. Hopefully, Focus Features and Decca Records will announced the official re-release date very soon. In the meantime, check out the following listing (thanks to Vinyl on Sale via Twitter/X for the P&P June 6 info.) of P&P OST on Vinyl LP below...

More from  Pride & Prejudice  (2005) film   director  Joe Wright  talking about the two endings for P&P movie. THR : Ahead of the 20th anniversary of the film, when you look back, are there any deleted scenes or alternative ending scenes from the book that you wished you would’ve included? Joe Wright: The original film has actually two endings: One version that was for America and one version that was for everyone else…I didn’t have final cut on the movie at the time, and after much debate, it was a kind of compromise solution. The American version had a final scene of Darcy and Elizabeth on their wedding night, speaking posies to each other, and I felt it was a little too sweet and sentimental. I much preferred the ending that ended on Mr. Bennett and his joy at his daughter’s betrothal. So there are two endings out there. Here’s the actual reason why there were two endings for Pride & Prejudice 2005 film...

Pride & Prejudice  (2005) film   director  Joe Wright  was asked by The Hollywood Reporter (in a new interview ahead of P&P’s 20th anniversary screening events this Easter weekend) about the iconic Darcy hand flex moment and carriage hand holding scene with Elizabeth & Darcy: THR : Can you break down the famous hand flex carriage scene from both Darcy’s and Elizabeth’s perspectives? Joe Wright: The hand scene was really a kind of articulation for me of this idea that sometimes our bodies know best. That our minds might be a little slow to catch up, and that both Darcy and Elizabeth’s bodies, their hands, their whole nervous system, is aware of the importance of that person in their lives and in their futures. She certainly isn’t, but he has a growing awareness at this point. And when he flexes his hand as he walks away, it’s a kind of almost a shaking off of that feeling of that reality. Also, in case you missed them…

Pride & Prejudice  (2005) film   director  Joe Wright  has read some interesting P&P reviews from Letterboxd users. Pride & Prejudice (2005)  returns across  U.S. Theaters  with  special 20th anniversary screening events  beginning tomorrow,  Good Friday ,  April 18 through April 24 . For one week only!  Get your tickets here . In the  UK Cinemas  it'll be re-release on  April 25 to May 9  (2 weeks only)! Other select  countries/foreign territories will follow starting the end of April all the way to June 2025. Watch Joe reading and commenting on some reviews below via Letterboxd (thank you!)...

Netherfield Park is let at last! Indeed and  Focus Features is hosting and inviting Pride & Prejudice fans and its Focus Insiders for its upcoming Pride & Prejudice Ball , an unforgettable evening to celebrate the film's 20th anniversary this year. The P&P 20th Anniversary Ball will be held next month, May 22 in the Langham Huntington luxury hotel  (in partnership with Focus) in Pasadena, California. There's also a Pride & Prejudice 20th Anniversary Ball Sweepstakes that Focus Features is giving away for Focus Insiders. It's a chance to win a trip to P&P 20th Anniversary Ball and more. More details here . Read more info. below...

Today  ( March 26th ) is the  two-time   Academy Award ®  Nominee  (for  Best Actress performance  of her   iconic role,  Elizabeth Bennet  in the  2005 's  Pride & Prejudice   film and  Best Supporting Actress  as  Joan Clarke  for  2014 's  The Imitation Game ) and recent Golden Globe and Critics Choice Award Nominee (for  Best Actress  in Netflix’s Black Doves )  Keira Knightley 's 40th   Birthday!

I've compiled here a list of countries (including the U.S.) that will be showing Pride & Prejudice (2005) film's 20th Anniversary Event in April 2025 (May, June, July, August, September, October, and November 2025) . I will update this post when more countries have been added. For now, check out the list of countries that planned to have P&P 20th anniversary screening events  starting next month...

Carey Mulligan  is reflecting very fondly on her first feature film role (as Kitty Bennet ) in Pride & Prejudice (2005), which is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year. She did a new interview on IndieWire to promote her upcoming film,   The Ballad of Wallis Island , which will be opening in limited theater release next Friday , March 28 . She came full circle with Focus Features, first on her first film, P&P and now her new film, The Ballad of Wallis Island. Of course, she also, did a few other FF films including her second Oscar nominated film, Promising Young Woman and Suffragette. Here's Carey 's new interview via IndieWire ...

A mini  Pride & Prejudice/Bennet Sisters reunion with  Keira Knightley   and  Rosamund Pike  finally took place yesterday as there’s a new picture of them (courtesy of Liberty via Women’s Wear Daily) attending an event with their stylist.

Focus Features just announced this morning that the  2005 Pride & Prejudice   film will be returning to the big screen for its 20th anniversary celebration with a nationwide US theater release beginning on April 20th (actually, it starts earlier from April 18-23 ). In addition to that, a new poster (see above) and teaser trailer (see below) for the movie was released to promote the re-release. Plus, the movie's original soundtrack is going to have a vinyl re-release to celebrate the soundtrack's 20th anniversary. It is planned to be released in multi formats this Spring. Read more info. via Focus Features below...

Today ( March 4th ) is the  38th birthday  of  Tamzin Merchant   (photo via her IG; aka  Georgiana Darcy  in the   2005  Pride & Prejudice  film). Tweet  Miss Merchant  your  birthday wishes  today on her twitter account here:  tamzin merchant  or send her a birthday greetings via her  Instagram account .

Focus Features has unveiled today,  The Official Pride & Prejudice 20th Anniversary Collection Merchandise (see collage above), which is now available to shop at their Merch store here  to celebrate the 2005 Pride & Prejudice film's 20th anniversary later this year (September 16 in the UK and November 11 in the U.S.). The official P&P 20th anniversary collection featured 10 Pride & Prejudice designed items such as Mr. Darcy's hand-flex pin , Elizabeth & Darcy candle set , the Excellent Boiled Potatoes candle ,  No Money, No Prospect ( Charlotte Lucas ) Crop Top shirt , sticket set , wine tumbler , and anniversary tote bag to name some. Also, People Mag shared this post about the Excellent Boiled Potatoes candle here:  Focus Features Is Selling a $36 'Boiled Potatoes' Candle to Celebrate 'Pride & Prejudice''s 20th Anniversary