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 ( Sept. 26 ) is Talulah Riley 's (aka Mary Bennet of Pride & Prejudice 2005 film ; photo: John Phillips/Getty Images ) 41st  birthday . Miss Riley (photo above via The Times / Getty Images) was born as Talulah Jane Riley-Milburn in Hertfordshire , England (UK) 41 years ago today. Read her interesting BIO here . Seven years ago, Miss Riley models H&M’s Fall 2018 Collection: For Every You If you're fan and have a twitter account, follow Talulah’s official Twitter here or @TalulahRiley or @talulahrm on Instagram . Tweet/message her and wish her a happy birthday today. Happy Birthday Talulah Riley!

Focus Features is bringing back its FocusFeast , a one day celebration event on October 10, 2026 with advance screenings of the upcoming film Sense and Sensibility (directed by Georgia Oakley ; In U.S. Theaters October 16, 2026 ) with special guests Daisy Edgar-Jones and Esme Creed-Miles and special curated films such as Focus' own Jane Austen screen adaptations of Pride & Prejudice (directed by  Joe Wright ) and Emma (directed by Autumn de Wilde ) and more. Read more info. below...

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 .

With the recently aired/streamed  The Other Bennet Sister  and the new trailer for the upcoming  Sense and Sensibility  film, time to update and post  about a P&P reference or P&P/Darcy/Elizabeth mentioned in P&P inspired books or other non- P&P books , in movies , TV shows , magazines , reviews , or celebrities mentioning Pride and Prejudice / Jane Austen . I thought I'd update and post here a more recent P&P References , this time from the very recent hit from BBC/BritBox  series  The Other Bennet Sister and from the upcoming new Sense and Sensibility (2026)  film  from Focus Features and Working Title Films (same distributor and producers of P&P 2005 film). 

Today ( July 18th ) is Kelly Reilly 's (aka P&P 's own Caroline Bingley ) 49th Birthday!  Kelly has joined Instagram some years ago and you can wish her a happy birthday in her verified official Instagram account: @mzkellyreilly . She's currently co-starring as Beth Dutton in Yellowstone . Kelly Reilly was born on July 18, 1977 in Surrey, England. She is an actress, known for Sherlock Holmes (2009), Flight (2012) and Eden Lake (2008). She has been married to Kyle Baugher since 2012. See full bio on IMDB» Born:     July 18 , 1977 in Surrey, England, UK Trivia: She was nominated for a 2004 Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for Best Actress of 2003 for her performance in "After  Miss Julie" at the Donmar Warehouse. She became the youngest actress ever to be nominated for that category (aged 26). See more trivia (via imdb ). Happy Birthday Kelly Reilly!!!

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 ( March 4th ) is the  39th birthday  of  Tamzin Merchant   (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 .

Okay, so it's  been a few years since I last  posted here  about a  P&P reference  or  P&P/Darcy/Elizabeth mentioned   in  P&P inspired  books or  other non- P&P   books , in  movies ,  TV shows ,  magazines ,  reviews , or  celebrities  mentioning  Pride and Prejudice   / Jane Austen . I thought I'd update and post here a more recent   P&P   References , this time   from the most popular Netflix series Bridgerton , the new film Wuthering Heights , and Amazon Prime's My Lady Jane .

Today,  February 20th , is the 80th birthday  of  two-time Academy Award Nominee   Brenda Blethyn , best known to us  P&P fans  as  Mrs. Bennet , the five  Bennet girls '  mother  in the 2005  Pride & Prejudice  film. Known for her character work and versatility, she is the recipient of various accolades, including a Golden Globe, a BAFTA, and a Cannes Film Festival Award, as well as nominations for two Academy Awards and two Primetime Emmys. She was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to drama in 2003. (via Wiki) After several decades 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. Recently seen on ITV's  Vera  series, which wrapped up its series finale on New Year’s Day (January 1, 2025) after a successful 14 seasons run. She just won...

Just received my  Pride & Prejudice funko pops  featuring  Keira Knightley 's  Elizabeth Bennet  &  Matthew Macfadyen 's  Mr. Darcy ! Love them! The details. They are so beautiful. I ordered them through  Funko 's website late January.  My Jane Austen Funko Pop is now together with her darling Elizabeth & Mr. Darcy ...my mini P&P/Austen funko Pops collection is now complete (unless, of course, they release more P&P movie characters)! 

P&P Movie Fans: Head over to Focus Features website and bewitch yourself, body and soul with the 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐞 & 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐣𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐞 life-size ( Matthew Macfadyen  as) 𝐃𝐀𝐑𝐂𝐘 𝐚𝐭 𝐃𝐀𝐖𝐍 standee! Join Focus Insider (if you haven’t already) and enter (between January 30, 2026 - February 13, 2026 ) for a chance to win your very own Mr. Darcy, plus a Pride & Prejudice 𝟐𝟎𝒕𝒉 𝒂𝒏𝒏𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒂𝒓𝒚 {pink & blue swirl} Viny!! Good luck!

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?!?! ;-)

2025 may have been over and the main 20th anniversary milestone for  Joe Wright 's  Pride & Prejudice  (2005) film starring  Keira Knightley  and  Matthew Macfadyen  in the UK (England/Ireland/Scotland), North America (USA/Canada), and some other European countries (ie. Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, France, Austria, Switzerland, and Finland), and a couple Asian countries/territories (Australia, Singapore), but many more international countries have later released the movie not in 2005 , but the following year of 2006 , so P&P’s 20th anniversary in other countries continues in 2026 (see IMDB's listing of P&P release dates by countries here ) starting in the month of January (2006) all the way to October (2006)!  So, yeah, looks like more P&P cinema screening events are still happening in 2026 . If a certain country missed it last year, it might be doing it this year for its actual 20th anniversary and theatrical release year!

Today,  January 4th , is former  Pride & Prejudice  star  Claudie Blakley 's (best known to P&P Fans as  Charlotte Lucas  turned  Mrs. Collins  in  P&P movie )  51st birthday .

Wishing all the devoted  Pride & Prejudice Fans ,  v isitors , and all the faithful  P&P Blog Readers  here today a very...

Funko is finally releasing a new bewitching Pride & Prejudice funko pops featuring  Keira Knightley 's Elizabeth Bennet &  Matthew Macfadyen 's Mr. Darcy ! These items will be released on March 28, 2026 ! Funko is recreating an iconic and bewitching second proposal at dawn scene from Pride & Prejudice (2005) film in your Pop! collection! The collectible brand’s latest drop features Pop! Figures featuring Elizabeth Bennet & Mr. Darcy , as seen in the 2005 film adaptation of Jane Austen ’s classic Pride and Prejudice , as played by Keira Knightley & Matthew Macfadyen ! They are now available to pre-order on  Amazon  (unfortunately, both Elizabeth & Darcy Funko pops are currently unavailable to preorder at Amazon. Will update this post when they do). You can however, Pre-order Elizabeth Bennet here and Mr. Darcy here via Entertainment Earth )!