Pride & Prejudice (2005) Blog

Netflix recently released the first look photos of its upcoming film adaptation of Jane Austen’s Persuasion starring Dakota Johnson & Cosmo Jarvis. The film is currently in production and filming on location in the UK and is slated for a 2022 released.  Here are a few first look images (via Netflix) of Dakota Johnson as Anne Elliot, Cosmo Jarvis as Captain Fredrick Wentworth, and Henry Golding as Mr. Elliot (Anne’s cousin).

Celebrating a birthday today ( June 3rd ) is  Olivier Award winner  and  Downton Abbey 's  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.  Miss Wilton  turns  75 years  young today! Happy Birthday Penelope Wilton! Born:    Penelope Alice Wilton June 3 ,  1946  in  Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England, UK

According to Variety , a new contemporary Pride and Prejudice screen adaptation titled “The Netherfield Girls” is in the works at Netflix! 

Today ( May 28th ), is the  36th birthday  of  Academy Award Nominee  (and  BAFTA award winner  for  Best Actress  in  An Education ) 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):

To my MOM and all the MOTHERS around the world! We LOVE you and APPRECIATE you!!! Happy Mother's Day!!!

Two new film adaptations of Jane Austen’s Persuasion are currently in development or in the works. First from today’s Netflix’s Persuasion announcement... Read more info. via Variety below...

Wishing all the  P&P fans ,  readers , and  visitors  of this blog (especially to all of you who celebrate  Easter  with your family and friends) today a wonderful, fun, and blessed... Happy Easter!!!