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Watch: New US trailer for 'Skyfall' starring Daniel Craig and Judi Dench!

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  After getting a worldwide attention with this summer's London 2012 Olympic Games' opening ceremony with James Bond 007 (Daniel Craig) and Queen Elizabeth's cool opening short film as well as an SKYFALL OLYMPIC TV SPOT , the film has now released a new official full domestic trailer for the upcoming Sam Mendes ' James Bond film Skyfall starring Daniel Craig ( James Bond ) and  Judi Dench (as M ). Skyfall starring Daniel Craig , Javier Bardem, Dame Judi Dench , Ralph Fiennes , Albert Finney, Naomie Harris, Bérénice Marlohe, Ben Whishaw. Directed by Sam Mendes . In UK Cinemas October 26th and US theaters November 9th. Synopsis In SKYFALL , Bond’s loyalty to M is tested as her past comes back to haunt her. As MI6 comes under attack, 007 must track down and destroy the threat, no matter how personal the cost. Watch the full official US trailer for Skyfall ( screen caps of Judi Dench coming shortly is now added!) below...

On DVD and Blu-ray Today: Hatfields & McCoys

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Available now on DVD and Blu-ray is Hatfields & McCoys ( Jena Malone co-stars as Nancy McCoy ). History ’s   Hatfields & McCoys  – which premiered to a highest cable rating record 14.2 million viewers (including 13 million+ for its first two episodes each nights, Episode 1 with 13.9 M and Episode 2 with 13.1 M , and Episode 3 with 14.2 million viewers !) in May – broke into the Emmys in a big way. The mini earned 16 Primetime Emmy Award nominations overall, including one for outstanding miniseries and lead actor noms for  Kevin Costner  and Bill Paxton . More DVD and Blu-ray details below...

Photos: Several new on set photos of Keira Knightley and co-stars filming 'Can A Song Save Your Life?' in New York City

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  Keira Knightley looks to still be filming John Carney 's musical Can a Song Save Your Life? in New York City, which she stars as the female lead opposite Mark Ruffalo ( The Avengers ) and Hailee Steinfeld ( True Grit ) , and Maroon 5 's front man, Adam Levine (see previous on set photos of Adam & Keira filming Can A Song Save Your Life? in NY here ). According to Deadline , the film reportedly revolves around an aspiring singer ( Knightley ) who moves to New York with her boyfriend and fellow aspiring musician ( Levine ) so they can both pursue their music careers . Levine's character breaks up with Knightley soon after their arrival to pursue a solo recording contract, leaving Knightley on her own to be discovered by a "down-on-his-luck" record producer ( Ruffalo ) while singing at a local bar . Keira and co-stars Mark Ruffalo , Hailee Steinfeld , James Corden , and Adam Levin are currently filming this movie in NYC and tons of t

Watch: BBC One's Autumn Drama trailer featuring 'Ripper Street' starring Matthew Macfadyen!

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  BBC One has previewed six of its upcoming autumn original drama series in a new trailer to hit TV screens tomorrow. According to Digital Spy , longer trailers for each series will follow on each night starting from Sunday (July 29). One of them featured a few quick scenes from Ripper Street starring Matthew Macfadyen (as Detective Inspector Edmund Reid ) with co-stars Jerome Flynn and Adam Rothenberg , which you can see a preview below. The Ripper Street , the eight part series will premiere this fall on BBC One and BBC America as part of BBC America 's Dramaville series . Watch the preview trailer featuring Ripper Street (including screen captures of MM ) below...

Pride & Prejudice Actors co-starring in other TV and Film projects (new compiled list)

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With the latest news that Jena Malone Officially cast as Johanna Mason in 'The Hunger Games: Catching Fire' , which means she'll co-star again with her former P&P co-star   Donald Sutherland (as President Snow ) in the sequel to the mega box-office success The Hunger Games . I thought I'd post and update here some new (and old) TV/films to add to the many films and other projects that some former P&P (2005) cast / actors had either co-starred, appeared, and or previously worked together with, other than their popular 2005 Pride & Prejudice film . Here's a new compiled list below for some P&P actors and their new films together (made for either television or in theatrical releases ) scheduled or to be released for 2012/2013 (release dates, of course, are subject to change)... Jena Malone + Donald Sutherland in The Hunger Games: Catching Fire ( 2013 )   and Cold Mountain ( 2003 ) Keira Knightley + Matthew Macfadye

Anna Karenina and Byzantium to premiere at TIFF 2012

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Joe Wright 's Anna Karenina (starring former Pride & Prejudice stars Keira Knightley and Matthew Macfadyen ) and Byzantium ( Tom Hollander co-stars with Gemma Arterton , Saoirse Ronan , and Johnny Lee Miller ) films are two of the official selections for this year's Toronto International Film Festival . They are under the Special Presentations category. The 2012 Toronto International Film Festival runs from September 6 – 16th . The festival marks the beginning of awards season. See the complete line-up here . SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS Anna Karenina Joe Wright , United Kingdom International Premiere The third collaboration of Academy Award nominee Keira Knightley with acclaimed director Joe Wright , following the award-winning box office successes Pride & Prejudice and Atonement , is a bold, theatrical new vision of the epic love story, adapted from Leo Tolstoy’s timeless novel by Academy Award winner Tom Stoppard ( Shakespeare in Love ). The st

Watch: new 'Anna Karenina' concept trailer featuring new images of Keira Knightley & Matthew Macfadyen!

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  This past Sunday, I posted here A 6 minute 'Anna Karenina' preview clip! Now, there's another new one! Even better...this time, an Anna Karenina Concept trailer (thanks to Maia for the info on this!) has been released via EW.com ! Joe Wright 's Anna Karenina starring former Pride & Prejudice stars  Keira Knightley (as the title character Anna Karenina ) and Matthew Macfadyen (as Oblonsky ) along with Jude Law , Aaron Johnson , Olivia Williams , Kelly Macdonald , Emily Watson , and Downton Abbey 's Michelle Dockery . Anna Karenina opens in UK Cinemas September 7th and in select US Theaters November 9th! The new concept trailer featured new interviews with director Joe Wright , Keira Knightley and a few other AK cast including Jude Law , and Kelly Macdonald . Also, behind the scenes look of KK filming the movie and new scenes and images of Keira as Anna as well as Matthew as Oblonsky ! Finally, we get to see new images of MM includin

Movie Casting News: Jena Malone Officially cast as Johanna Mason in 'The Hunger Games: Catching Fire'

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It's official! The odds are now officially in Jena Malone 's favor to play Johanna Mason , a tribute in The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (sequel to the box-office hit The Hunger Games ), which means she'll co-star again with her former P&P Co-star   Donald Sutherland (as President Snow ) along with Jennifer Lawrence , Liam Hemsworth , Josh Hutcherson , and Elizabeth Banks . The Hunger Games: Catching Fire will be in theaters on November 22, 2013 ! The official facebook page for the first film, The Hunger Games has officially announced and confirmed Jena 's casting for the second (and possibly 3rd and 4th too) movie earlier today with the following: It's official! Jena Malone will be joining the cast of The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, as Johanna Mason. http://bit.ly/CFCasting See all the official cast (with photos) for The Hunger Games: Catching Fire here! Here's what they posted about Jena Malone as Johanna Mason (plus an official press

Watch: A 6 minute 'Anna Karenina' preview clip!

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An exclusive 6 minute video clip has been released (via keiraweb2 on YT) of Joe Wright 's Anna Karenina starring former Pride & Prejudice stars  Keira Knightley (as the title character Anna Karenina ) and Matthew Macfadyen (as Oblonsky ) along with Jude Law , Aaron Johnson , Olivia Williams , Kelly Macdonald , Emily Watson , and Downton Abbey 's Michelle Dockery . In this special preview clip of AK , director Joe Wright introduces the 6-minute clip, which featured principal (and also supporting) cast such as Keira Knightley (as Anna Karenina ), Jude Law (as Karenin ), Aaron Taylor-Johnson ( Count Vronsky ), Alicia Vikander (as Kitty ),   Domhnall Gleeson (as Levin ), Ruth Wilson (as Princess Betsy ) and Michelle Dockery (as Princess Myagkaya ) of the upcoming film. Unfortunately, Matthew Macfadyen is not featured in the extended clip here. Anna Karenina opens in UK Cinemas September 7th and in select US Theaters November 9th! Watch the exclusive

Season 3 poster for 'Downton Abbey' and a US premiere date of January 6, 2013 on PBS Masterpiece Classic!

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"What is a weekend?" The new Season 3 poster for Downton Abbey , that is! lol, just had to say that again, as it's, well...the weekend (very appropriate for this post much like last year's S2 Downton Abbey news , haha!)...It's just been released via its website on PBS Masterpiece Classic with the S3 poster as the website 's new background image. The aristocrat family and its servants are getting crowded on the poster too, which now includes new cast member , the legendary Shirley MacLaine . Check out the poster (click it to enlarge) above! Also, here's more info for Downton 's S3 ... Season 3 of DOWNTON ABBEY September 2012 on ITV January 6 - February 17, 2013 on PBS “Somebody will be born, and somebody will die, somebody pretty key in the cast, unfortunately not going to make it.” - Rebecca Eaton Season 3 Premieres in Jan., 2013 Check local listings The war is over, but intrigue, crisis, romance, and change still grip the beloved

Downton Abbey and Hatfields & McCoys both scored sweet 16 Primetime Emmy Nominations each!!

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The   64th Primetime Emmy® Award nominations has just been announced today (this morning) and two of the most watched TV series/miniseries of 2012 , Downton Abbey ( Penelope Wilton co-stars) and Hatfields & McCoys ( Jena Malone co-stars) both scored big with sweet 16 nominations each!!!!!! In addition Homeland , the freshman series that Rupert Friend has just joined for Season 2 premiering this fall ( September 30th ) has scored 9 nominations !! The PBS Masterpiece Classic period drama about an aristocratic family and their servants earned nominations for outstanding drama series and lead performers  Michelle Dockery  and  Hugh Bonneville . Additionally, Maggie Smith , Joanne Froggatt, Brendan Coyle and Jim Carter  received supporting performer nominations , giving D A nominees in all of the main acting categories. And Brian Percival and series creator  Julian Fellowes earned nominations for directing and writing , respectively. Downton Abbey received 16 nom

Watch: Pride & Prejudice: Hidden Anthologies app game promo video

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As previously posted here last May , a new Pride & Prejudice app game titled Hidden Anthologies: Pride & Prejudice for iPhone , iPad and Mac . A PC version is (still) coming soon! Just released two months ago, It is a hidden object adventure game based on our beloved Jane Austen 's Pride and Prejudice novel. Read more details about this P&P app game and a full press release here . Watch the promo trailer below... (source: europressgames )

Votivo to launch collection inspired by ‘Anna Karenina'

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According to  Home Accent Today ,  Votivo , in partnership with Focus Features , will launch a limited edition collector's travel tin and fragranced bookmark inspired by director Joe Wright 's upcoming film adaptation Anna Karenina (starring Pride & Prejudice stars Keira Knightley and Matthew Macfadyen ). This is the second collection in partnership with Focus Features promoting AK movie, Banana Republic is launching a fall collection inspired of AK as well. Anna Karenina opens in UK Cinemas on September 7th and two months later in the US (in select theaters) November 9th (and will possibly go in wide release soon after or in the following weeks). Here's Home Accent Today 's article for more info!

Happy Birthday Kelly Reilly!

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Today ( July 18th ) is Kelly Reilly 's (aka P&P 's own Caroline Bingley ) 35th Birthday! 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 ). Born: July 18 , 1977 in Surrey, England, UK Happy Birthday Kelly Reilly!!!

Happy Birthday Donald Sutherland!

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Today, ( July 17th ) is Donald Sutherland 's (aka P&P 's own Mr. Bennet ) 77th birthday! Born: Donald McNichol Sutherland July 17 , 1935 in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada The towering presence of this Canadian character actor is not often noticed, but his contributions are legendary. He has been in almost a hundred and fifty different show and films. He is also the father of renowned actor Kiefer Sutherland . Born in New Brunswick, Sutherland worked several different jobs... See full bio (via imdb ). Happy 77th Birthday Donald Sutherland!!!

Stage Play News: Claudie Blakley to play Lady Macbeth in 'Macbeth'

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According to Broadway World , Claudie Blakley will be playing Lady Macbeth , a female lead for the upcoming stage play production of Macbeth . Here's the recent article via Broadway World ... Geoffrey Streatfeild & Claudie Blakley to Lead MACBETH at The Crucible, Sheffield, this Winter Artistic Director Daniel Evan s today announced that Geoffrey Streatfeild and Claudie Blakley will lead the company of Macbeth – the first Crucible production of the company’s autumn season – which opens on Wednesday 5 September and runs until Saturday 6 October. War. Three witches and a prophecy. An assassination. Visions and ghosts. Murder. A suicide. And War. Claudie Blakley plays Lady Macbeth . She previously appeared in Lear at Sheffield Theatres . Her other theatre credits include The Comedy of Errors, The Cherry Orchard, Attempts on Her Life ( National Theatre ), Di and Viv and Rose (Hampstead Theatre), Love and Money (Young Vic), A Girl With a Man in a Car (Royal Cou

New Keira Knightley 'Anna Karenina' images scans from Entertainment Weekly Magazine!

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In the newest issue (July 20th) of Entertainment Weekly Magazine (with Batman, The Dark Knight Rises star Christian Bale and Tom Hardy as Bane on the cover ), there were a few pages of new (and old) sneak peek images of Keira Knightley (as the title character Anna Karenina ) and an AK article from Joe Wright 's Anna Karenina (the Focus Features 's AK website has been slightly updated too with a new look...so far, it's a background from the US poster!) starring former Pride & Prejudice stars Keira Knightley and  Matthew Macfadyen (as Oblonsky ) along with Jude Law , Aaron Johnson , Olivia Williams , Kelly Macdonald , Emily Watson , and Downton Abbey 's Michelle Dockery . Anna Karenina opens in UK Cinemas September 7th and in select US Theaters November 9th! Check out Keira Knightley (including between takes photo with director Joe Wright in a ball sequence !) in new Anna Karenina EW magazine scans and transcription (featuring new JW interview )

Watch: Jena Malone in Episode 3 and BTS 3 of 'Dakota'

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Jena Malone 's new WIGS series Dakota  concludes today with Episode 3 (of 3 ) ... Dakota (on Wigs ) starring Jena Malone (as the title character Dakota ), premieres Monday (7/9) , and its 3 episodes will air on Mon, Wed and Fri of this week. About Dakota : Starring Jena Malone. Co-starring: Jason O'Mara ( One For The Money ) A poker player on a short losing streak is invited to a high stakes home game, but the stakes for her son are what matter most. Watch JM (as Dakota ) in Episode 3 and BTS 3 videos for Dakota below...

Watch: Jena Malone in Episode 2 and BTS 2 of 'Dakota'

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Jena Malone 's new WIGS series Dakota continues with Episode 2 (of 3 ) and BTS 2 (of 3 )! Dakota (on Wigs ) starring Jena Malone (as the title character Dakota ), premieres Monday (7/9) , and its 3 episodes will air on Mon, Wed and Fri of this week. About Dakota : Starring Jena Malone. Co-starring: Jason O'Mara ( One For The Money ) A poker player on a short losing streak is invited to a high stakes home game, but the stakes for her son are what matter most. Watch JM (as Dakota) in Episode 2 and BTS 2 videos for Dakota below...

Watch: Jena Malone in Episode 1 and BTS of her new WIGS miniseries 'Dakota'

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Jena Malone 's new WIGS series Dakota premieres today (this morning at 6am PDT/9am EDT ) with Episode 1 (of 3): Down $770 . In addition, an interesting Behind The Scenes (1 of 3) video (featuring Jena and Dakota 's writer/director Ami Canaan Mann talking about how JM got involved/cast and the development of her title character in this series) is also available to watch separately after the first episode. Watch both of them below! Dakota (on Wigs ) starring Jena Malone (as the title character Dakota ), premieres Monday (7/9) , and its 3 episodes will air on Mon, Wed and Fri of this week. About Dakota : Starring Jena Malone. Co-starring: Jason O'Mara ( One For The Money ) A poker player on a short losing streak is invited to a high stakes home game, but the stakes for her son are what matter most. Premieres July 9th . Watch JM (as Dakota ) in Episode 1 and BTS videos for Dakota below...

Watch: Jena Malone in trailer for WIGS' new series 'Dakota'

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Jena Malone 's new WIGS series Dakota premieres tomorrow morning at 6am PDT/9am EDT ! Dakota (on Wigs ) starring Jena Malone (as the title character Dakota ), premieres Monday (7/9) , and its 3 episodes will air on Mon, Wed and Fri of this week. About Dakota : Starring Jena Malone. Co-starring: Jason O'Mara ( One For The Money ) A poker player on a short losing streak is invited to a high stakes home game, but the stakes for her son are what matter most. Premieres July 9th . Watch the trailer for Dakota (including s creen captures ) below...

New US poster for 'Anna Karenina' starring Keira Knightley and Matthew Macfadyen

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A new gorgeous US poster for Joe Wright 's upcoming film Anna Karenina (starring Pride & Prejudice stars Keira Knightley and Matthew Macfadyen ) has just been released via Moviefone . Anna Karenina Jude Law, Aaron Johnson, Kelly Macdonald, Domhnall Gleeson, Alicia Vikander, Emily Watson, Olivia Williams , and Ruth Wilson also star in the adaptation of Anna Karenina , directed by Joe Wright ( Hanna/Atonement/ Pride & Prejudice ). Here’s the official synopsis: The third collaboration of Academy Award nominee Keira Knightley with director Joe Wright, following the award-winning box office successes “Pride & Prejudice” and “Atonement,” is the epic love story “Anna Karenina,” adapted from Leo Tolstoy’s classic novel by Academy Award winner Tom Stoppard (“Shakespeare in Love”). The story unfolds in its original late-19th-century Russia high-society setting and powerfully explores the capacity for love that surges through the human heart, from t

First poster for 'The Knot' starring Talulah Riley

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The first poster ^ for one of Talulah Riley 's upcoming film The Knot has been released   via the film’s Facebook page . The film, which was previously slated for a Valentines Day release date earlier this year, is now going to be released in UK Cinemas on October 5th! No U.S. release date yet. Besides Talulah , the other cast for The Knot include Noel Clarke , Mena Suvari , Matthew McNulty , Jason Maza , Susannah Fielding . Directed by Jesse Lawrence , the script was from Geoff Carino , Noel Clarke , Davie Fairbanks . The Knot synopsis Soulmates Alexandra ( Talulah Riley ) and Jeremy (Matthew McNulty) are getting married. At least that’s the plan. Unfortunately for them, nonchalant best man Peter (Noel Clarke), bridesmaid Sarah (Mena Suvari) and an army of naysayers haven’t heard they’re meant to be together. Can missing bridesmaids, crashed cars, a trip to A&E, and a delivery of pigs testicles stand in the way of true love? Here are two images from The

Movie Casting News: Jena Malone to star as Johanna Mason in 'The Hunger Games: Catching Fire'!

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According to Hollywood Reporter , Jena Malone (who was reportedly in the running for the same role recently) has been chosen to play Johanna Mason , a tribute in The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (sequel to the box-office hit The Hunger Games ), which means she'll co-star again with her former P&P Co-star   Donald Sutherland (as President Snow ) along with Jennifer Lawrence , Liam Hemsworth , Josh Hutcherson , and Elizabeth Banks . The Hunger Games: Catching Fire will be in theaters on November 22, 2013 ! This is great news if she is officially cast (as she is said to be in early negotiations ) in the sequel of this film as Jena will be perfect for this role (and will most likely return for the third and final film Mokingjay ). She's an amazing, versatile, underrated actress who can play just about any role. So, yeah, let's hope she'll be officially cast as I'm more looking forward to seeing the sequel now of THG (loved the first movie too) with Jena a

Watch: first trailer for 'Jack Reacher' (aka 'One Shot') starring Tom Cruise and Rosamund Pike

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The first (teaser) trailer (as well two images of Tom Cruise as Jack Reacher via Collider ) has just been released (via Yahoo Movies ) today for Jack Reacher (formerly titled One Shot , based on Lee Child 's 9th novel One Shot from the JR series ) starring Tom Cruise (as the title character) and Rosamund Pike as ( Helen Rodin ) which was recently moved up from its original release date of February 8th, 2013 and is now getting a wide release date on December 21st, 2012! The film also stars Robert Duvall, Richard Jenkins, David Oyelowo , and Werner Herzog . The trailer (perhaps a longer version) is said to be attached to the the new The Amazing Spider-Man film, which is released today in theaters! Unfortunately, Rosamund is not included in the trailer, but perhaps in the 2nd one and TV spots as the film's release date approaches. I'll keep you all posted and updated. For now, check out and watch 'Jack Reacher' Trailer Premiere with Tom Cruise or wa

Pride & Prejudice actors starring on web series, made for TV movies, series and miniseries

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The main and supporting cast of the 2005 film, Pride & Prejudice are quite a versatile and multi-talented bunch. They're everywhere on the big or small screen, be it on feature films, short films, webseries, stage plays, or on TV. I love that they don't do just feature films, but also do small independent films as well as lots of made for TV movies, TV series (even a scripted Wigs series via YouTube), and TV miniseries. I love seeing my favorite P&P actors doing (or rather appearing on) various things on screen, be it on the big screen or small screen. A TV series or miniseries on the small screen is even more awesome as you get to see them on a regular bases and we don't have a long time to wait to see them again on screen as films on the big screen often do. The downside, of course, is being cancelled, but there's always another new exciting and different project for them to do, if a previous pilot or project didn't work out. It's great to

Photos: On set with Keira Knightley and Adam Levine filming 'Can A Song Save Your Life?' in New York

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As previously posted here , Keira Knightley had replaced Scarlett Johansson ( The Avengers ) to star as the female lead opposite Mark Ruffalo ( The Avengers ) and Hailee Steinfeld ( True Grit ) in the upcoming film, John Carney 's musical Can a Song Save Your Life? Maroon 5 's front man, Adam Levine has recently joined the cast. He will be playing Keira 's character's boyfriend .   According to Deadline , the film reportedly revolves around an aspiring singer ( Knightley ) who moves to New York with her boyfriend and fellow aspiring musician ( Levine ) so they can both pursue their music careers . Levine's character breaks up with Knightley soon after their arrival to pursue a solo recording contract, leaving Knightley on her own to be discovered by a "down-on-his-luck" record producer ( Ruffalo ) while singing at a local bar . Keira and Adam are currently filming this movie in NYC and their on set photos have already surfaced on