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Dame Judi Dench (rehearsal photo: Johan Persson) and her real-life daughter Finty Williams are starring together in a new stage play that will be broadcast live on More4. Dench will play a voter who arrives at the station with her daughter, played by Williams .   Rehearsal images (scroll down below) have been released of Judi Dench , Finty Williams , Mark Gatiss , Catherine Tate and the cast of The Vote at the Donmar Warehouse, which runs until May 7th . James Graham 's The Vote - set in a fictional polling station - will make theatrical history when it is shown live on election night , as polls close on May 7 from 8.30pm . Consisting of 50 actors in total, it will also star Catherine Tate , Ripper Street 's MyAnna Buring , and EastEnders ' Timothy West . Here's part of The Vote review and cast rehearsal photos via Radio Times ...

Matthew Macfadyen has been filming for about two weeks now on his upcoming film The Trapp Family: A Life of Music with director Ben Verbong and co-stars Yvonne Catterfeld , Eliza Bennett , and the rest of the Trapp family cast (Photo credit above: ORF ) in Austria. The cast and crew did a photocall on set as well as did brief interviews here (including several on set photos and article in German). [ Updated 4/30/15: Just added some larger images from The Trapp Family Photocall (via Weekend Online ) without the tags too! Scroll all the way down to this post to see them!] You can see several more photos of MM and cast from The Trapp Family film's photocall at Kogl Castle, Austria via Rex Features . Check out and watch a brief MM interview (though all I can hear from his fantastic voice was " it's fantastic ," lol...as unfortunately, the reporter drowned out his short interview by talking at the same time as him, ugh...) on set, see some new on set ...

According to Broadway World ,  Kelly Reilly   (photo: Getty Images) is joining Clive Owen  (photo: askmen.com) and Eve Best in Broadway with Old Times during the Roundabout's 50th Anniversary season. She will star as Kate opposite Owen. The previews will start in September 17th and officially open in October 6th on Broadway at American Airlines Theatre. Meanwhile this summer, Kelly returns to TV on  True Detective 's  Season 2 , which premieres on Sunday  June 21st  on HBO! Read more info. via Broadway World below...

  The wait is over for those of us here in America who haven't seen the third season of BBC America 's  crime mini-series   Ripper Street   starring  Matthew Macfadyen  (as  Detective Inspector Edmund Reid ) as tonight Season 3 premieres at 10/9c .  Jerome Flynn , and  Adam Rothenberg   also star. Episode 1: Whitechapel Terminus 1 | Original Air Date: 29 April, 2015 1894 – Four years have passed since Det. Insp. Edmund Reid bayed for Sgt. Bennet Drake to end the life of Jedediah Shine. View More Watch the Season 3 trailer for RS , stills , and more below...

Carey Mulligan attended the New York special screening of Far From The Madding Crowd at The Paris Theatre on Monday, April 27, 2015 in New York City. Check out several new photos of CM at the red carpet with co-stars Michael Sheen , Juno Temple , and Matthias Schoenaerts at the NY movie premiere of FFTMC below...

September 2015 is less than 5 months away, I know, but it's going to be a big P&P anniversary month . Pride & Prejudice fans will have a double P&P anniversaries to celebrate come September. Whether you, as a P&P fan , prefer one or the other or both the 1995 TV mini-series ( BBC and A&E) and 2005 film ( Focus Features ) versions of Jane Austen 's over two centuries classic Pride and Prejudice , both screen adaptations are turning a decade or two with anniversary milestone of their own TV broadcast and film Cinema release in September . The Andrew Davies penned 1995 Pride and Prejudice starring Colin Firth & Jennifer Ehle first aired in the UK's BBC One network back in September 24th, 1995 (almost 20 years ago) and Joe Wright 's 2005 Pride & Prejudice starring Keira Knightley & Matthew Macfadyen first released in UK Cinemas (England and Ireland) back in September 16th, 2005 (almost 10 years ago ...with its US Theat...

Last March, I posted here , the former slated release date for the upcoming Pride and Prejudice and Zombies film with a first solo still of Lily James ( Cinderella , Downton Abbey ) as a well-armed with sword Elizabeth Bennet . Now, another new theatrical release date for PPZ has been updated via Box Office Mojo . The film's US release date now has been moved up a week early from February 19th to February 5th, 2016 ! Also, there's a first photo of Sam Riley (above ^ or below in full) in costume as Mr. Darcy on PPZ set via UK's Glamour Magazine . See a full image of Sam Riley as Mr. Darcy on set of PPZ below...

A  Golden Globe , BAFTA (including a Best Actress win for her in  An Education 2009   film), an  Oscar , and now we can add Tony Award nominee   Carey Mulligan   (who  knew our dear Kitty Bennet , the 4th Bennet daughter, whose first feature film debut was Joe Wright 's Pride & Prejudice  film would be a successful actress on screen and onstage and be a multi-acting award nominee a decade later?). This morning, the nominations for 2015 Tony Awards has been announced and Carey 's currently playing revival play Skylight , which was recently transferred to Broadway from the West End in London just scored a total of  7 nominations including Best Revival Play and Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play for Miss Mulligan . Kristin Chenoweth and Alan Cumming will host the 69th Annual Tony Awards  on June 7 at 8/7c on CBS. Here are the 7 categories that Skylight was nominated for and Carey 's reaction...

Sky Living's upcoming spooky drama  The Enfield Hunting   starring  Timothy Spall  and  Matthew Macfadyen has released an on set video of t he cast and crew talking about some of the spooky things they have experienced during their lifetime and on set . Also, another two new stills of  Matthew Macfadyen   via This Local London . The 3-part mini-series will be airing this Sunday,  May 3rd, 2015 .  Matthew  plays a character named  Guy Lyon Playfair , a skeptical but experienced investigator. Watch the On set video (via Sky Living on YT) and new TEH stills featuring MM below...

Season 5 of ITV 's hit detective drama Vera  starring  Brenda Blethyn  as DCI Vera Stanhope ( Vera S5 still via ITV) just aired its Season 5 finale last night. Unfortunately, I haven't seen Season 5. I haven't been following the series as I haven't seen it in a while nor seen Seasons 3 and 4 as it's not showing here in the US (Wish PBS was showing it on Masterpiece Mystery...). I've seen the first two seasons on Netflix a long time ago, and that's about all. The series seemed to have disappeared on Netflix. It's not listed there anymore. Loved and enjoyed watching Brenda Blethyn on those first two season of Vera though. Season 5 premiered in U.K. TVs ITV channel last Sunday April 5th . Seasons one through three are currently available on Hulu.com . All four seasons are available on Amazon.com Instant and Acorn TV . Looks like Season 6 (or Series 6 as the Brits call it) is a go on ITV for Vera . So fans of this series will have another sea...

Two new stills of  Matthew Macfadyen   via Enfield Independent in Sky Living's upcoming spooky drama  The Enfield Hunting   starring  Timothy Spall  and  Matthew Macfadyen . The 3-part mini-series will be airing on Sunday,  May 3rd, 2015 .  Matthew  plays a character named  Guy Lyon Playfair , a skeptical but experienced investigator. See the new TEH stills of MM below...

Another magazine cover for Far From The Madding Crowd star Carey Mulligan , this time from The Wall Street Journal   May 2015 issue with a new interview and some gorgeous photo spread . Read an excerpt of her WSJ interview and see her gorgeous photo spread below...

Downton Abbey and Olivier Award winning actress  Penelope Wilton  (photo by  Larry Busacca/Getty Images North America) will be co-starring and playing The Queen role in director Steven Spielberg 's new film adaptation, The BFG . Spielberg has teamed up with Disney and will be directing the movie, which filming and production is underway in Vancouver. The  film is set for release on July 1st, 2016 in the US and on July 22nd, 2016 in the UK.   Read more info. about The BFG movie via Radio Times  below...

The May 2015 cover issue of Vogue Magazine feature a photoshoot spread of  Far From The Madding Crowd  lead stars  Carey Mulligan   ( Bathsheba Everdene ) and  Matthias Schoenaerts ( Gabriel Oak ). Carey , of course, is the radiant in red cover girl (see her Vogue cover above ^ photo by Mikael Jansson) with the cover issue interview and photoshoot with her FFTMC co-star in promotion for her new film, which will be both in UK Cinemas and US Theaters next Friday, May 1st. Read an excerpt of Carey 's Vogue interview , watch her secret of being a true New Yorker video , and see her p hotoshoot spread with her FFTMC co-star below...

Rev . star  Tom Hollander   (Photo by: Ben A. Pruchnie/Getty Images Europe) has joined the cast of BBC and AMC's TV  adaptation of John le Carré novel   The Night Manager . He will be reuniting with his former Rev . co-star Olivia Colman . Also, Tom Hollander stars in BBC play about East Grinstead's Patrick Moore . Read more info. of The Night Manager via Radio Times  below...

The official website for   Far From The Madding Crowd   starring  Carey Mulligan   ( Bathsheba Everdene )  and IMDB site has updated and released some new stills , character promo stills , on set and behind the scene photos for this movie. Also, there's another new movie poster that was released recently. Far From The Madding Crowd  in  UK Cinemas  and  in US Theaters   May 1st! See all the new  FFTMC images and poster featuring CM below...

According to Ace Showbiz ,  Oscar Nominee   Rosamund Pike   (image from Gone Girl | The Spark book via Amazon)  is going to headline and star in a true-story movie, The Spark , about a mother who helps her young son overcome his autism and leads him to become a genius. The Spark: A mother's story of Nurturing Genius by Kristine Barnett is a best-selling memoir published in April 9th, 2013. More info. about the book here on Amazon . Read more info. about the movie via Ace Showbiz below...

Fox Searchlight's Thomas Hardy adaptation   Far From The Madding Crowd starring Carey Mulligan   ( Bathsheba Everdene ) is about to be released in both UK and US theaters in less than two weeks (to be exact, just 10 more days!!). I can't wait to see this movie! Two more TV Spots and two featurettes : "Batsheba" and her "Suitors" with interviews from the main cast ( Mulligan , Tom Sturridge , Michael Shannon , and Matthias Schoenaerts ) and director Thomas Vinterberg and producer David Nicholls were released. Far From The Madding Crowd in UK Cinemas and in US Theaters May 1st! Watch Carey in the following Far From The Madding Crowd TV Spot clips and two featurettes below...

A second trailer was supposed to drop this week for Joe Wright 's new fantastical origin Pan film starring Hugh Jackman , Rooney Mara , Amanda Seyfried , Garrett Hedlund , and Levi Miller . Unfortunately, it didn't as Warner Bros. changed the film's 2D and 3D release schedule instead, from July 24th to October 9th . It's now showing in the Fall including IMAX. Here's more info. on the new theatrical release date move...

Last night I did not expect to watch a random new episode of Call The Midwife 's current Season 4 on PBS. I was just searching for a show to watch on TV and as I was browsing the various channels, I stumbled upon Call The Midwife . While I've heard of this series and I've seen an episode or two of the first season, it just wasn't my cup of tea. So, I never keep up with the show. To my surprise, I thought I saw P&P 's very own Charlotte Lucas on CTM ! I mean, Claudie Blakley on this show's newest episode! I made a quick IMDB check to see if my eyes are not deceiving me and if she was actually on this show...sure enough, she was, indeed! And was listed in at least this one episode as a guest star . So, I ended up watching this show and was glad I did as I actually enjoyed watching her character's own interesting storyline. She played the character Susan Robbins , who is married and was expecting their first child. Her husband, unfortunately, was giv...

According to Deadline ,  Sir Kenneth Branagh , who just directed the hit live-action film version of  Cinderella,  is launching an eponymous theater company in London with some of his film’s stars and others, his publicist confirmed. 

New set photos of  Matthew Macfadyen   with director Ben Verbong and co-stars Yvonne Catterfeld and Eliza Bennett (Photo credit above: SN /Andreas Kolarik) on set via  Salzburger Nachrichten  (Salzburg News) in between filming a scene  in their   The Trapp Family: A Life of Music   film.  See two more new  set photos of MM 's The Trapp Family co-stars and director (including the young actors playing The Von Trapp children ) read more info. about the movie below...

A glimpse of  Matthew Macfadyen   can be seen in the first look teaser trailer of BBC America's upcoming 8-part drama series The Last Kingdom , which premiered during Saturday's season premiere of Orphan Black . The Last Kingdom   is an adaptation of Bernard Cornwell’s best-selling series of novels “The Saxon Stories”, by award-winning writer Stephen Butchard, and will premiere later this year on BBC AMERICA. Watch MM in the teaser trailer (via Darcylicious YT) for The Last Kingdom and read more info. from the press release below...

Carey Mulligan   (photo via TGNS on twitter ) made a guest appearance on The Graham Norton Show to promote her new film,  Far From The Madding Crowd . Far From The Madding Crowd  in  UK Cinemas  and  US Theaters   May 1st! Watch Carey at The GN show and see some random screen captures  of her below...

As previously posted here last week ( April 7th ), I wasn't sure if this was true, but I'm happy to say, it's no longer a rumor because it's now confirmed that Matthew Macfadyen is, indeed, starring in The Trapp Family: A Life of Music film. He just started filming as reported by the Dutch newspaper article (The Telegraph) last week and the first photo of him as Georg Von Trapp with co-stars Yvonne Catterfeld as Maria and Eliza Bennett (yes, you read her name right...looks like we got Mr. Darcy & Miss Eliza[beth] Bennet reunited here...well, sort of...lol. J/K...just the actress with a cool and similar name... to our dear beloved P&P heroine Elizabeth Bennet ...) as Agathe Von Trapp has just been released today (via this German site: Kurier /Courier and photo by : Jan Betke - Clasart Film ).  See the full first photo of MM and co-stars as the Von Trapps and more movie , cast , and filming info . below...

  Carey Mulligan   ( Bathsheba Everdene ) attended the World Premiere of her new movie, Fox Searchlight's Thomas Hardy adaptation  Far From The Madding Crowd at BFI Southbank today, April 15, 2015 in London, England. Far From The Madding Crowd in UK Cinemas and US Theaters May 1st! Check out new photos of Carey at the red carpet from FFTMC UK premiere below...

Pathé has just set an October 30th UK Cinema release for Suffragette starring Carey Mulligan ,  Meryl Streep , and  Helena Bonham Carter with director by Sarah Gavron from a script written by Abi Morgan . Focus Features had previously dated Suffragette for a US theater release on October 23rd . Also, a first still and a couple on set/BTS photos of Carey  as Maud  (see them below!) were released via Suffragette's UK Facebook page . Watch Carey in the teaser trailer for Suffragette (with screen caps ) below...

Last Friday I posted the first look trailer for Sky Living's upcoming spooky drama  The Enfield Hunting   starring  Timothy Spall  and  Matthew Macfadyen . Now, the official trailer is up! The 3-part mini-series will be airing on Sunday,  May 3rd, 2015 .  Matthew  plays a character named  Guy Lyon Playfair , a skeptical but experienced investigator. Watch MM in the official trailer  (with random screen captures ) for The Enfield Haunting below...

A big congratulations to  Penelope Wilton   ( Downton Abbey ,  Pride & Prejudice )  for winning the Best Actress award for her stage play, Taken At Midnight at The Olivier Awards at The Royal Opera House Sunday, April 12, 2015 in London, England. Penelope 's The Best (and Second Best ) Exotic Marigold Hotel movies co-star  Judi Dench   was also in attendance at the award show as a presenter. See Penelope Wilton  (and watch a video interview of her) and Judi Dench 's photos at Olivier Awards ' winners room below...

The first look trailer has been released for Sky Living's upcoming spooky drama  The Enfield Hunting   starring  Timothy Spall  and  Matthew Macfadyen . The 3-part mini-series will be airing on Sunday,  May 3rd, 2015 .  Matthew  plays a character named  Guy Lyon Playfair , a skeptical but experienced investigator. Watch the first look trailer  and clip, see trailer screen captures of Matthew , and read MM 's new interview for the spooky drama below...

Kelly Reilly   is returning to TV this summer with a  regular role  (as  Morgan ) in  Season 2  of HBO's hit crime drama series True Detective , with a new ensemble cast such as  Colin Farrell  ( Kelly 's co-star in  Triage  movie), Taylor Kitsch,  Rachel McAdams  ( Kelly 's co-star in  Sherlock Holmes  1&2  movies), and Vince Vaughn. A new first look trailer for TD just dropped today by HBO.  So glad  Kelly  is going to be back on TV and reuniting with Rachel McAdams (love her!). Looking forward to seeing this one now that both Kelly and Rachel are going to be in the same series along with Collin Farell! True Detective 's Season 2 premieres on Sunday  June 21st on HBO! Watch a glimpse of Kelly in the S2 first look trailer for True Detective below...

An adorable and cute mini P&P cast reunion with Mr. Bingley and Kitty Bennet all smile with dimples on? Aww, how did I miss these two together?! This is too cute not to post!  Simon Woods   (L) and  Carey Mulligan  (R) attended the 60th London Evening Standard Theatre Awards at the London Palladium last November 30, 2014 in London, England. (Photo by David M. Benett/Getty Images)

Congrats to  Tom Hollander  and his   Rev.   series ( Season 3 still via the show's FB page)!! It scored two   2015 BAFTA TV Nominations , which was announced this morning with Male (for Tom ) and Female (for his co-star Olivia Coleman ) " performance in a Comedy Programme " respectively. Also, Tom 's other TV movie, A Poet In New York   got a nomination as well for a Single Drama . The BAFTA TV awards ceremony will be held on May 10th in London. Here again, are the categories they are nominated for...

According to this  Dutch newspaper article  ( The Dutch newspaper is De Telegraaf or The Telegraph ),  Matthew Macfadyen   has re ceived one of the leading roles in a new film about the famous Von Trapp family.  The film tentatively titled, The Trapp Family: A love of Music (via google translate) will be about the famous singing Von Trapp family made famous in the classic The Sound of Music film starring Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer. Of course, this is file under movie rumors, for now...as no other big newspapers nor big movie news trades are reporting this movie casting news. This will be interesting, if the article is to be believed (or confirmed) and if  Matthew is actually doing this film project. We shall see... For now, here are some more interesting info. about the movie from the same Dutch article...

A new movie poster  (see above ^ via IGN ) has been released today, 4/7 ...get it?  for  Rupert Friend 's upcoming action-spy thriller  Hitman: Agent 47 , which will be released in theaters on  August 28th ! Rupert  plays the lead title role,  agent 47  in the film.

 by   Saucy Salad My name is Natasha …and I’m a Jane Austen Fan Fiction addict!! !  For those of you who are unfamiliar with this kind of fandom, I’ll provide a brief description. JAFF is a sub-genre inspired by the original narratives of  Jane Austen 's  (1775-1817) beloved novels.  JAFF novels run the gamut of numerous sub-categories. The varieties are classified according to the story’s main theme, which include: prequels , sequels , re-tellings , variations , continuations , mash-ups , paranormal , bio-fics , mysteries , anthologies , young adult , and moderns .  It is because Jane Austen left her characters' lives to continue in our imaginations that we want them to.  Each new imagining is just that, a conception of what those lives might be as envisioned by other writers.  The timelessness of Austen’s work is a marvelous thing.  Of course, Jane Austen’s writing is unparalleled, but these explorations are nonetheless compelli...

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!!!

Tonight, Tamzin Merchant  co-stars with  Shane West  ( Nikita ) in the Season 2 premiere of WGN America 's original scripted period TV drama series  Salem , which premiered last April 20th  at 10/9c to a solid start in ratings (and according to Deadline:  WGN’s ‘Salem’ Debut Surges In Live+3 Results ) for WGN America. Salem 's Season One with 13 Episodes was last seen last July 2014 . Season 2 premieres tonight at 10 PM/9c. See Tamzin as Anne Hale in new Salem S2 video teaser, promo images and poster , and more below...

A new movie poster  (above),  stills and on set photo  of  Carey Mulligan   ( Bathsheba Everdene ), who stars in the upcoming  Fox Searchlight's Thomas Hardy adaptation  Far From The Madding Crowd   has been released through IMDB and via the film's official Facebook page . The movie opens in  limited released (and will expand in more screens soon after) in theaters   May 1st, 2015 . See the  new movie poster (above and below), promo stills , and on set photo of Carey below...

The Darcy siblings (aka Fitzwilliam and Georgiana Darcy ...as in the P&P 2005 actors who played them: Matthew Macfadyen and Tamzin Merchant ) are returning to American TV this month of April ! They are in two different, but both dark and interesting period drama serials. Ripper Street   starring  Matthew Macfadyen  (as  Detective Inspector Edmund Reid ) returns with Season 3 (which first premiered   on  Amazon Prime Instant Video 's online streaming last year , November 14th, 2014  at 9 PM and aired every Friday ) and will be premiering later this month on Wednesday , April 29th , at 10 PM ET on BBC America! While Tamzin Merchant (as Anne Hale ) is back in the Season 2 premiere of WGN America's Salem this week and on Easter Sunday , April 5th at 10 PM ET! Watch the S3 trailer , screen caps , and S3 promo stills of MM for Ripper Street and see a S2 teaser trailer , S2 promo stills , poster , and more of TM in Salem below...