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Watch: Matthew Macfadyen in 2 Teaser Trailers for The Last Kingdom!

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BBC America just released two teaser trailers today for the upcoming   8-part drama series  The Last Kingdom   starring  Matthew Macfadyen .  It will premiere on Saturday , October 10th at 10 PM ET/9c. Matthew 's character for this drama is still unknown. Hopefully, we'll find out what character he's playing soon. 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 the two teaser trailers for The Last Kingdom featuring MM (with screen captures) below...

Pride & Prejudice Movie Fans Live Tweets on Twitter (Part 5)

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Last Saturday ( July 25th ) night and early Sunday ( July 26th ) morning, there was another back-to-back (as always) airing of Joe Wright 's 2005 Pride & Prejudice movie starring Keira Knightley & Matthew Macfadyen on TV, on Oxygen channel. I almost missed watching and live-tweeting this movie as I was out of town this past weekend. Glad I still made it and was able to live-tweet the first airing of the movie. Just got home earlier tonight. So, I'm late in posting this here. I previously posted part 4 and part 3 . Then, I posted part 2 of this when it aired back-to-back on Bravo and had first  posted about this last May 24th , when it aired twice in a row on Oxygen. I guess this will be a series of posts whenever this movie is broadcast on TV (but of course, it depends, If and when I get a chance to see and live tweet it). I said on twitter I may or may not watch this as I was out of town and wasn't sure I would be able to watch and live tweet it. Fortuna

Watch: Donald Sutherland and Jena Malone in new full-length trailer of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2!

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Lionsgate just released today the official  The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 ( Donald Sutherland   as  President Snow  and  Jena Malone   as  Johanna Mason  co-star) full-length  trailer for director Francis Lawrence 's final installment of the THG franchise . The trailer featured another quick (blink and you'll miss it) glimpse of Jena 's Johanna Mason character and Donald 's President Snow . In the conclusion, Panem has gone to war, Katniss Everdeen ( Jennifer Lawrence ) and President Snow ( Donald Sutherland ) have come to their final confrontation. Starring Jennifer Lawrence , Josh Hutcherson , Liam Hemsworth , Woody Harrelson , Elizabeth Banks , Philip Seymour Hoffman , Jeffrey Wright , Willow Shields , Sam Claflin , Jena Malone , Stanley Tucci , Julianne Moore , and Donald Sutherland . The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 opens November 20, 2015 . Watch the new  Mockingjay - Part 2 trailer (with a few screen captures of Donald and Jena ) b

In Retrospect: Principal Photography for Pride & Prejudice (2005) film started this month 11 years ago!

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The 4-time Academy Award ( 6-time BAFTA and 2-time Golden Globe ) nominated 2005 film, Pride & Prejudice starring Academy Award nominee Keira Knightley and Matthew Macfadyen began filming 10 years ago this month ( July 19th, 2004 ). The film was shot entirely on location in the UK , including Derbyshire , Wiltshire and Kent . The P&P cast and crew spent their most fun and "happiest" summer ( 3 months! ) filming the movie from July to October 2004 . In retrospect, here are a compilation of various cast interviews (mostly, you've read/heard them from interviews and the P&P DVD extras ) and what the cast said their experiences were like filming P&P movie and bonding with each other...

The Last Kingdom starring Matthew Macfadyen to premiere October 10th on BBC America!

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BBC America just announced the broadcast air date for its upcoming   8-part drama series  The Last Kingdom   starring  Matthew Macfadyen .  It will premiere on Saturday , October 10th at 10 PM ET/9c. Deadline and the twitter account for The Last Kingdom both shared the key art for the series. 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. Read more info. and see key art below via Deadline...

Happy Birthday Kelly Reilly!

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Today ( July 18th ) is   Kelly Reilly 's (aka  P&P 's own  Caroline Bingley )  38th Birthday! 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!!!

Happy Birthday Donald Sutherland!

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Today, ( July 17th ) is  Donald Sutherland 's (aka  P&P 's own  Mr. Bennet ) 80th  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 79th Birthday Donald Sutherland!!!

Pride & Prejudice Movie Fans Live Tweets on Twitter (Part 4)

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Last Friday ( July 10th ) night and early Saturday ( July 11th ) morning, there was another back-to-back (as always) airing of Joe Wright 's 2005 Pride & Prejudice movie starring Keira Knightley & Matthew Macfadyen on TV, back on Oxygen channel. This would've been part 5, but I missed the E! broadcast late last month. It aired twice as well. I previously posted part 3 here , and  posted part 2 of this when it aired back-to-back on Bravo and had first  posted about this last May 24th , when it aired twice in a row on Oxygen. I guess this will be a series of posts whenever this movie is broadcast on TV (but of course, it depends, If and when I get a chance to see and live tweet it). So, that Friday night, I watched and I  live tweeted during both airings (starting from 8:05   pm and at  11:15 pm East Coast Time ), since it was on earlier and as always, I had a lot fun with other fans who live tweeted and stayed up until after midnight to watch this movie aga

Photos: The Cast of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies including Lily James & Sam Riley at SD Comic-Con; New PPZ still featuring Darcy and Bingley, and more!

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Yesterday ( July 11th ) at San Diego Comic Con 2015 (SDCC), the upcoming Pride and Prejudice and Zombies film had their PPZ Panel with cast : Lily James ,  Sam Riley ,  Bella Heathcote , Douglas Booth , Jack Huston and Matt Smith along with director Burr Steers and the book’s author Seth Grahame-Smith . They also attended another event, SiriusXM's Entertainment Weekly Radio Channel Broadcasts . The PPZ movie is slated for US Theater release on February 5th, 2016 ! Check out several new photos of PPZ cast including Lily James and Sam Riley from SDCC 2015 , new still of Darcy and Bingley , and more below...

Photos: Joe Wright at SD Comic-Con 2015

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Joe Wright attended a couple events yesterday ( July 11th ), SDCC 2015 aka San Diego Comic-Con International at Warner Bros. Pictures' PAN panel with a few of his cast ( Hugh Jackman , Garrett Hedlund , and Levi Miller ) in Hall H for a short presentation for their new fantastical origin Pan film starring Hugh Jackman , Rooney Mara , Amanda Seyfried , Garrett Hedlund , and Levi Miller . The film will be in US theaters nationwide (with 2D, 3D and IMAX formats) this Fall, October 9th . Here are some new photos of JW from SDCC 2015 and more below...

Photos: Rupert Friend at SD Comic-Con 2015

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Rupert Friend and co-star Hannah Ware attended a few events (SiriusXM's EW Radio Channel Broadcasts, Wired Cafe, and MTV Fandom Fest San Diego Comic-Con ) at the San Diego Comic-Con 2015 ( SDCC ) last Thursday ( July 9th ) as they promote their upcoming action-spy thriller  Hitman: Agent 47 , which will be released in theaters on  August 21st (moved up a week from the 28th )! Rupert  plays the lead title role,  agent 47 in the film. Zachary Quinto , Hannah Ware ,  Ciarán Hinds , and Thomas Kretschmann also star. Check out several new photos of RF from a few events at SDCC 2015 below...

New Hitman: Agent 47 teaser videos and Posters featuring Rupert Friend

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Two new posters has been released for Rupert Friend 's upcoming action-spy thriller  Hitman: Agent 47 , which will be released in theaters on  August 21st (moved up a week from the 28th )! Also, two new teaser videos has been released by 20th Century Fox as part of the film's #47DaysofHitman campaign. Rupert  plays the lead title role,  agent 47 in the film. Zachary Quinto , Hannah Ware ,  Ciarán Hinds , and Thomas Kretschmann also star. Watch RF in one of the two Hitman: Agent 47 video teasers and see the two new posters below...

New The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 Character Posters featuring Jena Malone as Johanna Mason!

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A series of new Faces of the Revolution (with the mockingjay symbol war paint theme) character posters (see above) for The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 ( Donald Sutherland   as  President Snow  and  Jena Malone   as  Johanna Mason  co-star) has been released today by Lionsgate in various websites ahead of its Thursday's Comic-Con panel. The posters finally features Jena 's Johanna Mason (love the Rebels Unite D13 text on her character poster, which you can a see larger size image below) . On Thursday, Jennifer Lawrence , Liam Hemsworth , Josh Hutcherson and other cast members, as well as director Francis Lawrence and producer Nina Jacobson , will take the Hall H stage for the last time to promote the final Mockingjay – Part 2 film and will probably unveil a new trailer. Check out JM 's character poster in the new MJ Part 2 posters below, which debuted on the film’s Facebook page , Yahoo! , MTV , EW , Metro , Mashable , IMDb , and Fandango .

Four New Pride and Prejudice and Zombies Stills featuring Lily James, Sam Riley, and more!

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As previously posted here late last June 24th , Pride and Prejudice and Zombies will have a PPZ panel at Hall H at the 2015 Comic-Con , which starts this week (from July 9-12) at San Diego Convention Center. Its  July 11 panel  will feature  PPZ  cast including  Lily James ,  Sam Riley ,  Bella Heathcote , Douglas Booth , Jack Huston and Matt Smith along with director Burr Steers and the book’s author Seth Grahame-Smith . Entertainment Weekly has released 4 new PPZ stills ahead of its Comic-Con cast and director appearances, where they'll premiere the first footage (maybe a teaser trailer too?) from the movie. Screen Gems will release PPZ in US Theaters on February 5th, 2016 ! See 4 new PPZ stills with an EW article below...

Pride & Prejudice (2005) - Modified in Form But Not In Essence

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I am always baffled and downright mystified by how many self-described Austen fans disparage the 2005 feature film adaptation of Pride and Prejudice . It’s understandable that many, including myself, have a deep and abiding affection for a beloved work of fiction and that this same affinity yields very strong feelings. However, what I don’t quite comprehend is the reasoning behind the disdain, which can be frequently assigned to purists and/or devotees of the seminal 1995 BBC/A&E mini-series . First and foremost an adaptation can't possibly be an exact replica. Film is an entirely different medium and it needn't be precise in order to have merit.  by    slightly everything

Joe Wright and cast of Pan movie to be at Comic-Con 2015 July 11th!

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Joe Wright is going to be at the SDCC 2015 aka San Diego Comic-Con International on Saturday, July 11th (starting from 10:30 am to 12:00 pm). He will be in panel with a few of his cast ( Hugh Jackman , Garrett Hedlund , and Levi Miller ) in Hall H for their new fantastical origin Pan film starring Hugh Jackman , Rooney Mara , Amanda Seyfried , Garrett Hedlund , and Levi Miller . The film will be in US theaters nationwide (with 2D, 3D and IMAX formats) this Fall, October 9th . Here's an official WB Bros. Pictures press release via Collider below...