Pride & Prejudice (2005) Blog

Earlier today, Matthew Macfadyen looking very handsome (clean shaven too!) attended the 2017 Summer Television Critics Association (TCA) Press Tour of his upcoming Starz 4-part Limited Series , Howards End with co-stars Hayley Atwell and Tracey Ullman , along with executive producer Colin Callender . They spoke onstage during the Starz portion at Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, CA. Also, Starz has released new production stills of Howards End with two images featuring Matthew and Hayley (scroll down to see them below!). The  Howards End limited series will debut on Starz in 2018 . See new photos of MM from today's TCA 2017 Press Tour , new stills from HE , and more below...

The 2017 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) has announced the first slate of their film galas and special presentations for 2017. Five of those films announced are from director  Joe Wright 's upcoming film Darkest Hour , Victoria & Abdul starring  Judi Dench ,  Mudbound with  Carey Mulligan   co-starring, Breathe with  Tom Hollander  co-starring, and The Current War with  Matthew Macfadyen  co-starring. The festival runs from September 7th-17th . Here's a list of 5 films starring (or co-starring) P&P '05 actors with one of them directed by JW via Deadline below...

Continuing from my previous posts ( Chapters 1-13 ), moving right on to Chapter 14 , which is about dinner and conversations with the Bennet family and Mr. Collins at the Bennet family home in Longbourn .

A bit late in posting this here since I just noticed this bit of TV Casting News, in which today's  birthday girl,  Kelly Reilly has recently joined Kevin Costner (who previously co-starred with  Keira Knightley in Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit film and  Jena Malone in History's Hatfields & McCoys epic Mini-Series), Luke Grimes, Wes Bentley, and Cole Hauser in Paramount Network's (currently Spike TV) in the upcoming TV Drama series (10 one-hour episode series) titled Yellowstone , which follows the Dutton family , led by John Dutton (Costner), who controls the largest contiguous ranch in the United States, under constant attack by those it borders – land developers, an Indian reservation, and America’s first National Park. Kelly will play Costner's daughter Beth , one of his three children. Read more details from the recent press release (via TV Series Finale ) below:

Today ( July 18th ) is   Kelly Reilly 's (aka  P&P 's own  Caroline Bingley ) 40th 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!!!

Today, ( July 17th ) is  Donald Sutherland 's (aka  P&P 's own  Mr. Bennet ) 82nd 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 82nd Birthday Donald Sutherland!!!

Finally, some exciting and official release date news on  Keira Knightley   &   Matthew Macfadyen 's upcoming new  Walt Disney Pictures  feature film titled  The Nutcracker and the Four Realms , a live-action  adaptation of E.T.A. Hoffman’s Christmas Eve tale about a young girl who finds a Nutcracker doll among the family’s gifts and is charged by her parents to take special care of it. The live-action remake is set for US Theatrical Release on November 2, 2018 , the studio announced and confirmed with a teaser trailer (hopefully, it'll be released online soon!) during its D23 Expo 2017 (yesterday, July 15th). The holiday film takes over the previously announced release date of the live-action Mulan remake. It will open opposite Fox's X-Men: Dark Phoenix and an unnamed Paramount film. The Nutcracker and the Four Realms also starring Mackenzie Foy, Helen Mirren, Morgan Freeman, and Misty Copeland. Read more info. about the previewed teaser trailer description vi

Focus Features just released today the first official trailer to director Joe Wright 's new historical period drama  Darkest Hour  (scripted by Anthony McCarten of The Theory of Everything) starring Gary Oldman , Kristin Scott Thomas , and Lily James . A new poster and still (via Focus Features...see them below!) for this film has been released as well. Darkest Hour opens in US Theaters  November 22nd ! Watch the official trailer for Darkest Hour below...

Last night director  Joe Wright   attended  Focus Features   only London screening of his  Pride & Prejudice 2005   film at the rooftop film club in Peckham and he did a Q&A too after the screening of the movie. It was part (and the first of 3 P&P Screenings) of Focus Features' “ The Focus 15 Screening Series ”, a collection of throwback screenings that will highlight some of Focus’ most successful films including  Joe Wright 's   Pride & Prejudice  (starring  Keira Knightley  &  Matthew Macfadyen ) with screenings in a few cities:  London  (July 6),  Los Angeles  (July 26), and  New York  (July 26). JW signed a cool new P&P poster (which you can see above and below, created by    Doublenaut ),  which was commissioned by FF as part of their Focus 15 Screening Series. Check out the new P&P poster ( you can win one at Screen Crush !) and a couple new photos of director Joe Wright  from the P&P London screening below via FF's official I

The first trailer was released for Breathe starring Claire Foy and Andrew Garfield with Hugh Bonneville and Tom Hollander (as David Blacker...though I was seeing double of him in a swing scene in the trailer!) co-starring. Breathe opens in US Theaters October 13th and in UK Cinemas October 27th ! Read more info. and watch the trailer for Breathe below...