Pride & Prejudice (2005) FAN Blog

Late on posting this...PBS Masterpiece recently announced on Jane Austen's 250th birthday ( December 16, 2025 ) that  Miss Austen  starring  Keeley Hawes  (aka  Matthew Macfadyen ’s real-life wife) as Miss  Cassandra Austen , (Jane’s older sister) returns for a second season ! It'll be based on Gill Hornby 's follow-up novel, " The Elopement ," which further delves into the family life of Jane and Cassandra Austen . Casting and further details will be announced in due course. Read more here . 

Wishing all the devoted  Pride & Prejudice Fans ,  v isitors , and all the faithful  P&P Blog Readers  here today a very...

A new teaser clip for the upcoming  The Other Bennet Sister   (starring  Ella Bruccoleri ) series has been released yesterday to celebrate the 250th Birthday of Jane Austen . The Other Bennet Sister  is coming soon on BritBox TV in the U.S. and Canada & BBC iPlayer in the UK! Watch it below courtesy of BritBoxTV on Instagram:

Happy 250th Birthday  to the lovely, genius and way ahead of her time, beloved English novelist, the one and only,  JANE AUSTEN ! Worth re-posting every year (and slightly edited and updated) for your FYI... Remembering and  celebrating her 250th birthday  today,  Jane Austen , the woman who wrote the original  Pride and Prejudice   novel (which had been made into  several TV and Film adaptations  including the  2005 film,  Pride & Prejudice ), which was her first (can you believe  unsuccessful ?!) submission to a publisher back in  1797  ( 228  years ago) titled  "First Impressions"  (later changed to  "Pride and Prejudice" ). She revised " First Impressions " and published it entitled " Pride and Prejudice " in  1813  ( 212  years ago, 11 months ago this year!).

Some first look photos of the upcoming BBC and BritBox ten part-series  The Other Bennet Sister   (starring  Ella Bruccoleri ), which   is a fresh spin around the ballroom for one of Jane Austen’s most unassuming characters:  Mary Bennet has been released! No premiere date has been announced yet, but it will be sometime in 2026. The Other Bennet Sister  is coming soon on BritBox TV in the U.S. and Canada & BBC iPlayer in the UK!

Funko is finally releasing a new bewitching Pride & Prejudice funko pops featuring  Keira Knightley 's Elizabeth Bennet &  Matthew Macfadyen 's Mr. Darcy ! These items will be released on March 28, 2026 ! Funko is recreating an iconic and bewitching second proposal at dawn scene from Pride & Prejudice (2005) film in your Pop! collection! The collectible brand’s latest drop features Pop! Figures featuring Elizabeth Bennet & Mr. Darcy , as seen in the 2005 film adaptation of Jane Austen ’s classic Pride and Prejudice , as played by Keira Knightley & Matthew Macfadyen ! They are now available to pre-order on  Amazon  (unfortunately, both Elizabeth & Darcy Funko pops are currently unavailable to preorder at Amazon. Will update this post when they do). You can however, Pre-order Elizabeth Bennet here and Mr. Darcy here via Entertainment Earth )!

Focus Features  has announced recently (about a month ago) that their big screen adaptation of  Jane Austen ’s  Sense And Sensibility  starring  Daisy Edgar Jones will be released in U.S. Theaters on September 11, 2026! Starring: Daisy Edgar-Jones ,  Esmé Creed-Miles ,  Caitríona Balfe , Frank Dillane, George MacKay, Herbert Nordrum, Bodhi Rae Breathnach, Fiona Shaw Screenplay:  Diana Reid Director:  Georgia Oakley Producers:  Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, India Flint, Jo Wallett Sense and Sensibility , a new film adaptation and a fresh take on Jane Austen’s classic from Focus Features and Working Title Films (Pride & Prejudice 2005 and Emma 2020). 

Today  Dame  Judi Dench ,    Pride & Prejudice   2005 's very own  Lady Catherine  celebrates her  91st birthday . Born  Judith Olivia Dench ,   December 9 ,  1934  in  York, North Yorkshire, England, UK . Happy Birthday Dame Judi Dench!!! Worth re-posting... Academy Award Winner  (for  Best Supporting Actress  in  Shakespeare in Love )  Miss Dench  is one of the busiest English actresses around and has done countless of films (ie.  Bond Films ,  As Time Goes By  tv series,  Mrs. Henderson Presents  with  P&P co-star   Kelly Reilly ,  Shakespeare In Love ,  Ladies In Lavender , and many other made for TV movies and feature films...too many to list here, just check out her  IMDB filmography ) throughout her very long acting career, but to us  P&P movie fans , she will always be known as the proud and domineering  Lady Cathe...