Keri Russell and Bret McKenzie will star in Austenland
The story is based on the novel by Shannon Hale, who co-wrote the screenplay adaptation with Jerusha Hess. Austenland centers on a thirtysomething woman who is obsessed with the Mr. Darcy character in Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, particularly Colin Firth's portrayal of the character in the 1995 BBC mini-series adaptation. Her life is in the doldrums because she cannot find a real man who matches up to Mr. Darcy. When she takes a trip to a resort which caters to those obsessed with Jane Austen's work, she realizes her fantasy of meeting a regal man just may come true.
Keri Russell is playing the single woman, while JJ Feild is playing a Mr. Darcy actor at this Austenland resort. The cast also includes Jennifer Coolidge portraying a cruel vacationer, along with Jane Seymour, Rupert Vansittart, and James Callis.
Production begins this week in the United Kingdom.
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Nicholaus XX
Someone involved in the glorious "Napoleon Dynamite" is making a directional-debut? I'm there!
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skywise
@bawnian-dexeus its weird but your right. There is a very Kate and Leopold look to that pic. Very interesting catch.
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Bawnian©-Dexeus
@skywise notice how that picture looks like that of Kate and Leopold? Or maybe it's just me
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skywise
Well, its starting with a strong cast but Hess is hit or miss for me. I hope he finds more success behind the camera. He defntaly has an intersting sense of comedic timing.
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