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Jack Lowden cast as Darcy in Netflix’s new Pride & Prejudice: thoughts??

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You know how Hollywood feels like every generation needs their Spider-Man? It feels like someone – who??? – has decided that every generation needs their own Mr. Darcy as well. If I’m being honest, I love both of the most well-known versions of Pride and Prejudice, the BBC miniseries starring Colin Firth and Jennifer Ehle, and the Joe Wright film starring Keira Knightly and Matthew Macfayden. Both are imperfect, but both are completely enjoyable and mostly faithful to Jane Austen’s most beloved novel. I always think that younger people should just watch the 2005 film if they want an easy-to-digest version, because Keira really does such an amazing job as Lizzie, and she had such chemistry with Macfayden’s Darcy. But still, they’re remaking it into a Netflix miniseries and the cast list so far sounds… eh, interesting??

Jane Austen’s timeless novel Pride and Prejudice has inspired many works of art since its release — and now it’s headed to Netflix!

On April 10, the streamer announced that best-selling author Dolly Alderton and director Euros Lyn were adapting Pride and Prejudice into a six-part series, starring Emma Corrin, Jack Lowden and Olivia Colman.

“Once in a generation, a group of people get to retell this wonderful story and I feel very lucky that I get to be a part of it,” Alderton told Tudum. “Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice is the blueprint for romantic comedy — it has been a joy to delve back into its pages to find both familiar and fresh ways of bringing this beloved book to life.”

The new series will join the lineup of dozens of other movies and series that have been adapted from Austen’s novel. While no release date has been announced yet, there are plenty of versions available to view throughout the wait.

The Pride and Prejudice series will be a period-faithful adaptation and closely follow the original text, per Tudum.

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I’m trying to balance my anger at the idea that every generation should “retell” this story versus my hope that the miniseries format will help with a faithful-to-the-text adaptation. Like, if we’re doing straight adaptations with all of Austen’s nuances, the miniseries format is the best way to go. And P&P hasn’t been a miniseries since 1995! THIRTY YEARS AGO!!

As for the cast so far… Olivia Colman was cast as Mrs. Bennett, not Lady Catherine de Bourgh, although Colman could totally play Lady Catherine!! But she’ll be a fantastic Mrs. Bennett, and I hope they don’t update the character to make her less pushy or gauche. Emma Corrin as Lizzie is honestly inspired casting – if you want to know if Emma can play period drama, check out Lady Chatterley’s Lover on Netflix, which is SUCH a good adaptation and Emma is fantastic in it. Jack Lowden is better known to me as Saoirse Ronan’s husband. He’s good looking, for sure. But can he brood in corners and stare longingly at Lizzie?? Also: who should they cast as Jane and Bingley? Charlotte? Wickham?

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Ayo Edebiri wore a custom Bottega Veneta to the BAFTAs: old Hollywood glam?

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Ayo Edebiri attended the 2024 BAFTAs and she decided to go all out in an “old Hollywood” style. She wore a custom Bottega Veneta ensemble… and I feel like one thing should have been edited out? Like, don’t wear the gloves AND the feathered stole/coat. Her styling here is great though and I love her lil’ bob.

Maybe I’ve just gotten used to Emma Corrin’s offbeat style, but they look bonkers-amazing in this bespoke Miu Miu. I f–king love these turquoise tights.

Greta Gerwig in Erdem Pre-Fall 2024. Not my vibe but she looks lovely.

Taylor Russell in custom Loewe. When will we be free of Loewe?? Seriously though, she elevates this.

Bonus Andrew Scott, who looked like the hottest little devil ever. He looks so beautiful!

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Emma Corrin brought Crucible Realness to the Emmys: cute or funny?

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The Crown’s Season 4 won a bunch of Emmys, no surprise. The only surprise was that Emma Corrin didn’t win for their portrayal of Princess Diana, which was arguably the biggest performance of the season. The season would have faltered in a huge way if Emma didn’t get it right. So I was sad for Corrin that they lost. I enjoyed Emma’s Emmy look though: Crucible Realness, Goody Proctor Goes to the Emmys. Emma wore a custom Miu Miu. The gloves had the fingertips cut out, and Emma got a black manicure to give themselves a “claw” look. The little bonnet though… it’s more like Swim Cap Realness.

As it turned out, Emma was the only major cast member to miss out on winning an Emmy. Olivia Colman, Josh O’Connor, Tobias Menzies and Gillian Anderson all won Emmys for their performances as (respectively) QEII, Prince Charles, Prince Philip and Margaret Thatcher. The only other “loser” among the main cast was… Emerald Fennell, who played Camilla Parker-Bowles. So Camilla and Diana both lost. LOL.

Olivia wore this simple Roksanda sack dress. She broke down in tears when she won and spoke about how her father passed during the pandemic.

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Gillian Anderson in Chloe. It’s weird that so many women actually had better styling for the “stay at home” pandemic awards shows. Gillian’s style has been struggling!

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Emerald Fennell in Valentino. I kind of love this? It’s wacky and it suits her.

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Josh O’Connor in Loewe. I love him, he’s an absolute doll. He’s quite the dandy too, he loves clothes.

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Emma Corrin based their version of Princess Diana on a neighborhood cat

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You know how an actor has actually given an iconic performance? People are still talking about the performance for months and years after the fact. So it is with Emma Corrin playing Princess Diana in The Crown. Emma, who is non-binary and uses they/them, got one of the many covers for W Magazine’s TV/Fall issue. Emma has moved on and they have other projects in the pipeline, but people still want to talk about Diana. For what it’s worth, I think this W Magazine cover functions as Emmy campaigning. Emma already won a Golden Globe and a SAG (as part of the ensemble) for The Crown. Emma chatted with W Magazine about all of it:

When Emma first learned they were cast as Princess Diana: “I was at the end of my auditions. I was actually taken to the set where they were filming some of season 3, and did a couple of scenes with Josh [O’Connor, who plays Prince Charles], and then the director and one of the producers proposed to me in this sort of “Will you be our Diana?” way. It was mad. I think I probably blacked out.

Whether Emma dressed like Diana for the audition: “I did white jeans, crisp blue shirt, and I said to my agent, “I’m going to get my nails done.” She said, “Great idea. Great commitment.” I got them in the most electric, vivid blue, and my agent was like, “You will change that immediately. Never do that again.” I was like, “Well, the ring was blue; she was kind of funky,” and she said, “No, Emma. This is so wrong.”

Getting Diana’s eye-movement right: “I got that from a cat. Not my cat, but a cat that used to come and sit on my wall. Me and Polly, who helped me with movement and character and stuff, were talking about what animal [Diana] would be, and we couldn’t figure it out for ages. Then I was watching this cat who was watching my puppy, and this cat was just sitting on the wall like this [makes a face]. I was like, Whoa, it’s that, because cats are powerful, can be very mysterious, coy. When they’re friendly, it’s amazing, and you feel like you know them, but you don’t. And I was like, Great, it’s her. Perfect.

What kind of animal is Emma? “Every time I ask someone to tell me, “What animal do you think I am?” they always say a bird, because I’m very flighty. It’s the worst one. Who wants to be a bird? I feel like you want to be something like an otter, or a meerkat.

The best piece of advice: “It’s a very simple one, but it’s very much for me, because I move a million miles an hour through everything: When you’re living a pace of life where you’ve got a lot of stuff happening to you all at once, stop and let it go a bit, and chill out and actually just try and sit in moments, as opposed to always thinking or planning or worrying about the next thing. Dan Levy was interestingly telling me—because we had dinner with my flatmate, as well, and we’re having various crises that you have in your 20s—“Guys, honestly, your life will change so much, and in ways that you cannot expect, [so stop] worrying about trying to fix everything and have it exactly the way you think it should be, or preempting things or trying to have control over everything at this stage of your life.” He said, “Don’t sweat it, because you have no idea what’s going to happen, and stuff changes. Just let it go a bit.”

[From W Magazine]

I’ll admit that I had no idea who Emma was before The Crown, and I can only imagine what it’s been like for them to go from a virtual unknown to the actor who flawlessly played the young Diana Spencer. It’s like A Star is Born, but in real life and with a British accent. And I do think Emma has been pretty stressed in recent years, from filming The Crown to promoting it and campaigning for all of the awards. I hope Emma does get a chance to move past the role after the Emmys and they should definitely find a lot of work all over the place. And yes, Diana was very catlike! She was always very feline in her movements. Probably from years as a dancer, but she did that coy, chin-down, looking-up thing throughout her life too.

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Emma Corrin to star in Netflix adaptation of Lady Chatterley’s Lover

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While the pandemic tried to stifle our sex lives, Netflix is doing its darnedest to keep us ignited. And the good news is they aren’t letting up. Not only are we getting the next chapter of Bridgerton to whet our filthy appetites, Netflix is bringing us an adaptation of the classic Lady Chatterley’s Lover starring Emma Corrin in the lead role. And, of course, Lady Chatterley had a lover, it’s right there in the title. That lover, her famous gamekeeper, will be played by Jack O’Connell. So how steamy will this film be? Well, if Glamour is to be believed, every reason this book was banned will be celebrated in the film version. Oh my! *fans self*

If our viewing habits over the last year have taught us anything, it’s that we go slightly mad for a bit of raunch. It’s almost as if months of virtual dating has left us sexually frustrated? At least we’ve been able to live our best, sexually liberated lives through our fave fictional characters. Take Netflix’s Sex/Life and Bridgerton, which were both enormously successful – in part thanks to their tantalising sex scenes.

Reckon you’ve binged every vaguely horny TV show? We have great news: Netflix have announced plans to adapt D. H. Lawrence’s notably raunchy novel, Lady Chatterley’s Lover, into a film. Starring none other than Emma Corrin (AKA Princess Diana in The Crown) and Jack O’Connell (AKA Cook from Skins)!

If Lady Chatterley’s Lover immediately takes you back to A-Level English Literature, Netflix’s adaptation will bring you back to reality with a bang. D. H. Lawrence’s steamy novel, with it’s litany of f-words, c-words, and oh-so crude descriptions of sex, may have been cringe-inducing as a teenager, but now? Bring it on.

[From Glamour]

I’m thrilled they are doing a steamy version of the book as it was written. I was trying to recall the story so I could weigh in on the casting choices. I thought I had a copy in my bedside table. Alas, I have Madame Bovary in my secret drawer, not Lady Chatterley, and I don’t think I’ve actually read Lady C. I’ve ordered it so that will be corrected but I have no idea if Emma would be my choice in this role. They were fantastic in The Crown. But I felt more empathy for them as Lady Diana than being seduced. However, that is the only role I’ve seen Emma in. I’m sure they have the acting chops to pull this off. I imagine the key here will be chemistry and Netflix probably had several chemistry tests between Emma and Jack. The article lists Jack’s credit from Skins, but he also played Louis Zamperini in Angelina Jolie’s Unbroken, so he can carry a film. The only other cast announced is Matthew Duckett whom I assume will play Sir Clifford Chatterley, the disabled husband. All of this is my speculation because Netflix is calling the film a “re-telling” which could mean they’re reversing the roles. The cast so far has only been announced as “starring in,” Emma could be the Lover for all I know. We’ll have to wait for the teaser. Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre is directing.

All I care about it that it’s raunchy. My kids are finally out of the house, and I don’t have to worry about being interrupted while I’m watching something anymore. Checking IMDb, there have been a few film versions of the book already The 1955 French version went to the US Supreme court to be determined if it was obscene (by 1959 standards). The 1981 film tried to be racy but somehow managed to be tedious, according to critics. A 2015 version was made for television, so it was rated PG (boo!) however, it had an interesting cast, including Richard Madden as Oliver (rowr). So maybe this is it, our perfect Lady C and her sexy lover. All the smut with no censorship to worry about and good actors to carry the script and the sexual tension. I just pray this is as fun as Bridgerton and not as dull as Sex/Life.

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Rege Jean-Page: Simon is an archetype of the ‘tall, dark, emotionally stunted man’

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Since Rege-Jean Page’s breakout role in Bridgerton, we’ve been discovering how intelligent and grounded he is. We’ve also noticed how damn fine Rege is too, but that is another post. Rege, who will not be returning for season two, had a conversation with The Crown’s Emma Corrin as part of Variety’s Actors on Actors series. Rege made the profound observation that Simon is an archetype of an emotionally stunted man. He said that he had to make Simon layered enough so that Simon wouldn’t be depicted as a toxic man who no one would root for. Rege wanted Simon to be a romantic hero and worked to humanize. Below are a few more highlights from Variety:

On what he thought when he read the Bridgerton script


I was like, OK, cool. It’s a period drama. It’s Jane Austen-esque. Why are we doing this now? What does it have to contribute? We have a couple hundred years between Jane Austen and where we’re at now, which means we’ve got like five or six waves of feminism since. And so, in carrying the torch, we need to make some ground with it.

Because Simon’s an archetype that already exists. He’s Darcy. He’s Heathcliff. He’s a tall, dark, brooding, emotionally stunted man.

On Simon’s journey


When you say the word “hero,” it implies it’s someone you look up to. We talk a lot with “Bridgerton” about it being female-centric, but also, what are men looking up to? What am I doing with this icon of masculinity?

What’s making this meal actually worth eating? I think of “Bridgerton” as a Happy Meal but with secret vitamins put in there. It’s like a secretly healthy, organic burger.

On Simon’s relationship with his father


I think that will tie into masculinity as well. The relationship to your dad. How you inherit responsibility? What do you do with that power?

[From Variety]

Listen, I love me some Rege-Jean. The man is an absolute gem and he is so thoughtful. I love the way Rege approaches his characters. When he said he starts with his character’s shoes when building their personalities, I felt that. That is the one thing I look at first when I meet someone, their shoes. You can tell a lot about a person by their shoes. It was dope when Rege made the connection to Emma between an audition and Diana’s Balmoral test. He also took into consideration that the Regency period was before the feminist movements but the books were post feminist revolution.

Rege truly loves the art of acting and it shows in his insight into the source material, into his character and in his incredible delivery. Every time I see an interview of Rege’s I fall more in love with him. I really can’t wait to see his upcoming projects. I am sure he will be just as methodical about building those characters too. Rege definitely has a bright future ahead of him in show business. Now let me go watch these Audi commercials.

The full interview: