Emma Corrin, Jack Lowden to star in 'Pride and Prejudice' adaptation

Spare us another 'Pride and Prejudice' remake

Do modern audiences still “get” Jane Austen? At first glance, her star seems undimmed. School trips still schlep around Bath, wearily taking in the Regency crescents and spaffing pocket money on Mr Darcy rubber ducks. And, for TV networks, she continues to be dynamite: Dolly Alderton has just announced yet another adaptation of Pride and Prejudice, this time for Netflix. Unfortunately, this latest revival has been met with muted resignation at be

Emma Corrin, Olivia Colman to reunite in ‘Pride and Prejudice’

Emma Corrin and Olivia Colman are taking their working relationship from Buckingham Palace to Longbourn, as they will reunite in the upcoming miniseries “Pride and Prejudice.” Corrin and Colman will portray Elizabeth Bennet and Mrs. Bennet, respectively, in the six-episode series adaptation, as announced by a streaming platform on Friday, April 11. “This cast has bewitched us, body and soul,” the post read. View this post on Instagram A post sha…

Olivia Colman and Benedict Cumberbatch Fight to the Finish in 'The Roses'

A reimagining of the hit 1989 comedy sees two powerhouse actors playing a couple whose marriage devolves into a hilarious divorce battle.

In the new adaptation of Jane Austen's literary classic Pride and Prejudice, Olivia Colman will take on the role of Mrs. Bennet, a strategically-savvy mother who must somehow marry her five daughters.

With Emma Corrin, Olivia Colman and Jack Lowden, still staring this year

Pride, prejudice and disaster

My fellow Jane Austen fans, you are going to need strength. This July, we will be coming up to the three-year anniversary of the carnage that Netflix deemed fit to tell us was Persuasion. If you have only just recovered from their rage-inducing character assassination of lovely shy Anne Elliot, you will be appalled to learn that the streaming platform has even more sinister plans in motion, with Pride and Prejudice next in line. We are obliged t…