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Then & Now: Pride & Prejudice's The Bennet Girls

Posted by Le on Thursday, June 9, 2011


As aforementioned here in this blog, these young and very talented actresses (Academy Award® Nominee Keira Knightley, British Independent Film Award winner Rosamund Pike, Young Artist Award Winner Jena Malone, Academy Award® Nominee and BAFTA winner Carey Mulligan, and Talulah Riley) who played the Bennet sisters brilliantly and quite convincingly in the 2005 Oscar and Golden Globe nominated film, Pride & Prejudice were, in my opinion, all great together as sisters and an outstanding ensemble cast in their P&P 2005 film as well as individually, in their own other films before, during, or after they co-starred in P&P movie.

This time I thought I'd update you all in what they're up to as these 5 P&P 05 Bennet actresses (with the exception of Keira Knightley and Jena Malone) as unknowns before P&P movie (ie. Rosamund Pike, Carey Mulligan, and Talulah Riley) and then, post-P&P movie each had started to get wide recognition and more TV & film projects as well as critically acclaimed for their other roles (Keira Knightley, Carey Mulligan, and Rosamund Pike) as one of them had become an instant breakout star, it girl, and Oscar/Golden Globe nominee as well as BAFTA award winner (Carey Mulligan) in such as short time. The worldwide success of the 2005 Pride & Prejudice film sure got each one of them a lot of recognition and attention they never had before even for its lead star Keira Knightley, who was already a big name from Bend It Like Beckham and Pirates movies prior to P&P movie. Also, for Jena Malone, who is a well-known, young veteran actress in her own right. They each have done very well individually after they were all cast in this film (and will definitely always be remembered for it) and after its released back in 2005 to its worldwide success that this film has continued to be to this day. 

Anyway, if you're wondering what's new or what they're up to these days with their respective careers since P&P movie was released almost 6 years ago. Here's a compiled list of what they're doing now and what they'll be doing next to for their next TV/Film/Stage Play projects (with recent public appearances photos of each of the 5 Bennet girls along with links and additional info via IMDB)...

The Bennet Sisters: Where are they now?

Keira Knightley (Elizabeth "Lizzie" Bennet)
 
(Photo by PacificCoastNews.com) 
Keira Knightley Outside 'The Daily Show with Jon Stewart'
Keira Knightley stops to sign some autographs and pose for pictures before an appearance on "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart".  (May 10, 2011)

Best Known for role(s): Elizabeth Bennet (Pride & Prejudice; nominated for an Oscar and Golden Globe for Best Actress), Elizabeth Swann (Pirates 1-3 movies)
Last seen in: The Children's Hour (stage play) - Karen,  Never Let Me Go -
Ruth with P&P co-star Carey Mulligan, London Boulevard - Charlotte
Currently seen in: Last Night - Joanna Reed
Currently filming:  Seeking a Friend for the End of the World as Penny with Steve Carrell
Up next: Neverland (TV movie) (post-production) Tinker Bell (voice)
Will be seen next in: A Dangerous Method (completed) Sabina Spielrein
Upcoming film: Anna Karenina (2011) with P&P co-star and director . Filming begins September 2011 on location in the UK and Russia. Read more info on Anna Karenina here! 
In development projects: Tender Is the Night 2013, The Emperor's Children (2012) 
 
Jena Malone (Lydia Bennet)
(Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images North America)
Opening Night Of "Beauty Culture" At The Annenberg Space For Photography - Red Carpet
Jena Malone arrives at the opening night of "Beauty Culture" at the Annenberg Space for Photography on May 19, 2011 in Los Angeles, California.

Best known in role(s): Anna Harrison (Stepmom), Ruth Anne "Bone" Boatright (Bastard Out of Carolina),  Mary (Saved!), Lydia Bennet (Pride & Prejudice)
Last seen in: Sucker Punch as Rocket
Currently seen in: I Think Bad Thoughts (short) Jena with Karate Kid's Ralph Macchio and Elijah Wood. Watch Jena Malone in the music video for 'I Think Bad Thoughts'
Upcoming films:  
Family Tree (pre-production) 
For Ellen (post-production) Susan
Jack and Diane (post-production) Susan 
The Wait (post-production) Angela
shorts:
David Goldberg (short) Vida 
Rachel (short) Rachel - Follow the link and watch Jena Malone in the trailer for 'Rachel'! 
Indevelopment project(s): Mu

Rosamund Pike (Jane Bennet)
 
(Photo by Bauer Griffin)
Rosamund Pike arrived at the red carpet for the 2011 BAFTA (British Academy of Film and Television Arts) Awards ceremony held at Royal Opera House. (February 13, 2011)

Best known role(s): Jane Bennet (Pride & Prejudice), Miranda Frost (Die Another Day , a Bond film)
Last Seen:  Women in Love (TV series) Gudrun Brangwen, Burning Palms - Dedra Davenport, Made in Dagenham - Lisa Hopkins
Currently seen in: Barney's Version - Miriam Grant-Panofsky (Coming to DVD and Blu-ray June 28th)
Currently filming:  Wrath of the Titans (filming) Andromeda
Will be seen next in: Johnny English Reborn (post-production) (Sept. 16, 2011), The Big Year (post-production) (Oct. 2011)
Upcoming film(s): The Sea (pre-production) Connie Grace
In development project(s):  Godmother (2014), Untitled Nick Hornby Project

Carey Mulligan (Kitty Bennet) 
(photo by New York Times)

Photos: Carey Mulligan in 'Through A Glass Darkly'
Also, the New York Times released a promotional photoshoot of Carey Mulligan on set and in character for Through a Glass Darkly as well as a new interview.

Best known in role(s): Kitty Bennet (Pride & Prejudice), Jenny (An Education; nominated for Best Actress Oscar and Golden Globe; BAFTA winner for Best Actress)
Last seen in: Never Let Me Go - Kathy with P&P co-star Keira Knightley, Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps - Winnie Gekko  with Michael Douglas and Shia Lebeauf
Currently seen in: Through A Glass Darkly (off-broadway) (May 13 - July 3rd)
Will be seen next in: Drive as Irene with Ryan Gosling, Shame (post-production as Sissy with Michael Fassbender
Will be filming next: The Great Gatsby (pre-production) Daisy Buchanan
with Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire, Isla Fisher in August in Australia
In development project(s): My Fair Lady (2012), On Chesil Beach

Talulah Riley (Mary Bennet) 
(Photo by PacificCoastNews.com)
The Jameson Empire Awards 2011 in London 2
Talulah Riley lights up the red carpet at the Jameson Empire Awards 2011 at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London. (March 27, 2011)

Best Known in role(s): Mary Bennet (Pride & Prejudice), Annabelle Fritton (St. Trinian's 1 and 2 movies)
Last seen in: The Dilemma (cameo role as a Concept Car Spokesmodel) with Vince Vaughn, Kevin James, Jennifer Connelly, Winona Ryder, and Queen Latifah;  Inception (in a cameo role with Leonardo DiCaprio, Marion Cotillard, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Ellen Page, and Tom Hardy)
Recently filmed: The Knot (filming) as Alexandra with Mena Suvari
In development project(s): Transmission (2012)
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Photos: Carey Mulligan and Rosamund Pike at 2010 Moët British Independent Film Awards

Posted by Le on Monday, December 6, 2010

Another Bennet Sisters Reunited!

Two months ago, it was Keira Knightley and Carey Mulligan at LFF's Never Let Me Go Premiere. This time, it was former An Education and Pride & Prejudice co-stars Carey Mulligan and Rosamund Pike both were nominated and attended the 2010 Moët British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) held at Old Billingsgate Market on earlier tonight, December 5, 2010 in London, England. Unfortunately, Miss Knightley was not in attendance at the BIFA event this year. It would've been nice to see half of the Bennet girls reunited in photos, at least. Still, it was great to see Rosamund and Carey in picture together.


Rosamund and Carey finally reunited for the first time (since appearing together in An Education and P&P movies) on this year's BIFA award show! Interestingly, last year, they both attended this same award show too, but were not pictured together nor seen together at the red carpet, award show, and post-award show parties. See Photos: Carey Mulligan and Rosamund Pike at BIFA 2009. Not too mention, they didn't even promote An Education together nor attended any award shows, screening premieres, and film festivals together. RP was mostly MIA at those events last year, she promoted An Education separately and did some interviews though as she was busy with filming her own films (ie. Barney's Version, Made In Dagenham, etc.). Besides, it was Carey's first big lead role, so she had to promote the film more, which she did and got rave reviews and lots of accolades for it.

As previously posted here, Carey won BIFA for Best Actress for Never Let Me Go (again, as she did last year with An Education). Unfortunately, Rosamund lost out Best Supporting Actress nod again (as she did last year to Anne Marie-Duff for Nowhere Boy) as well as Keira Knightley (on her Best Supporting Actress nod for Never Let Me Go) to Helena Bonham Carter for The King's Speech.


Congrats again to CM, CF, HBC, and TKS for their BIFA win!

Anyway, here are new pics of Jane and Kitty Bennet...err...Ros and Carey (including new pics of them together!!!) from...

 The Moët British Independent Film Awards 2010 - Champagne
Rosamund Pike and Carey Mulligan  
 (source: photos by Dave M. Bennet/Getty Images Europe 
| Jon Furniss/WireImage | Carey Mulligan Online)

and their solo red carpet/arrival pics...

Best Supporting Actress Nominee Rosamund Pike 
attends the Moet British Independent Film Awards 
at Old Billingsgate Market on December 5, 2010 in London, England. 
(Source: photo by Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images Europe | zimbio.com)
Best Actress Winner Carey Mulligan attends the 
Moet British Independent Film Awards at 
Old Billingsgate Market on December 5, 2010 in London, England.
(Source: photo by Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images Europe | zimbio.com)

Speaking of Carey Mulligan's two BIFA for Best Actress awards (Never Let Me Go and An Education), Rosamund Pike, on the other hand, had          a Best Supporting Actress BIFA nominations, and a   win for another Best Supporting Actress for The Libertine in 2005 (in which she co-starred opposite Johnny Depp and her former P&P co-stars Rupert Friend, Kelly Reilly, and Tom Hollander).
and she won!

Best Performance by a Supporting Actor or Actress in a British Independent Film Rosamund Pike for The Libertine
Also, at the same night and year,  Keira Knightley received the following...
The Variety Award
Keira Knightley
and was nominated this year in 2010: Best Supporting Actress for Never Let Me Go
BIFA and 2008: Best Performance by an Actress in a British Independent Film for The Duchess 
Other P&P actors who were nominated for BIFA in 2005: Most Promising Newcomer (Rupert Friend) and 2005: Best Performance by a Supporting Actor or Actress in a British Independent Film (Tom Hollander). Both nominated for The Libertine as well.
Speaking of the 2005 BIFA...since the 2010 BIFA sans KK, I'll include a... 
BIFA 2005 Photos Flashback
 Keira Knightley - Variety Award winner
 
The 2005 British Independent Film Awards
Rosamund Pike and Keira Knightley
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5 Best Scene Performances in other films by Pride & Prejudice's Bennet Sisters

Posted by Le on Tuesday, October 5, 2010


These young and very talented actresses (Academy Award® Nominee Keira Knightley, British Independent Film Award winner Rosamund Pike, Young Artist Award Winner Jena Malone, Academy Award® Nominee and BAFTA winner Carey Mulligan, and Talulah Riley) who played the Bennet sisters brilliantly and quite convincingly in the 2005 Oscar and Golden Globe nominated film, Pride & Prejudice were, in my opinion, all great together as sisters and an outstanding ensemble cast in P&P as well as individually, in their own other films before, during, or after they co-starred in P&P movie. It's no wonder they are all successful nowadays in their own individual film careers (after Pride & Prejudice) and each have upcoming and new films (ie. Never Let Me Go, Wall Street: Money Never Sleep, Made In Dagenham, etc.) currently in theaters getting good reviews and doing so well.

Here are the video clips and memorable quotes from their films that I think each actress excelled in and were quite strong and impressive with their acting performances in a particular or rather dramatic scene in the following films (P&P included for KK, as I think this film was one of her few best performances I've seen her in and got her noticed for her acting ability as opposed to her previous films prior to P&P movie, where she mostly played either a small or supporting role).

Keira Knightley as Elizabeth Bennet 
The First Proposal scene

Elizabeth Bennet: "And I might as well inquire why, with so evident a design of insulting me, you chose to tell me that you liked me against your better judgment!"

"If I was uncivil, then that is some excuse. But I have other reasons, you know I have. Do you think that anything might tempt me to accept the man who has ruined, perhaps forever, the happiness of a most beloved sister? Do you deny it Mr. Darcy, that you separated a young couple who loved each other, exposing your friend to the censure of the world for caprice and my sister to its derision for disappointed hopes, and involving them both in misery of the acutest kind? How could you do it? Indifferent? But that's because she's shy!  Because you suggested it! My sister hardly shows her true feelings to me! I supposed you suspected his, his fortune had some bearing on the matter. What was? Did my sister give that impression? Our want of connection? Mr. Bingley didn't seem to vex himself about that! How sir?"

"And what about Mr. Wickham? What excuse can you give your, your behavior towards him.  He told me about his misfortunes. You ruin his chances and yet you treat him with sarcasm." 

"My pride? And those are the words of a gentleman? From the first moment I met you, your arrogance and conceit and your selfish disdain for the feelings of others made me realize that you are the last man in the world I could ever be prevailed upon to marry." 



[source: Gulapfull]

FYI: Keira Knightley was nominated for an Oscar (as well as a Golden Globe Nomination) for Best Actress (or Outstanding Actress in a leading role) for her iconic Elizabeth Bennet role in Pride & Prejudice (2005) film. Three more Academy Award® nominations for P&P movie: Best Achievement in Art Direction, Best Achievement in Costume Design, and Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score.    

Also, KK as Georgiana (the duchess of Devonshire) in The Duchess and as Vera Phillips in The Edge of Love.


Rosamund Pike as Elizabeth Wilmot (The Libertine)

The Coming Home To Die scene

Elizabeth Malet Wilmot: "Leave us. LEAVE US!!! I am ever your last resort!!! When your mistress has kicked you into the streets and the last whore in Covent Garden refuses to attend to you...then, and only then, do you come to me! ... I don't want you to die! I want you to live and live differently!! Stop It!! Why? If it's good for you, it's not good for me too? Why, then do you pursue that path? When were you last a sober man? No, you're not, John, a rational man. Has not your intellect been widely phrased? So, this man of intellect, this rational man...knowing that five years of constant drinking have rendered his body feeble, and his spirit low. What would this man of intellect do? What would he do? Yes, he would desist! And those he loved, would they not show their love by beseeching him to desist? I've heard men say that the Devil is in you. If that be so, then I know how he made his entrance."  



Also, RP as Miranda Frost in Die Another Day  and as the lead Fanny Logan in "Masterpiece Theatre: Love in a Cold Climate".  


Jena Malone as Ruth Anne 'Bone' Boatwright 

Ruth Anne 'Bone' Boatwright: "Sleepin...A picture...Daddy."

Watch young Jena's character Bone's emotional scene towards the end of the clip below...so sad! No lines or words needed...the look in her eyes and her emotions and tears said it all and was heartbreaking to watch at the same time. Poor young girl :( ...(FYI: Jena made this film when she was about 11 years old, which she won the Young Artist Award and was also nominated for Cable Ace, Young Star, Independent Spirit, SAG Awards, which made her the first youngest at 12 to be nominated for SAG (Screen Actors Guild) Award. This movie dealt with issues of child abuse, violence and sex. Jena has said in later interviews that this movie and her participation in it continue to influence her life substantially.)
 


Watch two more emotional and very sad scenes below...Jena was really great in this movie! Definitely, she's a vet when it comes to playing complex characters and scenes. She's brilliant in acting those dramatic, emotional, and very intense scenes that other young actresses or even older than her couldn't do. I must say, she's one of those rare, really good, very talented, versatile, and underrated young actresses. She was pretty good as the wild and annoying younger Bennet sister, Lydia Bennet too. Not too mention, the only American actress in the Bennet siblings and P&P cast who had to do a British accent...quite believable and impressive too.


[source: teegeezeethree]

Narrator: "Who had Mama been? What did she wanted to be or do before I was born? Once I was born her hopes turned and I climb up her life like a flower reachin' for the sun. Her life had folded into mine. Who would I be when I was 15, 20, 30. Would I be as strong as she had been? As hungry for love, as desperate, determined, and ashamed? I wouldn't know, but I was already who I was going to be someone like her, like my Mama. A Boatwright. A bastard. A bastard out of Carolina."

Bone: "I love you Mama."
Watch young Jena Malone in the Making of Bastard Out of Carolina (part 2)

Also, JM as Anna Harrison in Stepmom and as the lead role Mary in Saved!.


Carey Mulligan as Jenny (An Education)
He's Jewish scene

Jenny Millar: "We won't be getting married in a church. David's Jewish. And you're aware, I supposed, that our Lord was Jewish. Nobody does anything worth doing with a degree. No woman, anyway. Boring! Studying is hard and boring. Teaching is hard and boring. So, what you're telling me is to be bored and then bored...and finally bored again, but this time for the rest of my life? This whole stupid country is bored! There's no life in it or color or fun. It's probably just as well the Russians are going to drop a nuclear bomb on us any day now. So, my choice is to do something hard and boring, or to marry my Jew and go to Paris and Rome and listen to jazz, and read, and eat good food in nice restaurants and have fun. It's not enough to educate us anymore, Mrs. Walters. You've got to tell us why you're doing it? I don't wish to be impertinent Mrs. Walters, but it is an argument worth rehearsing. You never know someone else might want to know the point of it all one day."


[source: Hit Fix]

FYI: 3 Oscar Nominations for Carey and An Education...
An Education
Finola Dwyer/Wildgaze Films Production (Sony Pictures Classics)

  • Carey Mulligan – Performance by an Actress in a leading role
  • Best picture - Finola Dwyer and Amanda Posey, Producers
  • Adapted screenplay - Nick Hornby
Also, CM as Elsie Kipling in My Boy Jack (I think her performance here was even better and stronger than An Education, but unfortunately, I can't find any video clip to show here or the two other emotional scenes in An Education when she confronted her parents and her father saying sorry to her about David) and most recently in The Greatest as Rose (love Carey's American accent in this movie and she did great here) too.


Talulah Riley as Megan Hunter 
(Agatha Christie's Marple: The Moving Finger)

Megan Hunter: "Stay with you? At your house? Oh, yes! Take me away. Please take me away! I was such a coward. I didn't know what a coward I was. It is so awful being here and feeling so weak. I don't know. I'm sorry, I'm being silly. You see, it's rather dreadful when your mother dies."


(part 4 of 10...watch below from when the clip started till 1:06...)
 
[source: missmarpleAC]


Watch Talulah Riley in Miss Marple - Moving Finger (Parts 1-10)

Also, TR as Annabelle Fritton in St. Trinian's and Marianne in Pirate Radio. 
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