Comments on: The Jane Austen Book Club trailer is online

By: James

James — Sat, 14 Jul 2007 16:56:50 +0000

Tamara;
I feel that PBS is making a Huge mistake bringing ITV’s “Austen Season ” to “Masterpiece Theatre”.
James

By: Tamara

Tamara — Sun, 08 Jul 2007 00:37:55 +0000

I agree with Julie; I couldn’t stand the book and feel the same about the movie, unfortunately. But I don’t see how I could NOT see a movie about Jane. I would rather watch one of the cruddy adaptations than this. At least those have pretty Regency dresses. bummed.

By: Julie T

Julie T — Sat, 07 Jul 2007 02:05:54 +0000

Wowee! I loathed the book, but thanks to this trailer, I might just condescend to plunk down $9 to see the film!

By: John

John — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 04:05:54 +0000

Hey, whaddaya know, you’re both right. Just watched the trailer for the fifth time, and saw Corrine. My bad. I like Jimmy Smits, and although I’m sorry for Mags’s sake there is no Adrien, Grigg looks promising.

By: Tony A

Tony A — Wed, 04 Jul 2007 21:48:44 +0000

John, IMDb shows Corrine being played by Parisa Fitz-Henley, and she is in the trailer, at around 00:00:45, in the bathtub scene with Maggie Grace (Allegra). She, Parisa, is probably not a big enough name to warrant a credit in the trailer. I just love Emily Blunt; her line, “Do you think Austen is the capital of Texas?” cracks me up. And to answer your question regarding Daniel, he’s played by Jimmy Smits. To think that I liked The Lake House because of its Jane Austen/Persuasion connection, this one will probably put me into JA overload. Bring it on! The audiobook narration is not first-grade, but I’m getting it anyway.

By: Mags

Mags — Wed, 04 Jul 2007 21:37:47 +0000

Yep, that’s my boyfriend Jimmy Smits (one of my boyfriends, anyway). One of the reasons I am looking forward to this film with cautious optimism. (Been burned too many times, friends!) I like Hugh Dancy but am still wishing that my Sweet Babboo (Adrien Brody for those who don’t know) had been cast as Grigg. Might have been the only chance I’ll ever have of hearing him utter Austen lines.

There was a shot with Maggie Grace in bed with a woman, so I guess Corinne is in it. I figure that even though it will be classified as a “chick flick,” the ladies will be able to drag their men along with promises of girltouching. This film will be HUGE!

By: John

John — Wed, 04 Jul 2007 20:57:33 +0000

Thay Lord, is that Matthew Santos playing Daniel? I’m so looking forward to this-since I got the audio book of JABC, I’ve read my paper copy at least twice. Main change I noticed was no sign of Corrine, so I assume she must have become a man for the film?

By: Franka

Franka — Wed, 04 Jul 2007 18:33:57 +0000

Oh my God, this looks so great!!! I’m so excited about this movie and the trailer looks very promising! Hugh Dancy is my favourite actor and seeing him talk about Jane Austen in a movie is fantastic… *Sigh* (Although they made it seem as if Grigg never heard of JA before, which isn’t exactly like the book, but oh well, who cares? Lol! )

Thanks SO much for posting this, Mags!