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Henry Golding Boards Netflix's Persuasion
Henry Golding has boarded the big screen adaptation of 'Persuasion'.The upcoming Netflix film, which is based on the novel of the same name by Jane Austen, already had its leading lady, with Dakota Johnson set...
By Bang Showbiz in Movies / TV / Theatre on 06 May 2021
Britain's First Frankenstein Museum To Open
Britain's first Frankenstein museum is set to open where Mary Shelley created the legendary fictional monster. The museum will be located in the city of Bath, where Mary wrote the iconic 'Frankenstein' novel in 1818,...
By Bang Showbiz in Movies / TV / Theatre on 09 April 2020
Axl Rose Wants To Compose Movie Soundtracks
Axl, 54, has been extremely busy this year, fronting a reunited Guns N' Roses line-up and filling in for the indisposed Brian Johnson as the lead singer of AC DC. However the...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 10 June 2016
Jack Huston To Play Wickham In Pride And Prejudice And Zombies
Jack Huston is to play Wickham in the adaptation of Seth Grahame-Smith's 'Pride And Prejudice And Zombies'.The London-born actor - best known for his role as Richard Harrow on the popular HBO show 'Boardwalk Empire'...
By Bang Showbiz in Movies / TV / Theatre on 13 August 2014
Why Has Kelly Clarkson Been Forced To Give Up Jane Austen's Ring?
After a protracted disagreement and subsequent petition, the American Idol winner Kelly Clarkson has been forced to sell back a gold and turquoise ring once belonging to the celebrated British author Jane Austen. The singer...
By Michael West in Movies / TV / Theatre on 25 September 2013
Kelly Clarkson "Happy" To Lose Jane Austen's Ring
Kelly Clarkson will not be wearing Jane Austen's ring any time soon after the Jane Austen's House Museum successfully outbid her, ensuring the ring will remain in the UK.Kelly Clarkson has been outbid by the...
By Elinor Cosgrave in Books / Authors on 23 September 2013
Kelly Clarkson Could Lose Out On Jane Austen Ring
An anonymous donor has given £100,000 to stop Kelly Clarkson from buying a ring once owned by Jane Austen.The 'Mr. Know It All' singer - who is a self-confessed ''history nerd'' - could lose out...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 13 August 2013
Kelly Clarkson Forbidden To Take Jane Austen Ring Out Of The UK
What do Kelly Clarkson and Jane Austen have in common? The simple answer – a ring. The Tie It Up singer recently purchased a unique piece of jewellery, which had once belonged to the English...
By Victoria Pavlova in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 02 August 2013
Jane Austen's Ring Kept In UK - Despite Being Owned By Kelly Clarkson!
Jane Austen's ring was bought by Kelly Clarkson last year but it's still in the country! The turquoise and gold ring, once owned by Jane Austen, was bought by Clarkson last year at auction. She...
By Elinor Cosgrave in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 02 August 2013
Colin Firth's Mr. Darcy Statue Unveiled Emerging From Serpentine Lake
It will be the role for which he is forever remembered: Colin Firth's 1995 TV drama portrayal of the wealthy yet antisocial Mr. Darcy in the BBC's adaptation of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice. The...
By Lauren James in Movies / TV / Theatre on 11 July 2013
Vincent Kartheiser To Play Mr. Darcy Onstage
Mad Men star Vincent Kartheiser is heading back to his native Minnesota to portray literary hero Mr. Darcy in a new stage production of Jane Austen's Pride And Prejudice.The actor, who plays angry ad man...
By WENN on 17 May 2013
Lily Collins To Star In Zombie Pride And Prejudice
Lily Collins is sinking her teeth into the zombie craze by reportedly taking on the lead role in a horror parody of Jane Austen classic Pride And Prejudice.Phil Collins' actress daughter has been tapped to...
By WENN on 02 May 2013
Kelly Clarkson Banned From Taking 152k Ring Out Of UK
Kelly Clarkson has been banned from taking a £152,000 ring out of Britain. The singer successfully bid for the ring - which was once owned by revered romantic novelist Jane Austen - at a UK...
By Bang Showbiz on 19 October 2012
Kelly Clarkson Banned From Taking Jane Austen Ring Out Of Britain
Singer Kelly Clarkson has been banned from taking a $243,000 (£152,000) ring once owned by Jane Austen out of Britain after it was deemed a "national treasure".The Miss Independent hitmaker purchased the gold and turquoise...
By WENN on 19 October 2012
Rachel Weisz Never Expected To Wed
Rachel Weisz never thought she would get married.The 42-year-old actress - who wed her 'Dream House' co-star Daniel Craig in June 2011 - admits she had never fantasised about her big day or wedding dress...
By Bang Showbiz on 30 July 2012
Colin Firth's Wife Not Impressed By Sex Symbol Status
Colin Firth's wife thinks it's funny he's regarded as a sex symbol.The 'King's Speech' actor - who became a worldwide heartthrob when he played Mr. Darcy in 'Pride & Prejudice' in 1995 - says spouse...
By Bang Showbiz on 02 January 2011
Karen Gillan Wins Debut Movie Romeo And Brittney
Karen Gillan has been cast in 'Romeo and Brittney'. The 'Doctor Who' actress will play a New Jersey school-girl who finds herself sent back in time to 13th Century Verona in the David Baddiel-directed comedy....
By Bang Showbiz on 16 November 2010
Scarlett Johansson's Zombie Role?
Scarlett Johansson is top choice to play Elizabeth Bennett in 'Pride and Prejudice and Zombies'.The 'Iron Man 2' actress is being lined up to take the leading role in the film following Natalie Portman detachment...
By Bang Showbiz on 18 October 2010
Murphy's Norbit Tops UK Box Office
The EDDIE MURPHY comedy NORBIT has shot to the top of the UK box office charts. The movie, which sees the DREAMGIRLS star plays a number of characters, including the hapless title character and his...
By WENN on 14 March 2007
Darcy Role Makes Macfadyen Irresistible
British actor MATTHEW MacFADYEN is attracting so much female attention since playing heart-throb MR DARCY in PRIDE AND PREJUDICE, his wife has decided to hit back. MacFadyen became an overnight pin-up when he appeared...
By WENN on 07 November 2005
Sutherland Puts Restraining Order On Smokers
Acclaimed actor DONALD SUTHERLAND refuses to allow smokers within one hundred metres of him when he is working on a movie set. The PRIDE AND PREJUDICE star is so repulsed by the smell...
By WENN on 01 October 2005
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