Posted November 18, 201113 yr Shannon Hale Reports on The First Day of Filming Austenland July 12, 2011 Stephenie Meyer’s newly formed production company Fickle Fish Films is in the UK filming Shannon Hale’s novel Austenland. As producer, Stephenie is on set every day. Shannon just blogged about the first day: “I got to meet crew, chat with the production designer, the line producer, the UPM, Stephenie, and other cool crew members. (This crew ROCKS!) I sat in a chair (it wasn’t mine, but I got to use it anyway), put on headphones, and watched characters I invented speak lines I wrote. I laughed out loud at one point at the way Keri delivered a line and will have to be very careful in the future or they’ll ban that unprofessional writer from the set! But it’ll be hard because it’s funny, and these actors are so great. Molly (Jane’s best friend) is played by the gorgeous and so funny Ayda Field. Oh you guys, I’m so excited! Can I freak out a little? Can I just get majorly giddy and excited and squeal and jump around? I mean, as long as they’re not filming a scene and I’m far from set. Because I’m a professional crew member and never make a peep.” twilightlexicon.com http://i41.tinypic.com/23vkehk.jpg http://i39.tinypic.com/34odnhj.jpg Jane Hayes is a seemingly normal young New Yorker, but she has a secret. Her obsession with Mr. Darcy, as played by Colin Firth in the BBC adaptation of Pride and Prejudice, is ruining her love life: no real man can compare. But when a wealthy relative bequeaths her a trip to an English resort catering to Austen-crazed women, Jane’s fantasies of meeting the perfect Regency-era gentleman suddenly become realer than she ever could have imagined. Decked out in empire-waist gowns, Jane struggles to master Regency etiquette and flirts with gardeners and gentlemen—or maybe even, she suspects, with the actors who are playing them. It’s all a game, Jane knows. And yet the longer she stays, the more her insecurities seem to fall away, and the more she wonders: Is she about to kick the Austen obsession for good, or could all her dreams actually culminate in a Mr. Darcy of her own? amazon.com http://prideanprejudice05.blogspot.com/201...nland-film.html [/b]Here's a breakdown of the Austenland cast who are playing the following characters [/b] Jane - Keri Russell Nobley - JJ Feild Martin - Bret Mckenzie Miss Charming - Jennifer Coolidge Colonel Andrews - James Callis Mrs. Wattlesbrook - Jane Seymour Mr. Wattlesbrook - Rupert Vansittart Updated 7/11/11 Lady Heartwright - Georgia King Molly (Jane's best friend) - Ayda Field George East - Ricky Whittle
