Interview with the Cast of ‘Austenland’ from Sundance

Posted on12. Apr, 2013 by lisa.

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2nd Clip of Austenland – “Jane” Keri Russell is caught breaking the rules

Posted on24. Jan, 2013 by lisa.

  Watch the 1st clip HERE.

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Austenland Bought By Sony

Posted on23. Jan, 2013 by lisa.

If you have been keeping up with Austenland news around the web, you’ve probably already heard that the film was picked up by SONY! For those of you asking what that means, it’s fabulous news! In the near(ish) future, Austenland will be heading to theaters for everyone to see. The official release reads: Park City, [...]

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Austenland Q&A with the Cast and Creators

Posted on19. Jan, 2013 by lisa.

Following the screening of Austenland, the cast and creators answer questions from the audience. The hilarious Bret McKenzie takes over the mic and we get to hear a few words from Shannon Hale and Stephenie Meyer:

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Austenland Premieres at Sundance to Packed House

Posted on18. Jan, 2013 by lisa.

It was a HUGE day for the coolest creative trio on planet earth. (Well, at least if you’re a giddy fangirl.) Austenland premiered to the world at Sundance Film Festival to a PACKED house. The Eccles Theater in Park City, the largest of the city’s theaters used during the festival, seating 1,270 people, housed the [...]

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Shannon Hale and Jerusha Hess On How Austenland Came About

Posted on17. Jan, 2013 by lisa.

In a Deseret News article, AUSTENLAND author/screenwriter Shannon Hale and director/screenwriter Jerusha Hess reveal how the film adaptation for this book was actually the unintended result of a lunch they had together. “I happened to have a copy of ‘Austenland’ in my car, which is really weird because I never carry my books around,” Hale [...]

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‘Austenland’ Director’s Note from Jerusha Hess

Posted on17. Jan, 2013 by lisa.

Stephenie Meyer’s latest project AUSTENLAND makes its debut tomorrow at the Sundance Film Festival. The romantic comedy geared toward a specifically female audience is a slight departure from director Jerusha Hess’ previous predominantly masculine movies Napoleon Dynamite, Nacho Libre, and Gentlemen Broncos. But in a director’s note she sounds all too happy she was able [...]

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Austenland Sundance Premiere GIVEAWAY

Posted on15. Jan, 2013 by lisa.

This week the movie Austenland will premiere at the Sundance Film Festival. Austenland is the film adaptation of author Shannon Hale’s book by the same name. It is the first film to be produced by Stephenie Meyer’s production company Fickle Fish Films. To celebrate, they are doing a giveaway! AUSTENLAND premieres at the Sundance Film [...]

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“Austenland” Movie Premiering at Sundance Film Fest

Posted on29. Nov, 2012 by lisa.

If you aren’t familiar with author Shannon Hale by now, you need to hurry and get familiar asap! She is fabulous! Hale’s book, Austenland, a romantic comedy about a Pride & Prejudice obsessed woman, has already been made into a movie (directed by Jerusha Hess) and was produced in part by Fickle Fish Films, a production company owned by Stephenie Meyer & Meghan Hibbett.

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Stephenie Meyer Production Co. Options Movie Rights to DOWN A DARK HALL. Wyck Godfrey also in talks to produce.

Posted on18. Apr, 2012 by lisa.

“Twilight” scribe Stephenie Meyer and Meghan Hibbett’s Fickle Fish Films have optioned young-adult suspense tome “Down a Dark Hall” by novelist Lois Duncan and will produce a feature-film adaptation. Duncan’s 1974 novel revolves around [...]

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Stephenie Meyer Tells Us About Her Busy Year and Updates On Current Projects

Posted on11. Feb, 2012 by lisa.

Stephenie Meyer updated her website today and gives us the scoop on… well, everything! …

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Austenland Wraps In England

Posted on01. Sep, 2011 by lisa.

Seven weeks of filming for Austenland officially wrapped August 26. The movie, directed by Jerusha Hess, is an adaptation of the brilliantly romantic and comedic book by author Shannon Hale, and is the first project to come from Fickle Fish Films, a production company geared toward “literature related film and media”, created by Stephenie Meyer and [...]

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Stephenie Meyer to Produce Shannon Hale’s Austenland

Posted on05. Jul, 2011 by Amanda31.

According to The Hollywood Reporter: Keri Russell, JJ Field and Bret McKenzie will star in Austenland, an indie romantic comedy that is serving as the directorial debut of Jerusha Hess, who co-wrote Napoleon Dynamite and Nacho Libre with her husband, helmer Jared Hess. In a twist, the movie is also serving as the producing debut [...]

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