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Post by angeldust on Dec 15, 2006 12:27:00 GMT -5
Hi guys this may have been posted elsewhere but I probably missed it! Anyway it looks like there are set to be two new films with the lovely Maggie in for 2007! The first being Becoming Jane - A biographical portrait of a pre-fame Jane Austen and her romance with a young Irishman. There's tons of people in this including Maggie, Anne hathaway, Julie Walters, James Cromwell www.imdb.com/title/tt0416508/And another where Maggie plays the lead character! Captureing Mary - A young man (Wynter) ushers an older woman (Smith) into a dark exploration of her past - back to the time when, as a young girl, she met a stranger who affected her life forever. (sounds a tad ike my house in umbria). And David Williams (Little britain) is in it?! Creepy  ! www.imdb.com/title/tt0899052/ |
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Post by childminerva on Dec 15, 2006 12:40:37 GMT -5
Wow, they both sound really good. Thanks for posting the info!
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Post by jayejaye on Dec 15, 2006 21:40:09 GMT -5
Becoming Jane is finished. I saw a clip on film 2006. It was a big ballroom scene with lots of big names.. Mags wasn't in the clip though.. :-(
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Post by osusprinks on Dec 16, 2006 22:41:19 GMT -5
Oh I can't wait for the Austen. Although it seems odd that Anne Hathaway would play Jane. Maybe that's just me.
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Post by ιady ταвz on Dec 16, 2006 23:33:38 GMT -5
oooh.me either..go Mags, keep doing ur thing
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Post by DaBao on Dec 17, 2006 4:43:37 GMT -5
Maggie Smith is a great actress!
Does anyone have any pictures of her when she was younger? I just want to see what she looked like in her previous films.
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Post by jayejaye on Dec 17, 2006 7:47:46 GMT -5
Laura I think they do that with a lot of British films now to give them more appeal in America, like Sliding Doors or the Bridget Jones'. Its all about the Box Office...  dabao the Leaky Cauldron has a selection of older Maggie pics. Or the website fabulousdames.com has a HUGE archive of pics..have fun.. ;D |
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Post by misshoneychurch88 on Dec 17, 2006 12:54:13 GMT -5
hmmm yeah she does have a bit of box office appeal, but she's a pretty bland actress I think. She was great in Brokeback Mountain, but in Devil Wears Prada, I think she pretty well failed at her job. She was supposed to be the heroine of the film and I found Meryl Streeps character much more appealing. f they were going to go with an American, I can think of many other actresses who would have been a better fit IMHO oh and dabao, try those two and also check out www.damemaggiesmith.com/ they've got a bunch, and thats where my avater pic came from |
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Post by osusprinks on Dec 17, 2006 16:21:12 GMT -5
I do like Anne Hathaway. I just thought that this would be a great opportunity for a British actress, but I suppose you are right Jaye. We'll have to see how she does. I can't wait!  At least with her in the role it will get more play here. Keeping Mum was at one theatre for a week and a half and that was it. |
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Post by misshoneychurch88 on Dec 17, 2006 16:50:27 GMT -5
I like Anne Hatheway, sort of. I love alot of movies she's been in, but it tends to be because of other people(ie Julie Andrews in PD, Meryl Streep in Devil etc) so I'm curious, but a bit nervous. Hopefully the supporting cast will be good enough to help her out, which give nthe cast list seems entirely plausible
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Post by childminerva on Dec 17, 2006 16:53:47 GMT -5
I'm eager to see it...regardless of the actress. It just seems a bit unfair for an American girl to get to do the part of Jane Austen when I'm sure a lot of British girls would have wanted to do it.
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Post by StormAngel on Dec 17, 2006 20:41:41 GMT -5
o.0... Thanks for the info!!~~
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Post by ιady ταвz on Dec 17, 2006 21:41:11 GMT -5
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Post by jayejaye on Dec 18, 2006 6:29:53 GMT -5
I agree completly..there are lots of young British actresses that would have been perfect for the part. I've only seen Anne Hathaway in PD1+2 so I can't really picture her in this.
misshoneychurch the supporting cast does look great. Even if she's not great Mags, Julie Walters and James McEvoy will carry the film.
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At least with her in the role it will get more play here. Keeping Mum was at one theatre for a week and a half and that was it. 
