All these
Austen Actors (from various and
6 different
Austen adapted TV and films: Pride & Prejudice,
Sense and Sensibility,
Emma,
Mansfield Park,
Persuasion, and
Northanger Abbey as well as other
Austen inspired films: Becoming Jane,
The Jane Austen Book Club,
Lost In Austen,
From Prada to Nada, etc.) all have new movies coming out this year. Usually, I would just post about the
Must-See TV & films starring P&P (2005) Actors (as after all, this blog is all about them and the
P&P movie I love so much) but I like most of these other
Austen Actors (ie.
Emily Blunt,
Anne Hathaway,
James McAvoy,
Kate Winslet,
Hugh Dancy, etc.) too. They are Austen related after all, and being a big movie aficionado that I am, I couldn't help but notice that a lot of
Austen Actors are in so many new films coming out this year (even in the past and previous years). I always see trailers and TV spots whenever I watch a movie in theaters or on TV and online, and there's always at least one (or two) Austen actor starring or co-starring in a film or television show. So, I thought I'd (try to) compile here a list of AA actors with new films or TV Movies/mini-series that they're starring/co-starring that are coming out this year.
Here's a very long list starting with films (starring/co-starring our favorite
Austen Actors) currently showing in theaters now (for instance, a well-known Austen actor co-stars in the current
#1 film at the box-office in America,
Contraband with Mark Wahlberg and has a new movie,
Underworld: Awakening (
Updated 1/22/12: Weekend Box Office – UNDERWORLD AWAKENING Leads with $25.4 Million via
Collider) opening in theaters today as well...) to films coming out soon and are scheduled to be released every month of this year (except for October...though release dates are subject to change).
(*All release dates are subject to change. **
P&P 05 actors in
bold)
JanuaryLumpy (January 1st) - Frances O'Connor (Fanny Price of
Mansfield Park 1999 film)
Contraband (January 13th) - Kate Beckinsale (Emma Woodhouse of
Emma 1996 TV Miniseries)
Albatross (January 13th) - Felicity Jones (Catherine Morland of
Northanger Abbey 2007 TV Movie)
Underworld: Awakening (January 20th) - Kate Beckinsale
Haywire (January 20th) - Ewan McGregor (Frank Churchill of
Emma 1996 film)
February The Woman in Black (February 3rd)- Ciarán Hinds (Captain Frederick Wentworth of
Persuasion 1995)
W.E. (February 3rd) - James D'Arcy (Tom Bertram of
Mansfield Park 2007 TV Movie), Laurence Fox (Mr. Wisley of
Becoming Jane film)
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) - [3D re-release; February 10th] - Ewan McGregor,
Keira Knightley (Elizabeth Bennet of
Pride & Prejudice 2005 film)
Perfect Sense (February 10th) - Ewan McGregor
Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance (February 17th)- Ciarán Hinds
March Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (March 9th) - Ewan McGregor, Emily Blunt (
The Jane Austen Book Club film), Tom Mison (Mr. Bingley of
Lost In Austen 2008 TV Mini-series)
John Carter (March 9th) - Mark Strong (Mr. Knightley of
Emma 1996 TV movie), Ciarán Hinds
The Hunger Games (
March 23rd) -
Donald Sutherland (Mr. Bennet of Pride & Prejudice 2005 film)
Wrath of the Titans (
March 30th) -
Rosamund Pike (Jane Bennet of
Pride & Prejudice 2005 film)
The Pirates! Band of Misfits (March 30th) - Hugh Grant (voice) (Edward Ferrars of
Sense and Sensibility 1995 film)
AprilTitanic (1997) - [3D re-release] (April 6th)- Kate Winslet (Marianne Dashwood of
Sense and Sensibility 1995 film)
Movie 43 (April 13th) - Kate Winslet
Seeking a Friend for the End of the World (April 20th) - Keira KnightleyThe Five-Year Engagement (April 27th) - Emily Blunt
May
The Avengers (May 4th) - Gwyneth Paltrow (Emma Woodhouse of
Emma 1996 film)
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (May 6th) -
Judi Dench (Lady Catherine of
Pride & Prejudice 2005 film),
Penelope Wilton (Mrs. Gardiner of
Pride & Prejudice 2005), Maggie Smith (Lady Gresham of
Becoming Jane film)
Dark Shadows - Johnny Lee Miller (Edmund Bertram of Mansfield Park 1999 film, Mr. Knightley of Emma TV Mini-series 2009)
Hysteria (May 18th) - Hugh Dancy (
The Jane Austen Book Club film), Felicity Jones
Men In Black III (May 25) - Emma Thompson (Elinor Dashwood of
Sense and Sensibility 1995 film)
JuneJack and Diane (June 1st) - Jena Malone (Lydia Bennet of
Pride & Prejudice 2005 film)
Jack the Giant Killer (June 15th) - Ewan McGregor
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (June 22nd) - Dominic Cooper (John Willoughby of
Sense and Sensibility 2008 TV Mini-series)
Brave (June 22nd) [Animation] - Emma Thompson (voice)
Your Sister's Sister (June 22nd) - Emily Blunt
JulyThe Dark Knight Rises (July 20th) - Anne Hathaway (Jane Austen of
Becoming Jane film)
AugustTotal Recall (2012) (August 3rd) - Kate Beckinsale
SeptemberLooper (September 28th) - Emily Blunt
November Skyfall (November 9th) -
Judi DenchDecemberLes Misérables (2012) (December 7th) - Anne Hathaway
The Great Gatsby (2012) (December 25th) -
Carey Mulligan (
Kitty Bennet of
Pride & Prejudice 2005 film and
Isabella Thorpe of
Northanger Abbey 2007 TV Movie)
Other TBA Films in 2012 
Byzantium - Gemma Arterton (Elizabeth Bennet of
Lost In Austen 2008 TV Miniseries), Johnny Lee Miller,
Tom Hollander (Mr. Collins of
Pride & Prejudice 2005 film)
Cloud Atlas - Hugh Grant, James D'Arcy
Gambit - Colin Firth (Mr. Darcy of
Pride and Prejudice 1995 TV Mini-series), Alan Rickman (Colonel Brandon of
Sense and Sensibility 1995 film)
Thanks for Sharing - Gwyneth Paltrow
Welcome to the Punch - James McAvoy (Tom Lefroy of
Becoming Jane film), Mark Strong, David Morrissey (Colonel Brandon of
Sense and Sensibility 2008 TV Mini-series )
Filth - James McAvoy, Imogen Poots (Fanny Knight of
Miss Austen Regrets TV Movie)
Greetings from Tim Buckley - Imogen Poots
The Laureate - Imogen Poots
Vamps - Dan Stevens (Edward Farrars of
Sense and Sensibility 2008 TV Mini-series)
Song for Marion - Gemma Arterton
I'm with the Outlaws - Gemma Arterton
I, Anna - Hayley Atwell (Mary Crawford of
Mansfield Park 2007 TV Movie)
Quartet - Michael Gambon (Mr. Woodhouse of
Emma 2009 TV Mini-series), Maggie Smith
Crossmaglen - Michael Gambon
The Sweeney - Hayley Atwell
The Returns of Captain Nemo - Hayley Atwell, David Morrissey
Jayne Mansfield's Car - Frances O'Connor
Little Red Wagon - Frances O'Connor
Emanuel and the truth about Fishes - Frances O'Connor
Effie - Emma Thompson, Greg Wise (John Willoughby of
Sense and Sensibility 1995 film), Julie Walters (Mrs. Austen of
Becoming Jane film)
Three Days in Havana - Greg Wise
Now is Good - Olivia Williams
Hyde Park on Hudson - Olivia Williams, Blake Ritson (Mr. Elton of
Emma 2009 TV Mini-series), Edmund Bertram of
Mansfield Park 2007 TV Movie)
Great Expectations - Sally Hawkins (Anne Elliot of
Persuasion 2007 TV Movie)
Soldiers of Fortune - James Cromwell (Reverend Austen in
Becoming Jane film)
Cowgirls n' Angels - James Cromwell
Still - James Cromwell
Mental - Toni Collette (Harriet Smith of
Emma 1996 film)
Any Day Now - Alan Cumming (Mr. Elton of
Emma 1996 film)
The Outback - Alan Cumming (voice)
The Surrealist - Alan Cumming
Junk - Elliot Cowan (Mr. Darcy of Lost in Austen 2008 TV Miniseries)
Dead Cat - Tom Mison
Dorothy of Oz - Hugh Dancy (voice)
Open Road - Camilla Belle (Nora Dominguez of
From Prada to Nada film)
Scents and Sensibility - Ashley Williams (Elinor Dashwood), Marla Sokoloff (Marianne Dashwood), Nick Zano (Brandon)
Austenland - Keri Russel (Jane Hayes), JJ Feild (Mr. Henry Nobley and Henry Tilney in
Northanger Abbey 2007 TV Movie)
On TV (2012) on PBS Masterpiece Classic channel (USA)...» Downton Abbey (TV series)(Season 2 Premieres Jan 8, 15, 22, 29 - Feb. 5, 12, 19, 2012) - Penelope Wilton, Maggie Smith, Hugh Bonneville (Mr. Bennet of Lost In Austen TV Mini-series and Rev. Brook Bridges of
Miss Austen Regrets TV Movie)
» The Mystery of Edwin Drood (Premieres April 15, 2012) - Tamzin Merchant History Channel
» Hatfields & McCoys (TV series) (2012) - Jena Malone
ABC (US), ITV (UK), Seven Network (Australia) Channels
» Titanic (2012 TV series) (world premiere on April 12, 2012) - Peter Wight (Mr. Gardiner of
Pride & Prejudice 2005 film), Perdita Weeks (Lydia Bennet of
Lost In Austen 2008 TV Mini-Series)
Other TV Series/Movies on TV (2012)A Gifted Man (TV Series) (2011-2012) - Jennifer Ehle (Elizabeth Bennet of
Pride and Prejudice 1995 TV Mini-series)
World Without End (TV Series) - Blake Ritson
Luck (TV Series) - Michael Gambon
Silk (TV Series) - Rupert Penry-Jones (Captain Frederick Wentworth of
Persuasion 2007 TV Movie)
Inspector Lewis (TV Series) - Laurence Fox
White Heat (TV Series) - Jeremy Northam (Mr. Knightley of
Emma 1996 film), Juliet Stevenson (Mrs. Elton of
Emma 1996 film)
The Good Wife (TV Series) - Alan Cumming
Great Expectations (TV Mini-Series) - Perdita Weeks
Flight of the Storks (TV Mini-Series) - Perdita Weeks
Upstairs Downstairs (TV Mini-Series) - Alex Kingston (Mrs. Bennet of
Lost in Austen 2008 TV Mini-series), Blake Ritson
Brenda Blethyn was an Oscar Nominee twice:
British Supporting Actress of the Year - London Film Critics Circle Awards (2006)
