Die deutsche Fassung ist auch nicht (um Sprechszenen) gekürzt (so wie leider die deutsche Fassung von PP95).

Hält sich die Verfilmung nah an den Roman? MP war ja in der Richtung eher enttäuschend für mich.

Diese Fanny Price dürfte Bruki gefallen :

Fanny1Fanny2

Sie ist übrigens auch als nächstes Bond-Girl geplant.

In Fanny steckt eben doch mehr, als wir alle dachten... *gg*

Die Links klappen bei mir leider nicht.. Also habe ich so noch mal nachgesehen.. Abgründe tun sich auf.. :fies_sei:

PS: Was ist eine Jane Austen season?

Is this question meant seriously? Or does it refer to the "Austenszene"? (Was eine Austen ist weiß ich, aber was ist eine Szene?)
Für alle, deren PC zu langsam für LEO ist (war meiner eine ganze Zeitlang auch mal): season = Spielzeit, Staffel.

Wie auch immer: mir wäre eine DVD mit vielen Extras am liebsten...

Es ist immerhin schon ein halbes Jahr her, seitdem der Artikel erschienen ist und wir haben bisher nix konkretes davon gehört...

Billie Piper is being lined up to star in ITV’s adaptation of period classic Mansfield Park in the forthcoming Jane Austen season as part of a strategy to broaden the network’s drama appeal.
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The ITV Austen season will also feature Northanger Abbey Persuasion, and a repeat of its 1997 film Emma, starring Kate Beckinsale and Samantha Morton.
When he announced the new project, drama director Nick Elliott promised it would feature “the absolute cream of British acting talent”. (...)
Poaching Piper, who so far has only worked on BBC projects, would boost the network’s plans to bring a wider audience and a more contemporary feel to its drama productions.

NB: @Kerstin: Granada machte wohl nur TV-Filme?! - Wie auch immer: mir wäre eine DVD mit vielen Extras am liebsten...

Bruki

...Der Artikel, den ich gepostet habe ist aber neu, und da gehts ausschließlich um Mansfield Park bzw. das Casting für Fanny Price, deshalb hab ichs ja hier geschrieben. ...

ITV moves in to poach Piper

Exclusive - Billie Piper is being lined up to star in ITV’s adaptation of period classic Mansfield Park in the forthcoming Jane Austen season as part of a strategy to broaden the network’s drama appeal.

The Doctor Who star is understood to be in talks to take on the role of Fanny Price in the production, which is penned by Maggie Wadey and is being made by Shameless producer Company Pictures. A source told The Stage: “She is very, very busy but it would be a real coup.”

Piper, whose acting career has flourished since she appeared in BBC’s modern versions of The Canterbury Tales, has a tight schedule. This summer she is filming new Corporation drama The Ruby in the Smoke, based on the Philip Pullman novel, and she will return for a third series of Doctor Who - although she is expected to bow out early in order to juggle other projects.
The ITV Austen season will also feature Northanger Abbey Persuasion, and a repeat of its 1997 film Emma, starring Kate Beckinsale and Samantha Morton.

When he announced the new project, drama director Nick Elliott promised it would feature “the absolute cream of British acting talent”.

The combination of an all-star cast and period drama has worked well for BBC1, which won critical and widespread acclaim for its take on Charles Dickens’ Bleak House, featuring Gillian Anderson and Charles Dance.

Poaching Piper, who so far has only worked on BBC projects, would boost the network’s plans to bring a wider audience and a more contemporary feel to its drama productions, currently dominated by stars such as Martin Clunes, Robson Green and Caroline Quentin.

The network, which has come under fire from writers including Paul Abbott and Jimmy McGovern for the quality and originality of its output in the genre, is keen for faster paced, stylish pieces that could emulate the success of the BBC1’s Life on Mars and Hustle.

Although ITV spends nearly £1 million a day on drama, in the past year the network’s audience share for its 9pm drama slot - for years a ratings big hitter - has dropped, while the Corporation has experienced a marginal increase in the same time period.

Davies´ unpublished screenplay illustrates the kind of tinkering that might be required. It heightens the rivalry between Henry Tilney and John Thorpe, makes clear that Isabella is sexually involved with Captain Frederick Tilney, and permits Catherine to see Henry Tilney naked...