PRIDE AND PREJUDICE filming watched anxiously by producers
Times Online has an interview with Working Title chairman Eric Fellner, who is the envy of many Janeites because he gets to view dailies from the filming of P&P3.
ERIC FELLNER has a big wide-screen television in his office. It is not executive vanity, but a tool of the trade. He’s watching the final takes from shooting on the new film version of Pride and Prejudice, starring British cinema’s hottest property, Keira Knightley.
Fellner checks the film’s progress most days. His company, Working Title, is producing it, and he and co-chairman Tim Bevan are anxious to ensure that work is on track and producing the type of footage that could bring them a hit. They like what they have seen so far, but admit that film production is an uncertain business.
If AustenBlog’s search stats are any indication, interest in the film is quite high amongst both Janeites and fans of the cast members.
EDITED to add: KeiraWatch turned up an article at the Beeb with some more detail about filming at Basildon Park in West Berkshire, including information on submitting yourself for consideration to play an extra in the film.
