Male extras needed for (presumably) Miss Austen Regrets
Alert Janeite Elizabeth sent us a link to a notice for male extras for “a BBC period film about the writer Jane Austen,” presumably Miss Austen Regrets. (We especially enjoyed the “no highlights” part.)
Pray note that shooting dates are tentatively scheduled between 30th July and 2nd September–meaning the leads are probably cast! Who will be playing Jane Austen?!?
July 26th, 2007 at 2:00 pm
So annoying it’s not for females! -would be fun to get a spy around what exactly this film is and the costumes
July 26th, 2007 at 2:53 pm
I agree, Susie! If there are any ’spies’ around here please tell us something about this production!
I’d love to know who will play Jane Austen. I’m still hoping for Amanda Root!
July 26th, 2007 at 3:53 pm
Ninety pounds for 9 hours’ work is a nice sum, and a WHOLE lot more than Marty Scorcese paid for his extras in “Age of Innocence” !
July 27th, 2007 at 3:47 am
They were looking for females too, but casting is complete.
http://www.starnow.co.uk/Actors-wanted/Feature-film/women_with_long_natural_hair_for_bbc_period_film.htm
According to this agency site, Imogen Poots is in the cast:
http://www.thebwhagency.co.uk/s1te/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=32&Itemid=31
July 28th, 2007 at 9:13 pm
The Jane Austen in my mind looks exactly like Amanda Root.
July 28th, 2007 at 9:25 pm
I am guessing that since Imogen Poots is only 17 that she will play Fanny, Jane’s niece.
July 29th, 2007 at 5:15 pm
The IMDB has a page up with very little information.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1076240/
It will be 90 minutes. The plot outline says “In the later years of her life, as she’s approaching the age of forty, the novelist Jane Austen helps her niece find a husband.”