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Jennifer Love Hewitt Developing Modern Retelling of 'Pride and Prejudice' For Lifetime

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BY Justine Ashley | December 12 2012 3:42 PM It's a concept so bad it's good. Jennifer Love Hewitt is set to team with Lifetime to develop a present day retelling of Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice." According to the Hollywood Reporter , the Virginia set "Darcy Town" is being written by "Charmed" scribe Sheryl Anderson and executive produced by Hewitt. (Photo: Reuters) Hewitt in June 2011. Sponsorship Link Published in 1813, "Pride and Prejudice" follows a headstrong young woman named Elizabeth Bennett and her love/hate relationship with the brooding Mr. Darcy. The timeless love story has inspired numerous film and TV adaptations. One of the most popular versions of "Pride and Prejudice" includes the 1935 film starring Lawrence Olivier and Greer Garson and the 1995 BBC miniseries starring Jennifer Ehle and Colin Firth, who rose ! to fame after the film aired. The 1995 book and subsequent film adaptation of "Brid...

Lifetime, Jennifer Love Hewitt team for modern-day Pride and Prejudice

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December 12, 2012 - 12:13 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Lifetime is looking for a new Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy. The female-skewing cable network is teaming with Jennifer Love Hewitt to develop Darcy's Town, a modern retelling of Jane Austen's literary classic Pride and Prejudice set in a small Virginia town, The Hollywood Reporter said. Pride and Prejudice, first published in 1813, is set in 19th century England and revolves around the Bennet family and Elizabeth's love affair with Mr. Darcy. Lifetime's Darcy's Town marks the second Austen reimagining this development season.

TV Tidbits: Jennifer Love Hewitt Searches for Mr. Darcy, Comedy Central Sets Tosh.0 Premiere

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Revamped Pride and Prejudice: It seems like Jennifer Love Hewitt s world now revolves completely around Lifetime programming. The busty brunette is currently teaming up with the ladies cable network to develop Darcys Town a modern twist on the literary classic Pride and Prejudice . Sheryl Anderson ( Charmed ) has been tasked with writing the upcoming drama, which is said to be set in a small town in Virginia. Heres hoping that the future Elizabeth Bennets acting skills will make Jane Austin proud. [ The Hollywood Reporter ] Comedy Central Sends Out The Save-The-Dates: Web-clip lovers rejoice! Daniel Tosh s hit series Tosh.0 will return for a fifth season Tuesday, Feb. at 10 PM. In addition, a whole slew of newbies are set to join the Comedy Central mix. Heres the breakdown: Nick Kroll will debut his sketch comedy series Kroll Show Wednesday, Jan. 16 at 10:30 PM while Roast comic Anthony Jeselnik launches his take on the weeks worst news in The Jeselnik Offensive premiering Tu...

Johnny Depp and Jennifer Love Hewitt giving new twists to classic flicks

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Washington, Dec 10 (ANI) Johnny Depp and Jennifer Love Hewitt are re-imagining stories, both classic and bizarre, in their upcoming movies. According to Deadline.com, Depp will help give life to Miguel de Cervantes's famed character Don Quixote in a modern-day film for Disney, People magazine reported. The actor is set to produce the movie about the hero of La Mancha, but no word yet on whether he'll be acting in the project. Meanwhile, Hewitt will executive produce a Lifetime movie based on a post from Heather Gattuccio's blog Derfwad Manor. In the blog post, the happily married mother dreams of polygamy with A-list stars. The movie tells a new version of the story of a bored homemaker's fictional blog about her own polygamy but when she starts getting noticed for her online presence, she must keep up the charade. --ANI

Johnny Depp, Jennifer Love Hewitt Bring New Twists to Classic Films & More Casting News

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By Julia Haskins 12/09/2012 at 03:00 PM EST Johnny Depp and Jennifer Love Hewitt Wireimage(2) Johnny Depp and Jennifer Love Hewitt are re-imagining stories, both classic and bizarre, in upcoming movies. Depp will help give life to Miguel de Cervantes's famed character Don Quixote in a modern-day film for Disney, Deadline.com reports . The actor is set to produce the movie about the hero of La Mancha, but no word yet on whether he'll be acting in the project. Hewitt will executive produce a Lifetime movie based on a post from Heather Gattuccio's blog Derfwad Manor , Deadline.com reports . In the blog post, the happily married mother dreams of polygamy with A-list stars. The movie tells a new version of the story of a bored homemaker's fictional blog about her own polygamy but when she starts getting noticed for her online presence, she must keep up the charade. Also coming soon: True Grit 's Hailee Steinfeld will join Kevin Costner for a currently untitled thriller...

TV Tidbits: Jennifer Love Hewitt Dips into Polygamy, Peggy Will Return to 'Mad Men'

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Jennifer Love Hewitt Experiments With Polygamy: Way to go, JLH! Hewitt will slip on her exec producer hat for Mrs. Gs Bigger Love , an hourlong drama based on an entry in Heather Gatticios blog, Derfwad Manor . The story focuses on a bored Seattle housewife, whose fictional, fantastical entry about polygamy leads to fame, fortune, a book deal and the need to perpetuate the myth that the story is true. [ Deadline ] Rihanna's Got Style: Well, duh. But now she has a show on the Style Network a show in which she will star, and exec produce. Good things she already has a ton of hats, cause she certainly needs to wear em' (ha)! The show is called Styled to Rock , and will feature 12 up-and-coming designers who will create pieces for A-List talent. There will be 10 hourlong episodes, which will debut in 2013. [ Deadline ] Peggy, You've Really Got It Now: Spoiler alert! Peggy ( Elisabeth Moss ) from Mad Men who left Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce last season, will be returning th...

'An Amish Murder': Neve Campbell's Lifetime Project Gets Premiere Date

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"An Amish Murder," starring Neve Campbell as a detective who grew up Amish, will premiere in January on Lifetime. The project, which was originally announced in 2011, could become a TV series , along the lines of fellow "Party of Five" alum Jennifer Love Hewitt and "The Client List." In "An Amish Murder," Campbell plays Kate Burkholder, a detective who returns home and becomes the community's chief of police. A series of brutal murders rocks the town and brings up painful memories for Kate, whose dark secret could destroy her. "An Amish Murder" is based on the book "Sworn to Silence" by Linda Castillo and alos stars Christian Campbell, Noam Jenkins and C. Thomas Howell. "I've always admired Neve's work," Nancy Dubuc, president and general manager of Lifetime, said in December 2011 . "She is a proven t...