New Images From ‘Robocop'

Columbia Pictures and MGM have released seven new images from the film.

This one shows Jennifer in boot mode.

An official trailer for RoboCop has been released

If you're quick and don't blink, you can glimpse Jennifer at minutes 0:27 and 1:25.

RoboCop is due for release February 7, 2014.

Report: Jennifer Ehle Joins Kevin Costner in 'Black and White'

Jeff Sneider at The Wrap has reported that Jennifer is set to play Kevin Costner's late wife in writer-director Mike Binder's drama "Black and White". Here is the IMDB link, though at my last look, she is not yet listed.

Shades of A Gifted Man and Anna Paul! Her role is described as Costner's late wife who regularly appears in his booze-soaked dreams and hallucinations.

Jennifer in the Park

The Public Theater officially opened THE COMEDY OF ERRORS, the first show of The Public's 2013 season of free Shakespeare in the Park at the Delacorte last night, June 18. Jennifer was in attendance along with Martha Plimpton, as shown in the picture below. Article at Broadway World.

[Photo Credit: Simon Luethi]

Simon Langton on directing Pride and Prejudice

To celebrate the 200th anniversary of the publication of Pride and Prejudice, Simon Langton discussed directing the adaptation of Pride and Prejudice initially aired in 1995.  The recording was made on 18th April 2013 at Chawton House Library. Listen to the Podcast at podomatic.

Jennifer Ehle was first considered for the Jane Bennet part before being cast as Elizabeth.


In other news, the Old Fires project has been indefinitely delayed.

2013 Theatre World Awards

Jennifer Ehle and her mother, Rosemary Harris, are the Honorary Chairpersons of the 2013 Theatre World Awards. Here is the link to see the letter (enlargeable) they wrote in support of the organization and this is the link to the photos of them posted in smaller form at the Theatre World Award site (link).

Jennifer Ehle and a New Project with Jonathan Demme

It seems that Jennifer will be part of the cast for "Old Fires", to be directed by Jonathan Demme this summer.  Details are sketchy at best at this point.  

Some reportage on the film came out last October.

At collider.com. 

"Written by Heather McGowan (Tadpole), the story centers on a world-renowned architect who, after waking up from a coma in need to physical and mental rehabilitation, tries to repair his damaged relationship with his children and wife.  It’s relatively smaller fare for Demme in the vein of Rachel Getting Married, but it sounds like a promising character-centric pic."

indiewire's The Playlist.

" The Heather McGowan (“Tadpole”) penned project follows a famous architect who, with the help of his snarky therapist, goes about rebuilding his damaged relationships with his wife and children after waking from a coma. It’s another relatively low-budget feature for Demme, and it’s tentatively scheduled to get underway next summer."

And more recently, in December Jessica Kiang, also at indiewire's The Playlist, reported on comments from a chat with Jonathan Demme at the Marrakech Film Festival. 

 

He described it as "very much a family drama that centers around a middle-aged guy who emerges from a coma that he’s been in for many months and discovers that his family have kind of moved on from him, and he wants them back. He’s both the same person he was before the accident but he’s also in the lucky-to-be-alive club, and he’s fillled with a sense of wonder and is ready to change profoundly." 

    and added, 

"There are many great parts, but first we’re getting the script finished and then we have a very alluring list of candidates." 

Without knowing what parts have been cast, I can only say: Here's to alluring candidates and really wishing a certain someone has the snarky therapist role!

  

STRINDBERG SOUNDSCAPES

For you lucky people in New York City, Jennifer will be appearing in a special event with David Strathairn at the Red Bull Theater on Monday April 15th. See details Here. There will be readings of Strindberg's The Stronger and Pariah.