Actually it is funny that you should say that you thought JN looks great Moon, and you know him better than me, but I thought it didn't look a bit like him especially in the middle close-up, his nose seems longer, or is it the angle of the camera. Also I don't dislike JE's hair colour, it is not bright red as it was at times on Broadway. Also it looks as if the chap with the dog will have a nice photo of them both.Thanks Karen and Charlotte, this is great fun, azren't we lucky to get a preview.

WOW !!! great pics Charlotte..you are a great photographer..can we use them for the JE website?....first ones of P.What a coup! Thanks Karen for scanning... I think that's Jennifer's stand-in by the fence or an extra...face doesn't look like her...JN looks fabulous in that great coat...like Mr.Bennett's. (Moon)They do not seem happy, too much apart, so pensive. Poets are never happy people.It's part of their DNA;-)

Stand-ins don't have to look like the actors, just be same height and coloring, so they can stand there for hours while the lighting guys do stuff. That one looks close enough like Jennifer. Moon, that other guy is an extra. He's in another shot as well.

Moon, that other guy is an extra. I've guessed that! Really, Karen! ;-) The stand-ins also get the heads in the shot when they do the other actor's close ups.

Sorry, have headache. *must take aspirin and off to see George Washington at FF* ;-)

(Moon) They do not seem happy, too much apart, so pensive. (AnnW) but the crinoline is enormous, no wonder they are not standing very close together. But that is correct. Christabel is very independent, doesn't act wifely; she doesn't cling to her man. "They walked to the sea. He watched their footprints, his in a straight line by the water's edge, hers snaking away and back, meeting his, wandering, meeting again. She did not take his arm, though once or twice, when they coincided, she took hold of it, and stepped along beside him rapidly for a time. They both walked very quickly...."

Christabel is very independent, doesn't act wifely; she doesn't cling to her man. It figures Neil would not change this part. ;-)

I've put all the pics up, although I should go back and adjust the AE ones, which are too dark... another day. http://www.geocities.com/nomdedrool/possession2.html And here's the lady who made it all possible, Charlotte with AE:

After closely perusing these pictures, have come to the following conclusions: AARON ECKHART IS A MAJOR BABE! The mole is a hunk! Oooh, Charlotte, more details please. You seem to fit *very* nicely under his arm. Was he sweet? He sure looks sweet.;-) Check out the cleft, ladies. Looks like the public had unusually good access to the filming. Any pics with you and Jeremy and if so, was he also sweet?:-) Sorry, seems Bridget Jones has taken temporary control of my keyboard here and she is about to ask what their favorite colors and desserts are, and if Possession will spore a confessional gender.;-) ;-)

LOL, Mari! I admit that AE has never looked better. How was he Charlotte? Do tell. :-) The site looks great, Karen.

Thanks Charlotte and Karen. The pictures are wonderful. It's great not to have to wonder for months what the characters will look like. I never imagined Christabel in such volumous clothes or Ash in such wild-west looking clothes. He'll be whipping out his twelve-shooter any time. I agree with Mari-AE is a babe. I think all of my objections to him being Roland have just flown out the window. Lucky Charlotte got to have a little snuggle with him. :-))

Karen, shouldn't JN as RA be sporting a beard, or have I misread it.

After closely perusing these pictures, have come to the following conclusions: AARON ECKHART IS A MAJOR BABE! Earth to Mari, earth to Mari....where've you been, dearie? ;-D ;-D The mole is a hunk! Real moles don't sell movie tickets...otherwise NLB would be starring as Roland. ;-) Thanks again for the pics, Charlotte and Karen. Is that Jen with her back to the camera (in the pic where you point out the probable extra)? She's behind the man in the baseball-style cap, who is behind Jeremy (apologies if this was previously noted).

(Eileen)Is that Jen with her back to the camera? Sleuth-Eileen...I think you're right...looks like the same cape and hood as the picture on the steps. Pic #1 with JN and JE on the steps with the Whitby Abbey above is a beauty.Charlotte, you should enter that one in a contest...

Just to say thankyou for all your kind comments, I am really glad that you all enjoyed looking at them, I must say at first Arron looked quite stressed, (probably working with Gwyneth!!). But when I asked for a photo he was lovely, it was fantastic to have such great access to the stars, but I had to sneak past bodyguards etc to get that sneaky photo. He is so handsome in real life I almost had a heart attack!

Had to stop in when I saw this... the IMDB has lots of names and their roles. Aside from the ones we already know: Trevor Eve....Prof. Morton Cropper (s/b Mortimer and s/b an American!) Toby Stephens....Fergus (right, since there's no Val, why would there be a Euan) Anna Massey.... Lady Bailey Holly Aird....Ellen Ash Felicity Brangan....Lucy Craig Crosby....Hildebrand Graham Crowden....Sir George Bailey Holly Earl....May Elodie Frenck....Sabine Tom Hickey....Blackadder Tom Hollander ???? Alexi Kaye Campbell....Auction Director Barbara Pierson....Mrs. Cammish Jonty Stephens....Shop Owner Natalie Stevenson....Kate's Assistant ~~~~~~~ There's no Blanche, no Leonora, no Bea... so far (I hope)

Holly Aird was Jo, Sarah's flatmate in Fever Pitch. My candidate for Bridget! Trevor Eve....Prof. Morton Cropper (s/b Mortimer and s/b an American!) ASByatt told me that the script originally had Cropper a Brit...and she said "ridiculous, no Englishman would have the money to make those purchases" [I doubt that]. She added..."there's no reason why British actors can play Americans!They can do American accents". [Aren't you proud of me for not getting into British/American accents fracas!] Who is Lucy?...who is Hildebrand? Thanks Karen.

Karen, wasn't Lena Headey reported to be in Possession, perhaps she plays Blanche.

Also I can't see Holly Aird as Ellen, she is too feisty, I sort of imagine Ellen as being a bit timid.

IMDb also gives locations; Leighton Hall in Lancashire...can't find a pic. also.. Stonor Park in Buckinghamshire.. Historic home of Lord and Lady Camoys and the Stonor family for over 800 years. The house is surrounded by a wooded deer park in a valley in the Chiltern Hills. With its origins in the 12th century the house has architectural features of medieval Tudor and Georgian periods now with a warm red brick facade. The ancient family catholic chapel is situated alongside near the site of a pre-historic stone circle. To the rear of the house a hillside walled garden affords commanding views of the deer park. Think this could be Seal Court?But isn't it too far south?

Actually, one could be used for the exterior of Seal Court and another could be the interiors? Don't think being in Buckinghamshire means anything. The house can be anywhere. Here's Leighton Hall: The original fortified manor house was built on the site in 1246, but was largely destroyed in the Jacobite rising of 1715. Very little of the original house now remains and a classical house was built on the ruins of the original house in 1760. It was refaced in the "Gothic" style in 1820 by the present owner's ancestor, Richard Gillow and further enlarged in 1870 by the addition of the Victorian wing and conservatory. More details here: http://www.uehha.org/en/North_West/leighton.htm

Trevor Eve with a southern accent! That is something to look forward too. I want to know if we are going to find out what his particular "narrow" sexual preferences are....... Such a good cast. This is going to be something to see. Thanks to you Charlotte, and Karen, for such treats.

Oh, I like Leighton Hall...looks cold and eerie like Seal Court. Trevor Eve with a southern accent! Cropper is from New Mexico...they don't speak with a southern accent.Although the Coppers were from Mississippi originally. Actually, that scenario is the one I find most unreal. Why did the author pick New Mexico? Such a desperately poor state...they don't even have a med school.Why would the Robert Dale Owen Uni have a wing devoted to an obscure British poet on the strength of an insipid letter.

Irony. All that European architecture and formal landscaping; perfectly harmonious with the desert. Remember it was in Harmony City!

Uhm, don't hit me if I'm wrong, but wasn't New Harmony in Indiana?

(Ann) shouldn't JN as RA be sporting a beard, or have I misread it. You have not misread it. Ash definitely has a beard. This is mentioned several times in the book. On page 19, we read a description of three images of Ash that Roland possesses. Apparently someone must have shaved him after he died, but they don't know who or when. I can't remember if there's an answer for it in the book. Who do you think shaved him? Also, as someone else pointed out on this board, on p298 the beard is mentioned again.

Thanks Tineke, I think I would prefer him with a beard.

...he would look more distinguished.

Yes, there is a New Harmony, Indiana, which was founded by Robert Owen. It was a utopian, socialist community. *hitting Tineke with a wet noodle* The p. 298 beard reference is precisely when then Whitby action takes place. Maybe after the first night, Christabel said, "that beard has to go!" ;-D

(Evelyn), I like Leighton Hall...looks cold and eerie like Seal Court. I like the choice too. Why did the author pick New Mexico? I like NM. The people that gravitate there are rather interesting. It made sense to me. Of course, in the film the Uni could be in the South. It is still all a mystery. (Tineke), Apparently someone must have shaved him after he died, but they don't know who or when. I can't remember if there's an answer for it in the book. Who do you think shaved him? Maybe Ellen thought he should be buried without it. There is symbolism there. Will have to think more about it.

Why is everyone jumping to the conclusion that Cropper will speak with a Southern accent?

Oh I feel so sorry for Christabel, and I am only 3/4 through the book, she has lost her companion, her lover and now her baby, and she seems so lonely and distant, is she punishing herself in some way, not accepting gestures of affection or help from anyone.

Karen: The Southern accent is my fault. The female reader of my recorded books tape does Cropper's lines with a slight southern lilt. I like it. Maybe he came from extreme southern New Mexico.

Have finished at last, did not want it to finish but oh what a lovely book. The ending is so sad and I am with Beatrice, tears in my eyes, as she says "...She wrote all that for no one. She must have waited for an answer-and none can have come" I wonder how they will do the letter read by Maud (GP) or as a voice-over by C (JE). One other thing I wish we had known a little bit of what became of Bertha after she left the Ash home.

Also can someone explain to me how Ash knew there was a child if they never saw or spoke to each other after they separated!

Ash only found about the potential child when he went to France in search of Christabel. He was told she had been pregnant by the family but no one knew what had happened to it. If you go back and check the "unsent" letter that Ellen reads after his death, Ash begs Christabel's "forgiveness for my rashness and precipitance in hurrying to Kernemet, on the suppositious chance that you might be there." Then later in the letter he says this:There is something I must know and you know what that is. I say "I must know" and sound peremptory. But I am in your hands and must beg you to tell me. What became of my child? Did he live? How can I ask, not knowing? How can I not ask, not knowing? I spoke at length to your cousin Sabine who told me what all at Kernemet knew--which was the fact only--no certainty of outcome-- You must know I went there, to Brittany, in love, and care, and anxiety, for you, for your health--I went eager to care for you, to make all well as far as could be--Why did you turn from me? Out of pride, out of fear, out of independent, out of sudden hatred, at the injustice of the different fates of men and women? Yet a man who knows he has or had a child and does not know more deserves a little pity. How can I say this? Whatever became of that child, I say in advance, whatever that is, I shall understand, if I may only know, the worst is already imagined and put behind me--so to speak-- [...] How can I ever forget that terrible sentence cried out at the ghastly spirit-summoning. "You have made a murderess of me," was said, blaming me, and cannot be unsaid; I hear it daily. "There is no child" came through that silly woman's mouth, in a great groan, in what mixture of cunning, involuntary exclamation, genuine telepathy, how can I tell?Of course, he never sent the letter as he never sent all the others. Ash went to France looking for Christabel, was told she was pregnant but no one knew what happened to the child. Ash learned that Christabel had gotten into all the seance/spirit stuff, which was popular then, and bluffed his way into a private session at which he knew Christabel would be there. When Ash heard the cry about being a murderer, he assumed it referred to the child rather than Blanche. At the end, when Ash stumbles on Maia, he once again was going to see Christabel. He still didn't know the fate of the child, but leaves her alone because it was apparent that this was what Christabel wanted and he would respect it and that Maia was being well taken care of.

Thankyou Karen, yes I see now. Christabel is the real tragic one here, at least Ash found out about his daughter but Christable never heard from Ash never had his forgiveness for not telling him about May. Also she watched her daughter grow up loving others but not her, her real mother. It is so sad.

Can someone please help me, I have read and re-read and cannot decide where Christable was at the time Blanche committed suicde, any ideas anyone, was she in France or back in England, have I missed something or am I being particularly thick, don't answer that!! Thanks in anticipation.

I think she was back in England, as the baby was born in early May and Blanche took her dive at the end of June. The book says that Christabel was found for the inquest. Don't think that would be the case if she had been in France still. But she could've been at her sister's. Maybe C told Blanche that she was moving out to live with Sophie and that was the real impetus. What do you all think? Good question, Ann. :-)

Good question Ann. I never thought about where Christabel was when B. took her life. I just knew that once she got together with Ash, that was pretty much the end for Blanche. If Christabel did indeed go directly to Sophie's which would make sense,then that could have been the proverbial straw that broke the camel's back. Until then perhaps Blanche had some hope of Christabel coming to her senses and wanting to resume their old life.

Remember Blanche filled her pockets with the Stones that C had brought back after her escapade with Ash. C probably knew this from the police. C was definitely not living with Blanche at the time. I also think she was with Sophie.

(Moon) C was definitely not living with Blanche at the time. Yes, definitely. Though Karen's dates make sense, I thought C was still in France because Sabine's journal mentions a letter C received at or near the end of her stay which made her turn very pale after she read it. I assumed this letter concerned Blanche (can't check because book is back in library).

Oh actually Eileen, I thought the letter was from Ash, don't really know why, it's just what I thought. What do you think Karen?

If you remember she didn't open the letter immediately, if it was official I am sure she would have opened it straight away.

Have rechecked my dates on the baby's birth. Christabel disappeared from the house on April 29. On May 1st, Raoul went to the convent. Christabel returned on May 8th. My guess is the letter was from Ash because of her reaction to it and the fact that he later went to France in search of her. Sabine records the letter having been received on May 10:She took it composedly enough, as though she had been expecting it, and then when she saw it properly, caught her breath and and put it aside, unopened. My Father says that M. Michelet writes that is is sent by a friend, upon a hope rather than a certainty that Miss LaMotte might be with us.So first off, Christabel was expecting or wasn't terribly surprised to be receiving a letter via M. Michelet, probably from Sophie. (I think Michelet is mentioned elsewhere. Maybe that will clarify.) When she saw it, she was surprised. Would a letter from Blanche be that startling? And wouldn't she open it? Not opening it would be consistent with her decisions re: Ash. The relationship was over, ended, kaput.

Agreed.

Would a letter from Blanche be that startling? Whatever. You folks have studied this book more seriously than I have.

From Empire Online - pics of AE filming. They had pics of Neil baby, but frankly my dear... fill in the blank.

Thanks, Donna, for sparing us... ;-D This was at the British Museum, and AE is wearing Colin clothes, except they're not black.

Would that include the bag? ;-)

No, he usually had a gym bag. :-)

Thanks Donna....wonder who the hairdresser is behind AE....won't get many clients with that "do"..

AE has huge feet. (or is he wearing clown shoes)

Charlotte's pic of Aaron was *much* much nicer, and more representative of how he really looks. Movieline had some cute pics of him last month..

Agree that AE is better looking than these photos...and didn't Charlotte tell us he is v. handsome in person...:-)) I just wonder why they make Roland look so scruffy...he looks like one of those homeless types one sees in the underground stations...the outfit looks straight out of Oxfam. Fastidious Maud never would have gone for a guy like this...IMO

Evelyn, I agree with you. It is a sad state of affairs. :-(

(Evelyn) the outfit looks straight out of Oxfam. Didn't I say those were Colin clothes? ;-D (Moon) It is a sad state of affairs. :-( You can say that again, sister. The only thing they've demonstrated thus far is a complete lack of understanding of the book's main appeal.

The only thing they've demonstrated thus far is a complete lack of understanding of the book's main appeal. What did you expect? Poetry? ;-P

(EileenG) What did you expect? Poetry? ;-P Silly us, huh? :) I think it's a tough book to duplicate on the screen because of it grandeur. There is so many different things going on and so many different characters and emotions, that it's impossible to get it all in. Especially for a 2 hours or so movie. Mini-series would work because you have few days and more hours (plus commercials except PBS (not huge audience). They will cut the book to half. Like in English Patient, they focused on the a different love story. In that book, the love story was between Kip and Hana (which was MUCH more exciting).

and just realized the last part made no sense whatsoever. I meant in English Patient was too cut in half.... sorry for the confusion if I confused!

(Eileen) What did you expect? Poetry? ;-P Naw...but I would hardly describe the story as about "two !@#$%$ up couples" as NLB has said. ;-D I might have had some hope if he'd remained true to certain small but important details but, alas and alack, he's probably concentrating on Ash's rape of Ellen scene. Crucial and pivotal to *his* plot. ;-D

As they say on SNL, "Simma down now, just you simma down now!" ;-) Let's see the movie first before we declare it a catastrophe. You've got 4 of the best and most watchable young actors in filmdom in the cast. None of whom do crap. And NLB will do fine at the helm (but I don't even wanna go there;-) On the down side, however, you have the Laura Jones school of screenwriting at work, and she tends not to get it. This is the person who, in ATA, brought us Ginnie and Rose serving tabbouleh (sp?) at the picnic. Everyone knows that no self-respecting Iowa farm wife would serve her guests tabbouleh in lieu of potato salad unless she wanted to be ridden out of town on a rail.;-) But it will be fine. Now simma!:-)

But Neil has rewritten Laura Jones' script. She performed the crucial "breaking the spine of the book" job, and he's *improved* it. will be on Prozac for the next year or so, heavier doses once it's released. ;-D

You have heard of those flashback sequences showing Maud in her relationship with the abusive Fergus. He's gonna slap her around some and she takes refuge in shelter for abused women. She meets Roland there. He mistakes it for a soup kitchen. ;-D

he's probably concentrating on Ash's rape of Ellen scene. Crucial and pivotal to *his* plot. ;-D ROTF! Karen and Mari, too funny! And, dare I say too true?

(Mari)Let's see the movie first before we declare it a catastrophe. Agree, Mari...*some of us* have the review of this film already written;-)...reminiscent of the Brit press with BJD..... (Mari)Everyone knows that no self-respecting Iowa farm wife would serve her guests tabbouleh in lieu of potato salad Maybe she was trying to impress Jess with her sophistication.... (actually they do serve it in Ok for picnics...no refrigeration needed. (Laura)I think it's a tough book to duplicate on the screen because of it grandeur. Mini-series would work Mini -series?? Televisiion???Wash you mouth,girl;-)

(Karen) But Neil has rewritten Laura Jones' script. See? No worries.:-) (Karen) He's gonna slap her around some and she takes refuge in shelter for abused women. She meets Roland there. He mistakes it for a soup kitchen. ;-D Hee, hee. Is that before or after Mortimer goes back to New Mexico and gets scalped? ;-)

(Mari) Is that before or after Mortimer goes back to New Mexico and gets scalped? ;-) I didn't want to give away all the tantalizing tidbits of sadistic violence...but there will be a big shootout in Brittany during the chase. Leonora takes a bullet for Blackadder and lots of cars crash and burn. ;-D

...and Ash never loved Christabel. He had a bet with Blanche that they could both win her affection. ;-D

Hi everyone, Heard a snippet on Radio 4 on Friday night ( I was being driven along the motorway in an alcoholic stupor!) A.S. Byatt was on and said among many things related to the world of literature, criticism, teaching etc that she had been to the set last Sunday and had been " impressed" with what she had seen. It was tantalisingly brief and irritating that she went straight on to something else. sorry if this has been posted before.

Hi Lizza, thanks for that snippet, shame she didn't say more but I am glad the "author" was impressed. BTW how are you getting on with Possession?I have finished it but keep going to back to bits I think I missed or am not sure about. Think I shall have to read it again.

Thanks Lizza...it's good to hear encouraging words from Ms. Byatt. In September, at the lecture, she was not happy with the script. But perhaps seeing it taking shape....and by her report, they are still filming.

Yes, they are, according to Empire online they were shooting at the British Museum on Monday, with AE.

I am not reading it as yet Ann, to my shame I think you especially know my current reading matter!! Hope the LD was glorious in its Autumn splendour for you.

Gwyneth has an article in EW that promotes Bounce but mentions Possession since the interview took place on the set of Possession. EW calls it "Neil Labute's time travel romance". (Time-travel? like Back to the Future kind of thing.)It's a very bad description of Possession. Anyway, Gwenyth was wearing light blue pajamas because she was about to film a bedtime scene with AE. They are at Shepperton studio on the same soundstage where SIL and Sliding Doors were filmed. Not much more except she had her yoga teacher with her. I guess she does yoga 1 1/2 hours a day and eats organic,macrobiotic food and past made with spelt instead of wheat. It all sounded very strange, very Hollywood.

Thanks, Sue. Will have to look for it. It does sound very Hollywood. GP was at the Madonna party at Roseland in NYC on Sat. I wonder if they have finished filming P.

Anyway, Gwenyth was wearing light blue pajamas because she was about to film a bedtime scene with AE. At Seal Court? Pajamas? What...no silk kimono with a Chinese dragon?

Could be on the boat going across the Channel or at the Inn at the end. NLB will probably leave out the Seal Court bathroom scene as it parallels the Melusina story, which won't be addressed anyway. ;-D Hmmm, really like those time travel stories... Maybe there will be Morlocks. ;-0

Thanks Sue, any publicity is good publicity! BTW Evelyn, am still here, re your telephone message, I have emailed you can't understand why you have not got them, will try again. (sorry if this is OT)

NLB will probably leave out the Seal Court bathroom scene I loved that scene. The electric current. It must be too subtle for NLB. I truly despair and will try to keep an open mind when I see it.

Poor Jeremy Northam, I think it is a good thing for Possession that he plays an English Poet, as he personally is getting terrible reviews for his portrayal of an Italian Aristocrat, and for his accent!! in the British press, the film The Golden Bow, is getting mixed reviews.

Hmm... was afraid of that. I had heard of one or two bad reviews of JN's accent, but apparently, it's worse than I had anticipated. Has anyone seen it? Is it really THAT bad?

Has anyone seen it? Is it really THAT bad? .. or rather, has anyone heard it?

I saw the previews months ago and recall it was not good. An Italian aristocrat with an English nanny would have spoken with a British accent. The producers should have known this.

TGB reviews seem to be all over the place - some mentioning JN's accent, others praising his performance, others questioning his sex appeal? ;-D Back to Byatt...she has a new nonfiction book, "ON HISTORIES AND STORIES," essays about the narrative form, storytelling, historical fiction, etc. Read the review at The Times here: http://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/0,,31650,00.html Mentions Possession in what seems to me a contradictory way, as Byatt is criticizing modern fiction for messing about with an easily understood storyline.

Mentions Possession in what seems to me a contradictory way, as Byatt is criticizing modern fiction for messing about with an easily understood storyline Thanks for the review. IMO I read it as flashbacks in individual characterizations confused the storyline...not flashbacks in the story. (ie Possession) She�s dismissive of modernist literature with its �flashbacks, epiphanies, streams of consciousness�, its fluttery disregard for beginnings, middles and ends.

She�s dismissive of modernist literature with its �flashbacks, epiphanies, streams of consciousness�, its fluttery disregard for beginnings, middles and ends. She sounds just like my husband. They are quite right, of course.

Article about Gwynnie in The Telegraph, which mentions Possession frequently, as well as SIL and all her time in England. Says "he full version of this article appears in the latest issue of ELLE magazine out now." Here are some relevant things: Gwyneth Paltrow, who loves working in Britain and is in town to shoot Possession, talks to Sarah Bailey She chats about her Possession co-star Aaron Lockhart ("huge heart, very sensitive beats himself up a lot") and the challenge of playing literary sleuth Maud Bailey, on account of Maud's "super English" phlegm and glacier reserve. Ironic, I say, as this is precisely what people are inclined to think of a private school-educated uptown girl like herself. "Oh, yeah," she says, resignedly. "I always hear that people's perception of me is that I'm cool or aloof or standoffish and I always think, 'Who are they talking about?' That's totally opposite to me." She considers a moment. "I used to be far more open, but obviously the life that I live and the level of scrutiny make me kind of slower to really open myself up. But I still don't think I'm a chilly person at all." For all her sojourns in dear old Blighty, Gwyneth Paltrow has never been to a football match. "Why hasn't anyone taken me?" she says, sounding for a moment like Dame Judi Dench in Elizabeth Regina mode. "There must be some English boy who wants to take me to a soccer game, for God's sake. I'll just have to cry and hope someone will take me. And get me some beer afterwards," she adds, clearly warming to the idea. "Joe Fiennes used to teach me soccer songs, he was such a doll. The costume guy on Shakespeare In Love would teach me Arsenal songs. I'd sing them for Joe and really rile him up and then let him teach me Chelsea songs." She sighs. She hasn't had much time for gallivanting while on the Possession shoot. http://www.telegraph.co.uk:80/et?ac=000576481449931&rtmo=qx9KsJX9&atmo=qx9KsJX9&pg=/et/00/11/10/tlgwyn10.html

Ah go on, Gwynnie, I'll take you to the footie. OK if I bring my wife?

Gallant Mark to the rescue again. ;-D

co-star Aaron Lockhart Heehee! Oops...

Is there a release date yet? Thanks

Lizza, according to the website Pearlandean, the release date for Possession is given as 30th March, 2001 and also according to them the relase date for BJD is now the 30th March, 2001.

Don't put too much emphasis on those dates, Ann, especially for Possession. Is way too soon for something that only just finished filming, if it has done so. Seems that Maud must meet Roland in the library. Wonder who finds the letter? Adapted from A S Byatt's prize-winning novel, about a brilliant English academic (Gwyneth Paltrow) who is researching the life and work of poet, Christabel LeMotte (Jennifer Ehle) in the British Library. She finds more than she bargained for, however, in the shape of an upstart American scholar (Aaron Eckhart) who is studying the works of romantic poet, Randolph Henry Ash (Jeremy Northam).

As you say Karen, Ack!! I agree it sounds too early for a film that has only just finished filming.

Just finished. Thought the last 100 pages were the most riveting. Can't wait to see the graveyard scene; especially when Prof.Cropper(Trevor Eve) gets caught. TE and his wife own a television production company, Projector Productions, and have produced recent versions of Alice in Wonderland (1998) and Cinderella (1999).They've been married for 20 years. Check out www.halcyon.com/mulder/trevoreve.html for more info. Has there been any info on how much this film will cost?

Welcome Aturia (Is it OK to use lower case?)!! (Aturia)Has there been any info on how much this film will cost? Is it $15. Mil or is that what Gwynnie is getting paid?

I think I read that she's getting paid $5 million; so it's like the star athlete; she gets a third, and everybody else (the other 139 cast-crew?) gets the remaining 2/3. Yes --ok on the lower case; my e-mail is upper case just force of habit. What does the abbreviations IRL and s/b stand for? Excuse my ignorance. You folks have a great dialogue going.

Welcome, Ataria! I agree about the last 100 pages. This is when the book became hard to put down. It will be interesting to see if they do indeed film the graveyard scene. It seems much has changed in the script form.

I am welcoming you Aturia.