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We reported earlier that The Invisible Man is set to get itself a home watch party later on today. Well, here’s some news of another Universal Pictures release getting its own watch party tomorrow, Emma. The film is now available on premium on-demand.

Over the March 6-8 weekend, the Jane Austen adaptation Emma and Ben Affleck's new drama, The Way Back, each drew plenty of strength from older moviegoers. Roughly 17 percent of ticket buyers to see Emma were 55 and older, and 14 percent for The Way Back, about an alcoholic, washed-up basketball star who returns to coaching, according exit polling service PostTrak.

By Dino-Ray Ramos

English actress Tanya Reynolds is enjoying quite the moment thanks to two buzzy, acclaimed projects — Netflix’s and the remake of .

Fresh off the success of season three of, Josh O’Connor talks with ET about putting aside his portrayal of Prince Charles to take on another iconic role — Mr. Elton in the latest adaptation of Jane Austen’s . 

Sitting at the outdoor bar at the Chateau Marmont, director Autumn De Wilde was being encased in a distractingly bright mint green. Replicas of the set from her moviewere being erected around the first floor of the famed hotel for the world premiere ofEmma.,the latest adaptation of the oft-adapted Jane Austen classic.

For a story that's more than 200 years old, Emma has remained remarkably on point as the centuries have gone by.

The new £20 note has been hailed by the Bank of England 'as the most secure banknote yet'.

To coincide with the release of the new period drama Emma we have a fantastic movie merchandise pack to give away to one lucky reader. The film boasts an impressive cast that includes Anya Taylor-Joy, Johnny Flynn, Bill Nighy, Mia Goth, Miranda Hart, Josh O’Connor, Callum Turner, Rupert Graves, Gemma Whelan, Amber Anderson, Tanya Reynolds, and Connor Swindells.

Clueless was a modern take on Jane Austen’s Emma. Now we get a modern retelling of the classic told in its intended era with Autumn de Wilde’s Emma. The Austen adaptation marks de Wilde’s first feature film; thus far, her career has predominately focused on creating music videos, having worked for the likes of Beck, Rilo Kiley and Florence and the Machine.

Jane Austen’s “Emma.” is a world of elegance and refinement; its story centers on class distinction and the power of vanity, and how those cause tension between friends and lovers. The challenge for costumer Alexandra Byrne and production designer Kave Quinn to help director Autumn de Wilde deliver her vision of the classic, which hits theaters Feb. 21, was to create a landscape that was simultaneously sumptuous and defined by specific rules. 

Jane Austen has been through a lot on screen in recent years.

At the Los Angeles premiere of his new YouTube Originals series, Justin Bieber and new wife Hailey Baldwin didn't shy away from a little PDA. Celebrating the launch of Justin Bieber: Seasons on Monday night, according to Entertainment Tonight,Bieber and Baldwin cuddled, kissed, and stared adoringly into each other's eyes, while Bieber kissed Baldwin's hand (very Jane Austen) and rested his palm on her derriere. Looks like all's well in the Bieber-Baldwin household, then!

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By Jake Kanter

We couldn’t help but think of Gwyneth Paltrow circa 1996 when she starred in the film adaptation of Jane Austen’s Emma, after seeing this photo of Apple Martin! Gwyneth’s 15-year-old daughter looked like the spitting image of her mother in the ’90s while skiing during her family vacation in Aspen, CO on Dec. 27.