The folks at WPS1 Art Radio sent me an e-mail as an alert that they interviewed Hugh on the 8th and posted it on their website. You can download it from them or from us in the Audio section, but I warn you that our version is a bit wonky, has a delayed beginning, and is a bit more muffled. It’s up for posterity. Either way, it’s a great interview.

Below is their description and again, you can CLICK HERE to listen/download.

It’s been a good year for boyish Brit, Hugh Dancy. This summer’s film Evening may have won mixed reviews but Dancy scored as a boozy F. Scott Fitzgerald-style bisexual in the starry adaptation of Susan Minot’s novel. Last spring’s Tony-winning revival of the WWI drama Journey’s End marked Dancy’s well-received Broadway debut and now in The Jane Austen Book Club he stands out in another ensemble cast – as the film’s shot of testosterone. The Jane Austen film, scripted and directed by Robin Swicord, gifts major roles to five actresses, including Kathy Baker, Maria Bello, and Emily Blunt, who find better sex lives and happiness from reading Austen’s six novels. Oh, and Dancy has also become a tabloid feature as well, thanks to his affair with Claire Danes, his Evening costar. (17 minutes)

Posted on October 13, 2007 by Anna
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The deck was stacked against him – five women to one man. It could have been a curse, but for Hugh Dancy, who shares his first name and demeanor with another British leading man, named Hugh Grant, it was sheer fun.

One of Hollywood’s hottest rising stars, Dancy has played Prince Charmont in Ella Enchanted, Sir Galahad in King Arthur, and the Earl of Essex in HBO’s Elizabeth I, with Helen Mirren.

Suspending the nobility labels, in The Jane Austen Book Club, he’s just plain Grigg, a rich software geek. This screen adaptation by writer/director Robin Swicord of Karen Joy Fowler’s bestselling 2004 novel is centuries removed from 19th century Regency England.

The film’s protagonists, however, find echoes, predictions, warnings and wisdom about their own trajectories to life within Austen’s beloved narratives. Thinking in terms of sixes, that’s the number of book club members, books examined, and seriocomic storylines unfolding over a six month time period.

Grigg’s own storyline begins when he bumps into Jocelyn (Maria Bello) in a hotel elevator. She’s attending a dog breeders’ gathering. He’s checking out a sci-fi convention. Jocelyn sees a potential younger man diversion for her girlfriend Sylvia (Amy Brenneman). Grigg sees only Sylvia.

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Posted on October 9, 2007 by Anna
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I’ll make this quick. I added screencaps and the video to a very enjoyable The Jane Austen Book Club featurette, which features behind the scenes interviews of the cast as well as clips. You can watch it off the original page or downloading right from the Video Library, whichever you prefer. In addition, you can also watch it on YouTube.

Enjoy, as always.

• 27 x The Jane Austen Book Club: ROO Media Featurette

Posted on October 9, 2007 by Anna
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Lots of new things today, in case the title wasn’t any indication. First of all, I added one new candid (am hoping to acquire more) of Hugh and girlfriend Claire Danes strolling out in New York after going to the gym. I also added some more stragglers to the gallery from the premiere of The Jane Austen Book Club.

In addition, HDi has a brand new SOTM for October, ElijahNet. The site definitely is amazing, so check it out whether you’re an Elijah fan. Furthermore, I closed the September Monthly Poll and replaced it with the October one.

Definitely check and see if The Jane Austen Book Club is being released in one of your theatres this coming Friday. Websites like MovieFone, Zap2It, and IMDb can help in that department, or even the official website of your preferred theatre. It’s set to be released in 800 more theatres this friday (domestically) and who knows, it could be coming to one of yours!

• 01 x October 2nd, 2007: Hugh and Claire in New York City
• 07 x September 20th: “The Jane Austen Book Club” Los Angeles Premiere

Posted on October 3, 2007 by Anna
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Aha, oops, I added all this media and forgot to update the website! It happens.

First of all, I added new press junket clips to the Video section, as well as screencaps. Click the little buttons below to enter the video section, and also check out the new radio interview I added (trust me, it wasn’t easy, so enjoy!) to the Audio section.

Posted on September 27, 2007 by Anna
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