Austen Power

Director Sharon Maguire has been speaking about her follow-up project to Bridget Jones's Diary. It will be a comedy of manners and, like Bridget Jones's Diary, it will draw on Jane Austen for its influences. The untitled movie, which is set in Boston and written by Wendy 'Object of My Affection' Wasserstein, will be Maguire's second feature film. 'At the end of the day, what I really want to get is a good story," she told ScreenDaily, adding, 'That