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Alison Sweeney Says ‘Austenland’ Sparked Hallmark's ‘Love and Jane’


Alison Sweeney told Us Weekly how watching ‘Austenland’ sparked Hallmark Channel’s ‘Love and Jane’

Alison Sweeney is a self-proclaimed “huge” Jane Austen fan, but it wasn’t until she watched Keri Russell ’s Austenland that her fandom sparked a Hallmark Channel movie about the author. ‘Love and Jane’Hallmark Media/Photographer: David AstorgaIn the movie, which premieres on Saturday, February 10, Sweeney’s Lilly comes face-to-face with Austen, her favorite author, during her time of romantic need. In addition to liking the film’s nod to Clueless and Austen’s novels Pride and Prejudice and Emma, Sweeney told Us she enjoyed bantering with longtime friend Benjamin Ayres during their “dual” scene.

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