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Hess, whose "Napoleon Dynamite" world was off-kilter, read Hale's novel of Austen zealotry and had her own vision for the film version. "Let's make it weirder," said Hess, who joked that she instructed production associates to make sure 50 pounds of feathers were in every shot and suggested that the servants' codpieces all be stuffed. A codpiece covered the opening in front of a man's breeches in 16th-century European men's fashion. "Austenland" co-stars Jennifer Coolidge, JJ Field, Georgia King and Bret McKenzie of the music duo Flight of the Conchords. While Russell's Jane in "Austenland" is a hopeless romantic, Meyer said she's a very different character from Bella Swan, the love-struck teen played by Kristen Stewart in the five blockbusters adapted from the "Twilight" books. "Bella isn't like this super fan girl," Meyer said. "Kristen has her own take on it, but for me, Bella is kind of a homebody. She's very practical, and she doesn't get lost in fantasies."
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