Matthew Macfadyen and Keira Knightely in 2005's Pride & Prejudice Alex Bailey/Working Title/Kobal/ShutterstockIt’s now been 20 years since Keira Knightley and Matthew Macfadyen had audiences all over the world swooning in their film Pride & Prejudice. Luckily, having already been won over the book, he also loved the Pride & Prejudice script, which became the 2005 movie. Pride & Prejudice was first published in 1813, but was actually written even further ago, in 1797. AdvertisementEmma Thompson wrote select scenes for the 2005 film Pride & PrejudiceFans have Emma Thompson to thank for some of the film’s best-loved moments. “[That’s where] I met Joe Wright and auditioned about three times for Pride & Prejudice, and that’s how I got the job,” she revealed.