Keira Knightley to Star in “My Fair Lady” Remake

Keira Knightley

According to Telegraph.co.uk, Keira Knightley (Pirates of the Caribbean) has won the role of Eliza Doolittle in a new film adaptation of “My Fair Lady.”

Scarlett Johansson was also up for the lead role, but the site reported that Joe Wright has come on to direct, and it seems that Wright has gone with Knightley, who he directed in “Pride & Prejudice” and “Atonement” to star.

Academy Award-winner Emma Thompson (Sense and Sensibility) is writing the screenplay. Daniel Craig is also being mentioned as a possibility to play Professor Henry Higgins.

Knightley, the 24-year-old actress, last starred in “The Duchess” and has a few new upcoming roles, including in William Monahan’s “London Boulevard.”

Dustin Hoffman’s “Last Chance Harvey” Trailer

The trailer for the upcoming romantic drama “Last Chance Harvey,” from writer and director Joel Hopkins, starring Oscar winners Dustin Hoffman and Emma Thompson, has been released.

The story revolves around two strangers who meet in the capital and transform each other’s lives. Hoffman plays a struggling New York jingle writer who meets Thompson’s character when he visits London for his daughter’s wedding.

“Last Chance Harvey,” after its world premiere on November 8th during the AFI Fest, will hit US theaters on January 26th 2009.