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.”
Keira Knightley In Never Let Me Go – First Look
Here are some photos from the set of Mark Romanek-directed sci-fi thriller “Never Let Me Go” in Clevedon, UK.
Keira Knightley
Keira Knightley stars alongside Andrew Garfield and Carey Mulligan in the cloning-themed movie set in the nineties.
The story revolves around a trio who grew up in a boarding school with no contact or knowledge of the outside world until they discover they are clones grown for the sole purpose of organ donation.
Pirates of the Carribean 4 Without Director
Keira Knightley said she had “completely fantastic experience” with Pirates but “it’s time to do different things.” Now “Pirates of the Caribbean” director Gore Verbinski tells the same.
“I had a fantastic time bringing Pirates to life, and I am eternally grateful to Jerry, Johnny and the rest of the creative and production team. I’m looking forward to all of us crossing paths again in the future.”
Verbinski has informed Disney and producer Jerry Bruckheimer that he will not be directing the fourth installment of the “Pirates of the Caribbean” franchise. Instead, Verbinski will be moving onto the live-action adaptation of the bestselling video game “BioShock” that has a John Logan script. The movie is expected to begin production in 2010.
The “Pirates of the Caribbean” sequel is in development but not yet greenlit. Nobody knows how Verbinski’s decision will affect the movies’ schedule.
Verbinski is still working with Johnny Depp, though. He has been directing “Rango,” a CG-animated film for Paramount Pictures, with Depp voicing the title character.
Keira Knightley Done With Pirates And Elizabeth Swann
Keira Knightley said MTV News (September, 2008) that she has no idea what’s going on with the new installment and she thinks “it’s time to do different things.” Fans were very disappointed that Keira won’t back in “Pirates of the Caribbean 4.”
But Knightley recently spoke with Moviefone and we could say that she just confirmed that she is done with the role of Elizabeth Swann and Pirates movies.
“It was a completely fantastic experience, and it was an amazingly large portion of my life, but I don’t think I need to go there again. I think that it’s done. But I’m very excited to see the next one. And Johnny Depp as Jack Sparrow is so wonderful in that character. I think it’ll be wonderful.”
Keira Knightley has signed up to appear in Mark Romanek’s sci-fi project “Never Let Me Go.” Knightley will star alongside Andrew Garfield and Carey Mulligan in the cloning-themed movie.
Knightley also is attached to play Zelda Sayre, author and wife of F. Scott Fitzgerald, in “The Beautiful and the Damned” which will centre on the couple’s troubled relationship. She will also star with Colin Farrell in “London Boulevard,” a crime drama that marks William Monahan’s directing debut and in the Columbia Pictures remake of “My Fair Lady” as the simple Cockney flower girl who is transformed into a lady. Continue Reading…
Keira Knightley New Movie/King Lear Cancelled
Keira Knightley has signed up to appear in Mark Romanek’s sci-fi project “Never Let Me Go.” Knightley will star alongside Andrew Garfield and Carey Mulligan in the cloning-themed movie.
The story revolves around a trio who grew up in a boarding school with no contact or knowledge of the outside world until they discover they are clones grown for the sole purpose of organ donation.
Alex Garland adapted Kazuo Ishiguro’s novel into the script.
Shooting is expected to begin to London and Norfolk in April. It is Romanek’s first feature since 2002’s “One Hour Photo.”
Knightley also is attached to play Zelda Sayre, author and wife of F. Scott Fitzgerald, in “The Beautiful and the Damned” which will centre on the couple’s troubled relationship. She will also star with Colin Farrell in “London Boulevard,” a crime drama that marks William Monahan’s directing debut and in the Columbia Pictures remake of “My Fair Lady” as the simple Cockney flower girl who is transformed into a lady.
Unfortunately, “King Lear” – the British production of Shakespeare’s tragedy – project announced at last year’s Cannes film festival has been cancelled, despite A-list cast of Keira Knightley, Gwyneth Paltrow, Naomi Watts and Anthony Hopkins. Hopkins was due to play the ageing monarch, with Knightley signed up for the role of his youngest daughter, Cordelia. Gwyneth Paltrow and Naomi Watts were also on the cast list as the king’s disloyal elder daughters, Regan and Goneril.
A spokesperson for the film company said: “Ruby [Films] are no longer doing it – the film will no longer go ahead.
Earlier this month, it was announced that Al Pacino and director Michael Radford will reunite to make their own adaptation of King Lear following their collaboration on “The Merchant Of Venice” in 2004.
Pacino has never played Lear before, on stage nor on screen. Until now, he had always turned down Lear offers on the basis that he wasn’t “ready”. But producer Barry Navidi says that Radford “came up with the most brilliant adaptation and Al and I flipped for it.”
Perfect role for Anthony Hopkins, actually he’s great actor so every role is perfect role for him. But, we’ll see Pacino as King Lear, because he’s ready now!
Keira Knightley and Colin Farrell In London Boulevard
Keira Knightley and Colin Farrell have both signed on to star in “London Boulevard,” a crime drama that marks William Monahan’s directing debut. Monahan, who won an Oscar for “The Departed” as screenwriter, adapted the Ken Bruen novel from 2001.
Keira Knightley
Farrell, who just won a Golden Globe for “In Bruges,” will play a South London criminal named Mitchell, who after release from prison tries to give up the gangster life and goes to work as a handyman for a reclusive actress (Keira Knightley).
“The actress is pursued by photographers, she takes medications and slowly retreats from the world, shutting herself away until this man from the wrong side of the tracks comes into her life,” said one of the film’s executives.”It’s like a beauty and the beast tale.”
The film is set to start shooting this summer in London and surrounding areas.
Keira Knightley: No More Pirates!
Walt Disney Pictures has recently announced that they will be making a fourth “Pirates of the Caribbean.”
Johnny Depp will be again Captain Jack Sparrow but the question is would the rest of the cast return.
Keira Knightley said in an interview with MTV News that she has no idea what’s going on with the new installment and she thinks “it’s time to do different things.”
Check out the video interview with Keira Knightley HERE
“The Duchess” London Premiere
Keira Knightley faces life as “The Duchess” premiering at the Odeon Cinema, Leicester Square on Wednesday, September 3 2008.
“The Duchess” is the story of an extraordinary woman who rose to fame by staying true to her passions in a world of protocol, gossip and social rules – and paid the price.
Academy Award nominee Keira Knightley and Academy Award winner Ralph Fiennes head an international cast that also includes Dominic Cooper as the abolitionist Charles Grey, the Duchess’s favorite lover, Haley Atwell as the Duchess’s alluring best friend and rival, Lady Elizabeth “Bess” Spencer; and Charlotte Rampling as the Duchess’s mother, the Lady Spencer. Continue Reading…
“The Duchess” New Trailer
The theatrical trailer for Saul Dibb’s “The Duchess” has been released.
“The Duchess” is the story of an extraordinary woman who rose to fame by staying true to her passions in a world of protocol, gossip and social rules – and paid the price.
Academy Award nominee Keira Knightley and Academy Award winner Ralph Fiennes head an international cast that also includes Dominic Cooper as the abolitionist Charles Grey, the Duchess’s favorite lover, Haley Atwell as the Duchess’s alluring best friend and rival, Lady Elizabeth “Bess” Spencer; and Charlotte Rampling as the Duchess’s mother, the Lady Spencer. Continue Reading…
“The Duchess” Movie Stills
We’ve got some images from the upcoming “The Duchess”.
“The Duchess” is the story of an extraordinary woman who rose to fame by staying true to her passions in a world of protocol, gossip and social rules – and paid the price.
Academy Award nominee Keira Knightley and Academy Award winner Ralph Fiennes head an international cast that also includes Dominic Cooper as the abolitionist Charles Grey, the Duchess’s favorite lover, Haley Atwell as the Duchess’s alluring best friend and rival, Lady Elizabeth “Bess” Spencer; and Charlotte Rampling as the Duchess’s mother, the Lady Spencer.
Here, you can see ”The Duchess” trailer
