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Keira Knightley Being King Lear's Daughter

May 21, 2008 10:02:00 GMT
by Staff Writer

The co-star of Johnny Depp in 'Pirates of the Caribbean' trilogy has been signed to star in the Shakespeare's adaptation film 'King Lear'.
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The "Pirates of the Caribbean" beauty has another role to tackle. After playing the adored Duchess of Devonshire in "", the 23-year-old actress is going to take another noble role as a King's daughter in Shakespearean tragedy's adaptation "".

In the movie, the acclaimed actress has been tapped to play Cordelia, the King's youngest daughter. It means that she will work side-by-side with , who takes the King's role, and , who is going to depict Regan, the King's deceitful middle daughter.

The making of the adaptation film was done at the Cannes Film Festival. Allegedly, the film is budgeted for $35 million and will have epic battle sequences in it.



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