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    Keira Knightley Pulls Out of 'The Essex Serpent' Six Weeks Before Start of Production

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    The ‘Atonement’ star was expected to take on the lead role in the TV adaptation, but has to withdraw from the project due to ‘family reasons’ amid coronavirus concerns.
    Oct 10, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Actress Keira Knightley has withdrawn from plans to star in a TV adaptation of “The Essex Serpent”, six weeks before it was set to move into production.
    The “Atonement” star was expected to take on the lead of Cora, a newly-widowed woman tackling local superstition in Victorian England on the period piece, but she has since had to “unfortunately pull out” of the Apple TV+ project for “family reasons” related to coronavirus concerns, amid rising COVID-19 cases in the U.K. and another potential lockdown.
    Knightley’s representative adds to the Daily Mail, “There wasn’t a comfortable scenario for Keira that could be put in place for an extended period of childcare required for the four-and-a-half-month production.”
    Knightley’s withdrawal from the series has put the project on “hiatus.” Costume designers, make-up artists and directors were reportedly shocked to be told the news earlier this week.

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    The Brit shares daughters Edie, five, and one-year-old Delilah with her husband, rocker James Righton.
    A new actress for the role has yet to be announced. Kiera would have been likely to receive a six-figure salary for taking part in this drama, according to industry insiders.
    Director Clio Barnard is taking charge of “The Essex Serpent” series, based on the critically-acclaimed 2016 book by Sarah Perry. Knightley was also set to be an executive producer of “The Essex Serpent”.
    Knigtley last starred in British comedy drama film “Misbehaviour”, which was released in March of this year.

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      Keira Knightley Comes Clean About Barely Remembering Her Part in 'Star Wars'

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      The ‘Misbehaviour’ actress has to be reminded during a new interview that she made an appearance as Sabe, Queen Amidala’s double, in ‘Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace’.
      Sep 28, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Actress Keira Knightley has no recollection of her “Star Wars” role.
      The actress was only 12 when she appeared as Sabe, Queen Amidala’s double in “Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace”, but during a chat with ComingSoon.net, she confessed she barely remembers the movie.
      “Your character survived, whereas Padme did not,” the interviewer told the star, but the news came as a surprise to Keira, who replied, “Wait a minute. Who did I play? Was I not Padme?”

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      After being reminded she played Sabe, the 35-year-old said: “Do you know, I saw the film once. I think I was 12 when I did it and it came out and I saw it the year after. And I’ve never seen it again. So, I played Sabe and she didn’t die? Okay!”
      When asked if she has any thoughts on what may have happened to her character, she mused, “I hope she lived a long and happy life somewhere on a planet far, far away. I’m sure she did!”
      However, she has no plans to revive the role, quipping when asked if there have been any offers: “Reprising the character I can’t even remember the name of? No, there hasn’t.”
      Earlier this year, Keira shared that the filming for “The Phantom Menace” took a long time that she was sleeping while waiting for her turn. “I mean, I was 12. I literally don’t remember… I remember the headdress being so heavy, it gave me a headache. I really remember the headache from one of the headdresses,” she recalled. “And I remember being in the background for such a long time that I’d actually fallen asleep. I was just sitting in a chair, and I was in the background, but I couldn’t keep my eyes open. I really remember that. But apart from that, I don’t remember anything else about it.”

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      Keira Knightley to Star on TV Adaptation of 'The Other Typist'

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      In addition to taking the lead role, the ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ actress will serve as an executive producer for the series project based on Suzanne Rindell’s bestseller.
      Jun 12, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Keira Knightley has signed on to lead the cast of a TV adaptation of Suzanne Rindell’s bestseller “The Other Typist”.
      The British actress will executive produce the series, set in New York City during the Prohibition, for streaming giant Hulu.
      Knightley originally brought the book to Searchlight bosses and insisted on producing, according to Deadline.
      “The Other Typist”, published in 2013, was Rindell’s debut novel.

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