Keira Knightley Will Play 18th-Century Princess Di

Published: July 30, 2007, 7:01 am

Tags: cinematical, film, jeffrey hatcher, jeffreyhatcher, keira knightley, keiraknightley, movies, saul dibb, sauldibb, the duchess, theduchess

Filed under: Drama, Casting, Deals, Scripts & ScreenwritingIt was only a few months ago that the book Diana and the Paparazzi sparked a huge bidding war at Cannes, with Keira Knightley at the top of the casting buzz. Now we've got other Di-like Knightley news, which might ax the possibility of the actress taking on the role of the famous princess. What could save the possibility -- we're not talking about a 20th century story, but a film set in the 18th century.According to Variety, Knightley has signed on to play Georgina, duchess of Devonshire in an upcoming co-production between Pathe and BBC Films called The Duchess. The movie will be helmed by Saul Dibb, which is a bit of a jump for the director, as his last and only other title is the ghetto/gangster movie, Bullet Boy. Penned by Casanova and Stage Beauty writer Jeffrey Hatcher, Duchess follows the controversial life of Georgina, who has been called the Princess Diana of her time. Georgina lived "an extravagant, profligate

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