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community.livejournal.com - 6/6/2008

Keira Knightley in talks to play Eliza Doolittle

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Keira Knightley is in talks for the updated remake of My Fair Lady in the works at Columbia Pictures, according to Variety. Though the studio has reportedly declined comment on any casting, the trade paper reports that the actress is in negotiations for the starring role as Eliza Doolittle, the simple Cockney flower girl who is able to transform into a proper lady under the tutelage of ...

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Wouldn’t it Be Loverly?
Awards Daily — Keira Knightley is in talks to play Eliza DoLittle, according to EW, quoting Variety, via ONTD.  My favorite of the bunch is Julie Andrews, even though I never saw her play Eliza - I just like her voice so much all of a sudden in my later years.  Keira Knightley is more Audrey Hepburn-ish but watching them side by side diminishes Hepburn, imo.  She sure was a loverly thing herself.  Either way, Knightley is sure to be the weakest of the three.  Not a slight against Ms. Knightley - in fact, she seems sort of suited for the role ...