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Keira Knightley in Talks to Play "My Fair Lady"
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British actress Keira Knightley is considering playing Eliza Doolittle in a remake of "My Fair Lady," originally directed by George Cukor, based on a musical by Alan Jay Lerner, which in turn was based on George Bernard Shaw's 1913 play "Pygmalion." There's no word yet on a supporting cast or director, but Duncan Kenworthy of "Love, Actually" is producing along with Cameron Mackintosh. The film follows a lowly Cockney flower girl who is given a complete physical and vocal makeover by Professor Henry Higgins, transforming her into a refined English lady. According to Variety, "While it's being called an ...
My Fair Lady Remake with Keira Knightley? No, Please Don’t, Stop, Help…
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Keira Knightley says she can’t sing, but why should that be a problem for a musical?
Variety is reporting that a remake of the classic musical My Fair Lady is in the works. Keira Knightley is in talks to star as Eliza Doolittle.
Based on George Bernard Shaw’s play Pygmalion, My Fair Lady is about a professor, Henry Higgins, who makes a bet that he can take a poor Cockney flower girl and teach her the proper speech, manners and comportment to pass as a Duchess. The 1956 Broadway production was a huge hit and made Julie Andrews a star. The 1964 musical version starred Rex ...
Is it time for yet another loverly remake? MY FAIR LADY in the works...
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Ahoy, squirts! Quint here. The remake craziness keeps on going with a remake of MY FAIR LADY . Columbia is doing it with LOVE, ACTUALLY producer Duncan Kenworthy and Keira Knightley is in talks to portray Eliza Doolittle, made famous by Audrey Hepburn. The producers promise to bring the original's music and score, but they also want to flesh out the characters a little more by going back to the original material by Alan Jay Lerner (who also adapted his own work with the '64 movie) as well as the play Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw, which served as the basis for the story. It might not be a popular opinion, but I kinda like Knightley for the ...
Keira Knightley Will Play Eliza Doolittle
Vulture —
... with mogul theater producer Cameron Mackintosh and Love Actually's Duncan Kenworthy producing, and Keira Knightley in discussions to play Eliza Doolittle. The story will remain set in 1912, and producers plan to dig back into George Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion to beef up Eliza's "emotional journey." You know, to give us the full emotional subtext behind her shouting, "Move yer bloomin' arse!" [Variety] ...
Keira Knightley is 'My Fair Lady'?
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Filed under: Classics, Music & Musicals, Romance, Casting, Deals, Sony, Newsstand, Remakes and Sequels I'm not sure which part of this story is the most surprising -- the fact that they are really remaking My Fair Lady, or that Keira Knightley wants the lead. Decide amongst yourselves. According to Variety, Columbia Pictures is prepping the remake, which will be produced by Duncan Kenworthy and Cameron Mackintosh, as we speak. While they are calling it an update of the musical, it's not a drastic one. The movie will keep the 1912 setting and the score, ...
Wouldn’t it Be Loverly?
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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 but she’s got some formidable competition there. Seriously.
My Fair Lady To Be Even More Fair
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My Fair Lady To Be Even More Fair That rain in Spain will again be staying mainly on the plain. Although a perfectly good film version of the musical My Fair Lady has existed since 1964, the Hollywood remake machine will stick their claws into it and shake out another version. This time with Keira Knightley in the lead. Variety reports that Knightley will play Eliza Doolittle, the Cockney flower girl who Henry Higgins bets he can turn into high society lady. The excuse for this version is that it will be shot on location (rather than soundstages) and will spend more time on ...
Keira Knightley Considering My Fair Lady Remake
Thompson On Hollywood —
... the terrible 1964 My Fair Lady movie adaptation of the Lerner and Loewe Broadway smash musical. The movie got by on Rex Harrison and the great music, barely. It was one of those cases where Hollywood insisted on casting a star-- Audrey Hepburn, who was voiced by Marnie Nixon--instead of the Broadway hit sensation Julie Andrews, who went on to score in the blockbuster movie musicals Mary Poppins and The Sound of Music instead!
So now Columbia's going to do it right this time, possibly with Keira Knightley, the reigning Brit It Girl, as their ...
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Keira Knightley in a remake of My Fair Lady?
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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 Professor Henry Higgins.
Duncan Kenworthy (Love Actually, Notting Hill) is producing along with London theatrical producer Cameron Mackintosh. The project is being described as an update, though it ...
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