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A while back Screenhead reported that one of Kiera Knightley’s upcoming movies (and one of the few that is not a period drama) is the crime thriller London Boulevard, staring opposite Colin Farrell. The story, which is said to transpose the noir style of flicks like Sunset Boulevard (hence the title) and gumshoe tales onto a contemporary London setting, involves a criminal’s attempts to break free from his nasty past while being entangled in the life of a seductive actress.

And now the cast has added three heavyweigths of British acting. Ray Winstone (who has excelled in films such as The Proposition and Sexy Beast) will appear as a crime boss, Anna Friel (Pushing Daisies) as Farrell’s sister, and the very underrated David Thewlis (Naked, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, and partner of Friel) as Knightley’s business manager. All contribute to a very exciting ensemble. The film was adapted by and is being directed by William Monahan, writer of Kingdom of Heaven and The Departed. It will be his directorial debut.

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Keira Knightley’s fan club, in a correspondence with her agent, has learned a few things about the actress’s schedule.

They offer word that she is no longer attached to the new adaptation of King Lear, a classic play by William Shakespeare, as the entire project has been cancelled. She will also not appear in Tulip Fever, which was also canned.

She will however play the part of Lillian Palmer in London Boulevard, which is currently being shot. Finally, despite reports to the contrary, Knightley is still not confirmed for the My Fair Lady remake.

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The Departedscribe William Monahan is set to make his directorial debut by adapting the novel London Boulevard by Ken Bruen and Keira Knightly and Colin Farrell are set to star.  

The story is a crime novel that is set to start filming this summer in and around London.

Farrell plays a South London criminal who, after release from prison, tries to give up the gangster life by becoming a handyman for a reclusive young actress. The Variety report isn’t clear on who Knightly will play.

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