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Keira Knightley is one of the most talented and well-recognized actresses in Hollywood. Having established herself as a force to be reckoned with, the actress has starred in many massively successful projects, includingPride and Prejudice, Atonement, Anna Karenina, andLove Actually. She has also been nominated for an Acadamy Award twice, once in the category of Best Actress for her 2005,Pride and Prejudice,as well as in the category of Best Supporting Actress for her work inThe Imitation Games.
Outside of these films, the actress is, perhaps, most well known for her work inThe Pirates of the Caribbeanseries. Playing Elizabeth Swan in the franchise, Knightley starred alongside legendary actors like Johnny Depp and Orlando Bloom. Being one of the most successful franchises of all time, it is quite interesting to find out that Knightley thought that the first film in the series,Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl,was going to be a failure.
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Keira Knightley Though She Was Making A Big Mistake
Keira Knightleywas not a very well-known actress until her film,Bend It Like Beckham,a 2002 comedy film. After this, the actress was working on her 2003 film,Love Actually, starring A-List actors like Hugh Grant, Colin Firth, and Emma Thompson. Starring as Juliet Kane, it was during the filming of this project when Knightley was in talks with Disney to star inPirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl.
“With Keira, it was only her second film and I remember talking to her while we were shooting and asking her what she was doing next and she said, ‘Oh it’s going to be terrible and I’ve probably made a terrible mistake but I’m doing this pirates movie.’”
Richard Curtis, the director ofLove Actually, revealed that Knightley thought that she was making a big mistake when she agreed to take on the Johnny Depp film. The director elaborated, stating that after filming finished for their film, he asked the actress, out of obligation and curiosity, what she was doing after this project. The actress spoke honestly, stating that she feared that she was making a mistake by being part of the Disney film and thought that it would be awful.
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Keira Knightly Was Wrong AboutThe Pirates of the Caribbean
Keira Knightley was clearly very wrong about the film as the franchise went on to boost the actress’s fame the a completely different level, establishing her as one of the most skilled and versatile actresses in the industry. She was cast in this film after the producers of the film stated that she possessed an ‘indescribable quality reminiscent of motion picture stars from Hollywood’s heyday’.
The film was massively successful, having made $654 million worldwide, and was followed by multiple sequels, includingPirates of the Caribbean:Dead Man’s Chest,Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End,andPirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides.
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Source:The Daily Beast
Ananya Godboley
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Ananya Godboley is a Senior Entertainment Writer at FandomWire, majorly focusing on TV shows, with over 2,000 articles published. She has been an entertainment journalist for the past two years. Currently pursuing an undergraduate degree in psychology from K.R. Mangalam University, Ananya also likes to fangirl as a full-time job. She covers news and analyses on anything from Rick and Morty to Hannibal and even Arcane. In between these lines, she also enjoys superheroes and Taylor Swift.A philosophy enthusiast, Ananya enjoys digging deeper into the media she consumes, trying to understand the root of her favorite characters' behavior.
