Check out this two-minute video of Keira Knightley in a PSA about domestic violence – it will begin airing in theaters April 6.

Keira Knightley did the PSA for the charity Women’s Aid, saying, “Domestic violence affects one in four women at some point in their lifetime and kills two women every week.” Atonement director Joe Wright directed the PSA video.

If you’re a faithful Johnny Depp fan like me, you’ll be thrilled to know that Disney has greenlit Pirates of the Caribbean 4. Johnny Depp will be back as Captain Jack Sparrow, although it’s unclear if Keira Knightley will return for the fourth installment of the Pirates franchise. Read the rest of this entry »

Who are the top earning actresses these days? Forbes’ has compiled a list of Hollywood’s Top Earning Actresses, with Keira Knightley topping the list, followed by Cameron Diaz and Jennifer Aniston.

How do the earnings shake out? Cameron Diaz earns $50 million, while Keira Knightley is at $32 million and Jennifer Aniston rounds out the top three with $27 million over the course of a year. Read the rest of this entry »

Emma Watson, who we’ve watched grow up as Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter films, will be taking on a new role. Emma Watson is set to replace Keira Knightley as the new face of the Chanel fragrance Coco Mademoiselle.

Emma Watson, now 18-years-old, signed a two-year contract worth £3million to promote the Chanel fragrance. Read the rest of this entry »

It was only a matter of time before “My Fair Lady” ventured into remake land – but it sounds like it’s happening and Keira Knightley is rumored to take on the famed Audrey Hepburn role of Eliza Doolittle.

The studio has yet to comment on the casting, but it does look like Keira Knightley would be a suitable pick (then again, can anyone fill Audrey Hepburn’s shoes for this role?). Read the rest of this entry »

Well, not quite a “Deathmatch”, but Lindsay Lohan and Keira Knightley are both trying out for the role of heroine Catherine Earnshaw in a new version of Wuthering Heights. The movie is of course based on Emily Bronte’s mid-19th century novel of the same name.

Director John Maybury says he “wouldn’t count Keira out” but said the same about Lohan. Yeah, right. If you were to see a Victorian period movie, which actress do you think would be more effective, especially in terms of speech? Knightley, who has a real British accent, or Lohan? An actress who has an Oscar nomination (Knightley) or one who doesn’t, in a serious film?
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Let’s clarify. Keira Knightley is the British actress who appeared in Silk, Atonement and Pirates of the Carribean: At World’s End in 2007. She’ll be appearing in both The Duchess and The Edge of Love in 2008. She does not want to ever live in Hollywood because the city has a one-track mind. Right, because you just wouldn’t fit in there? Say, aren’t you the actress who said she’ll pretty much get naked for any magazine photographer that asks?

Atonement, a ‘love and war’ drama starring Keira Knightley and James McAvoy, scored seven Golden Globe nominations late last week, but has stiff competition for best dramatic picture. Nomination categories include best actor (male and female), best supporting actress, and best director. The movie was directed by Joe Wright. Knightley did not win a nomination for the “actress most likely to take her top off for a photo shoot if you ask her” category.