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LAGGIES: Keira Knightley replaces Anne Hathaway in Lynn Shelton Film

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Keira Knightley replaces Anne Hathaway in Laggies. The casting of Keira Knightley in lieu of Anne Hathaway answers the question of who will star in the Lynn Shelton directed film. Keira Knightley will play “a woman who hides out for a week with a 16-year-old (Chloë Grace Moretz) under the pretense of going to a work retreat after her boyfriend proposes.” Anne Hathaway had to drop out of Laggies because of her casting in Interstellar and the scheduling conflict it created.

On the people behind-the-scenes of Laggies: “Steve Golin, Alix Madigan and Rosalie Swedlin will produce Laggies for Anonymous Content.”

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On Keira Knightley:

Keira Christina Knightley is an English actress and model. She began acting as a child on television and made her film debut in 1995. Knightley had a supporting role as Sabé in Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace (1999) and her first significant role came in The Hole (2001). She gained widespread recognition in 2002 after co-starring in the film Bend It Like Beckham and achieved international fame in 2003 as a result of her appearances in the Pirates of the Caribbean film series (2003–07).

Since the Pirates of the Caribbean films, Knightley has become best known for starring in period drama films, such as Pride & Prejudice (2005), Atonement (2007), Silk (2007), The Duchess (2008), A Dangerous Method (2011), and Anna Karenina (2012). Knightley has also appeared in a variety of genres of Hollywood films, including the romantic comedy Love Actually (2003), the historical action King Arthur (2004), the psychological thriller The Jacket (2005), biographical action Domino (2005), the drama The Edge of Love (2008), the film noir London Boulevard (2010), the dystopian science fiction Never Let Me Go (2010), the romantic drama Last Night (2010), and the dark comedy Seeking a Friend for the End of the World (2012).

Knightley has earned nominations for the Academy Award for Best Actress and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress for her role as Elizabeth Bennet in Joe Wright’s 2005 adaptation of Jane Austen’s novel Pride and Prejudice. Two years later she was nominated again for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress, as well as the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for her performance in Wright’s Atonement. In 2008, Forbes claimed Knightley to be the second highest-paid actress in Hollywood, having reportedly earned $32 million in 2007, making her the only non-American on the list of highest-paid actresses.

Laggies will also star Sam Rockwell and Mark Webber.

Anne Hathaway Met Ball 2013 images:

Anne Hathaway Met Ball 2013

Anne Hathaway Met Ball 2013

 

Anne Hathaway Met Ball 2013

Anne Hathaway Met Ball 2013

 

Anne Hathaway Blonde Hair Met Ball 2013

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Anne Hathaway Blonde Hair Met Ball 2013

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Source: Imdb, Wikipedia, Deadline

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Rollo Tomasi

Rollo Tomasi is a Connecticut-based film critic, TV show critic, news, and editorial writer. He will have a MFA in Creative Writing from Columbia University in 2025. Rollo has written over 700 film, TV show, short film, Blu-ray, and 4K-Ultra reviews. His reviews are published in IMDb's External Reviews and in Google News. Previously you could find his work at Empire Movies, Blogcritics, and AltFilmGuide. Now you can find his work at FilmBook.
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