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17 September 2008 9:04 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Actress Keira Knightley insists she hasn't secured the lead role in the remake of My Fair Lady just yet, despite reports to the contrary.

The Pirates of the Caribbean star is the favourite to take Audrey Hepburn's iconic role in the update of the 1964 musical, based on George Bernard Shaw's comedy of manners Pygmalion.

But Knightley is adamant a final casting decision has yet to be made - so she's keeping her "fingers crossed".

However, if she does become the leading lady, she is keen to try and hit the high notes - and sing all the musical's songs without any help.

She tells MTV.com, "It's an interesting prospect, but there's nothing concrete. Fingers crossed on that one (landing the part).

"I like doing things where I'm not sure if I'm going to be able to do them or not (singing). I think you have to push yourself. You have to admit you're going to fail at some point. You've got to try. Like with anything I do, there's always a part of me that says, 'I can't do that. This is going to be the one where I fall on my face completely.' It would be exciting to try it."

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16 July 2008 6:29 PM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

British actress Emma Thompson has been commissioned to pen a screenplay for a My Fair Lady remake.

The Howards End star won an Oscar for adapting Sense + Sensibility for the big screen and now she's tackling George Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion musical.

But she admits the less-sweet version of the Audrey Hepburn movie musical won't be completed anytime soon.

She tells Parade magazine, "I'm a Luddite, and I write longhand with an old fountain pen."

That said, Thompson is the only person to have won Academy Awards for both acting and screenwriting.

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6 June 2008 3:59 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Keira Knightley is in talks to play flower girl Eliza Doolittle in a My Fair Lady remake.

The British actress is the favourite to take Audrey Hepburn's iconic role in the update of the 1964 musical, based on George Bernard Shaw's comedy of manners Pygmalion.

The film will be produced by Duncan Kenworthy and theatre impresario Cameron Mackintosh, who hope to shoot the film on location in the original London settings of Covent Garden, Drury Lane and the Ascot racecourse, according to Daily Variety.

Mackintosh is familiar with the My Fair Lady story - he has produced two stage revivals of the musical; one of which is currently touring the U.S.

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6 June 2008 2:16 AM, PDT | From Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news

Columbia Pictures is negotiating with Keira Knightley to star in a new version of the musical My Fair Lady. Variety reports that Duncan Kenworthy (Love Actually) and Cameron Mackintosh will produce the film, which will retain Alan Jay Lerner's stage lyrics and the 1912 setting. The movie will shoot at several UK locations including Covent Garden, Wimpole Street and the Ascot racecourse. Originating on Broadway, the musical, based on George Bernard Shaw's play Pygmalion, was first adapted for the screen in 1964. The film, which starred Audrey Hepburn (more)

By Simon Reynolds

4 articles from 2008