King Lear

February 26th
The Daily Telegraph have picked up on my post to Rope Of Silicon regarding King Lear. They have contacted intended producers Ruby Films who told them this: "Ruby are no longer doing it - the film will no longer go ahead. It has not really been announced."

February 24th
EXCLUSIVE:
After correspondence with Keira's agent today I can announce the following:
- Keira is no longer attached to King Lear as the whole project has been shelved. Very sad news indeed, and the second Ruby Films project Keira has seen mothballed - remember Tulip Fever ?
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Thanks Lindy at UA

January 19th 2009
IMDb's Project Notes section for King Lear now has a start date of February. It was originally planned to start shooting this month.

November 10th
Keira's role as Zelda Sayre in The Beautiful and The Damned appears to be confirmed judging by the preliminary artwork on the producer's web site. There's been nothing in the press since the "in talks" news story back in September. Filming is set for Spring next year, after Keira completes King Lear, the exterior scenes of which will be filmed in Scotland, according to this article in Variety.

August 11th
Josh Stern announces a New Year start for filming of King Lear.

June 23rd
Although Gwyneth is not yet confirmed for Regan in King Lear, rumour has it Naomi Watts will be the third sister Goneril, alongside Keira's Cordelia.

May 19th

NEW MOVIE !!!

- Keira has signed to play Cordelia in a film version of Shakespeare's King Lear. The project was announced at the Cannes Film Festival today. Sir Anthony Hopkins will play the King while Gwyneth Paltrow will play her sister Regan. The role of the third sister is yet to be cast. The $35m film will feature epic battle scenes a la '300', The Daily Telegraph reports. Joshua Michael Stern has adapted the screenplay and Alison Owen of Ruby Films  is in talks to produce.
- Read about King Lear at Wikipedia, or read the play itself here.
- This will be Keira's first major performance of Shakespeare, although she did record The Seasons Alter, featuring text from The Tempest, recorded in 2001 for Futerra while she was still at college. Futerra is a sustainable development organisation of which her mother was patron.