Keira Knightley has beaten Scarlett Johansson. Now the actress will be starring in Joe Wright's film.
Both the director Joe and actress Keira are looking forward to working together again massively says a friend of director.
Knightley had been enforced to compete with Johansson for the role of the flower seller played by Audrey Hepburn in 1964 film, reported by Telegraph.
Cameron Mackintosh, producer of the movie told,"I have two actresses as potential Elizas, one British, the other American". He added, "You did know their names, but I am not letting on".
"The problem for me was that by being in the film the magic was broken. I loved the first Star Wars film and my mum was really into it too, that's why I took the part. But the Force wasn't there when we were filming it, and they didn't have real light sabres, which annoyed me."
Credit: Gregg DeGuire
Updated: Oct 24, 2009 | 15:02:00 EST
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