The actress trained in Victorian romantic cinema, who rose to fame with the saga of Pirates of the Caribbean, joined the cast of a film of a genre unknown to her, that of science fiction.
Knightley, who will play multiple roles as a young woman in love throughout her career, will be part of Never Let Me Go, a futuristic thriller directed by Mark Romanek (Portraits of an obsession), which will focus on human cloning for medical purposes.
As it was known, lhe protagonists of NLMG will be three young men kept in captivity, without any contact with the outside world. Their lives (and existences) will be turned upside down when they find out that they are actually clones, with no other purpose than to be future organ donors.
The script was commissioned to Alex Garland (Extermination) and production will be borne by the Fox studios. According to Variety, Never Let Me Go will have among its ranks the mentioned Knightley, Andrew Garfield and Carey Mulligan. The film will begin filming in next april, in the English cities of London and Norfolk.
Source: Yahoo cinema