Keira Knightly has opened up concerning the impression of the notion of her Pirates of the Caribbean character on her appearing profession.
The Atonement star, 37, turned a success after enjoying Elizabeth Swann within the films based mostly on a Disney theme park trip and in addition starring Orlando Bloom and Johnny Depp.
The Bend It Like Beckham actress starred within the first three movies from 2003 to 2007, by which Jack Sparrow (Depp) and Will Turner (Bloom) save Elizabeth from pirates.
After showing within the first Pirates of the Caribbean, Keira, who’s married to James Righton of the Klaxons, went on to star in hits like Love Really and Delight & Prejudice.
Nevertheless, the mother-of-two confessed that she felt “caught” after enjoying Elizabeth due to the character’s magnificence and desperately attempting to broaden her profession.
She defined, “She [Elizabeth Swann] was the item of everybody’s delight. Not that she does not have numerous battle in her. Nevertheless it was fascinating to be projected from actually tomboyish as the precise reverse.”
The Colette actor continued to Harper’s Bazaar UK: ‘I felt very restricted. I felt very caught. So the roles after that have been about attempting to interrupt out of there.
“I had no concept the way to phrase it. It felt very very similar to I used to be trapped in one thing I did not perceive.’
Keira additionally feared that Pirates of the Caribbean could be an enormous field workplace flop, in response to Love Really director Richard Curtis.
“I bear in mind sitting with Keira whereas we have been filming,” he instructed ABC Information, earlier than asking the Anna Karenina star what her subsequent challenge was.
The Notting Hill creator continued: “[Keira] stated, ‘I do not suppose it should work. It is a pirate film and so they all the time fail.”’
Nevertheless, Keira’s fears have been unfounded because the Pirates of the Caribbean took the world by storm and have become one of many best franchises in historical past.
The primary movie Curse of the Black Pearl grossed $654 million (£535 million) worldwide, earlier than sequel Useless Man’s Chest grossed greater than $1 billion (£817 million) internationally.
Her remaining look within the franchise, 2006’s At World’s Finish, grossed $960 million (£787 million) worldwide.
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