Reuniting with her Atonement and Pride & Prejudice director Joe Wright, Keira Knightley returns to the big screen in one of the most highly-anticipated films of the year.
Oscar-winning writer Tom Stoppard (Shakespeare in Love) is adapting Leo Tolstoy’s original novel, and now we have a lovely new image of Keira Knightley to share with you, adding to the two sets of images that we’ve seen of the cast already.
Alongside Knightley, we can look forward to seeing a fantastic cast in the form of Jude Law, Aaron Johnson, Olivia Williams, Kelly Macdonald, Emily Watson, Ruth Wilson, and Holliday Grainger.
“The third collaboration of Academy Award nominee Keira Knightley with director Joe Wright, following the award-winning box office successes “Pride & Prejudice” and “Atonement,” is the epic love story “Anna Karenina,” adapted from Leo Tolstoy’s classic novel by Academy Award winner Tom Stoppard (“Shakespeare in Love”). The story unfolds in its original late-19th-century Russia high-society setting and powerfully explores the capacity for love that surges through the human heart, from the passion between adulterers to the bond between a mother and her children. As Anna (Ms. Knightley) questions her happiness, change comes to her family, friends, and community.”
Anna Karenina will be released in the UK on 7th September with Universal Pictures distributing. Focus Features – who are also distributing Knightley’s summer film, Seeking a Friend for the End of the World, opposite Steve Carell – acquired the US rights for the film, but as yet haven’t announced when they’ll be releasing it.
Though it’s early days yet, I think the film definitely stands a fighting chance in a number of categories at the Oscars next year, so Focus may well want to release the film towards the end of the year with the Academy Awards in mind.
For now, your lovely new look at Knightley in the eponymous role as Anna Karenina. As usual, you can click to enlarge.
Source: KinoPoisk.
When we will get to see images of Holliday Grainger and Alexandra Roach in this film?
you may want to check your sources. those photos are from dr. zhivago 2002.
No, the first image is from Anna Karenina; the second one is from Dr. Zhivago.
yes thanks, and didn’t the first image come out in March?
Right you are about Dr. Zhivago, I’ve edited the post to just have the first image!
Which I think we’re seeing for the first time. A great new image of Keira Knightley (and Aaron Johnson) back in March, and though the aesthetic is similar, the image itself looks to be brand new.
Hope you’re both as excited about this film as me!
Alas, I’m not sure! I know you – and we – have been waiting for some time for our first look at them, but we may have a little while longer to wait.
I’d imagine that with the UK release set for 7th September, we should be getting the trailer either this month or next, and we’ll have it for your as soon as it surfaces!
what a face on that kid Keira