Keira Knightley and Colin Farrell are headed to “London.”
The duo will pair up on-screen for the crime drama “London Boulevard,” according to Variety.
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Farrell will play a South London criminal who tries to leave behind his gangster life after his release from prison by becoming a handyman for a reclusive young actress (Knightley).
“London Boulevard” will mark the directorial debut of William Monahan, who worked as a writer on the Oscar-winning film, “The Departed.”
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Farrell, who is fresh off his Golden Globe win for “In Bruges,” currently has three films awaiting release – the wartime drama “Triage” (which he also executive produced); the romance film “Ondine”; and “The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus,” in which he was one of the three actors to step in to fill the late Heath Ledger’s role of “Tony.”
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Jude Law and Johnny Depp will also play the role of “Tony” in “Parnassus.”
Knightley is currently shooting “Last Night,” a drama co-starring Eva Mendes.
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Filming on “London Boulevard” is scheduled to begin this summer in London.
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