Keira Knightley and Others Pull Out of My Fair Lady

Okay, this is a total bummer.

Keira Knightley will not be playing the role of Eliza Doolittle in the movie adaptation of My Fair Lady, according to UK reports.

Knightley had been in talks with the producers of the movie about taking on the role but reportedly pulled out as she thought that it was taking too long to start production. Directors such as Joe Wright and Danny Boyle had been linked with the movie but have also pulled out.

Someone up high apparently dropped the ball.  I was really looking forward to Keira as Eliza!

My Fair Lady News and Rumors

Keira Knightley, as you know, won the role of Eliza Doolittle in a new film adaptation of “My Fair Lady.”

Joe Wright will direct the much-anticipated movie. Wright worked with Keira in “Pride & Prejudice” and “Atonement.” He’s obviously one of the best directors in the business.

Academy Award-winner Emma Thompson (Sense and Sensibility) is writing the screenplay.

This is really exciting, too: Daniel Craig is now being mentioned as a possibility to play Professor Henry Higgins! Daniel Craig and Keira Knightley on screen at the same time… makes my knees weak!