has signed up to appear in‘s sci-fi project “.” Knightley will star alongsideandin the cloning-themed movie. The story revolves around a trio who grew up in a boarding school with no contact or knowledge of the outside world until they discover they are clones grown for the sole purpose of organ donation.adapted‘s novel into the script.Shooting is expected to begin to London and Norfolk in April. It is Romanek’s first feature since 2002’s “.” Knightley also is attached to play, author and wife of, in “” which will centre on the couple’s troubled relationship. She will also star within “,” a crime drama that marks’s directing debut and in the Columbia Pictures remake of “” as the simple Cockney flower girl who is transformed into a lady. Unfortunately, “” – the British production of Shakespeare’s tragedy – project announced at last year’shas been cancelled, despite A-list cast of Keira Knightley,and. Hopkins was due to play the ageing monarch, with Knightley signed up for the role of his youngest daughter, Cordelia. Gwyneth Paltrow and Naomi Watts were also on the cast list as the king’s disloyal elder daughters, Regan and Goneril. A spokesperson for the film company said: “Ruby [Films] are no longer doing it – the film will no longer go ahead. Earlier this month, it was announced thatand directorwill reunite to make their own adaptation of King Lear following their collaboration on “” in 2004. Pacino has never played Lear before, on stage nor on screen. Until now, he had always turned down Lear offers on the basis that he wasn’t “ready”. But producersays that Radford “came up with the most brilliant adaptation and Al and I flipped for it.” Perfect role for Anthony Hopkins, actually he’s great actor so every role is perfect role for him. But, we’ll see Pacino as King Lear, because he’s ready now!