London, Feb 26 : King Lear's film version, starring Keira Knightley, has been reportedly axed.

The 25-million pound project had roped in Knightley to play Cordelia, the youngest daughter of the King, who would have been portrayed by Sir Anthony Hopkins.

Gwyneth Paltrow as Regan, Lear's treacherous middle daughter, and Naomi Watts would have completed the cast as his eldest daughter, Goneril.

The film was expected to feature epic battle sequences.

It may be the first high profile casualty of the recession in the movie business, reports the Telegraph.

A spokeswoman for Ruby Films said: "Ruby are no longer doing it - the film will no longer go ahead. It has not really been announced."

London, Feb 26 : Keira Knightley's beau Rupert Friend has stripped off for steamy scenes with Michelle Pfeiffer in romantic drama 'Cheri'.

London, Feb 7: Hollywood actress Keira Knightley has revealed that she's a die-hard fan of Indian curry.

For the 23-year-old actress the idea of a perfect night in is lashings of Indian curry along with some beer.

When asked about the Atonement star's best things in life she replied: "An Indian takeaway on the sofa - chicken tikka jalfrezi and dhingri mutter (mushrooms and peas), washed down with a bottle of Cobra."

Knightley also shot down rumours that she is an anorexic and has also taken legal action over allegations.

"The rumours could potentially ruin my career because, if I had been ill, there is no way I would be able to do the action movies that I do," the Daily Express quoted her as saying.

London, Feb 3 : English fashion designer Stella McCartney has roped in actresses Gwyneth Paltrow and Keira Knightley to model her Comic Relief T-shirts.

McCartney, 37, designed a range of limited edition T-shirts for Comic Relief, featuring unique photographs taken by her late mother, Linda, with one of them sporting an image of her father, Paul McCartney, and his band mates.

Another T-shirt had Morecambe and Wise, the comic duo, captured by David Bailey, the veteran photographer, and all the photos had a slight alteration made - their subjects were given red noses.

London, Feb 02: Hollywood actress Keira Knightley, who dazed all by leaving nothing to imagination after stripping naked for her role in `Domino', is going to stun fans even further with the upcoming Blu-ray release of the film.

`The Edge of love' actress has gone topless for a saucy outdoor sex scene in `Domino' and the Blu-ray release will show her kinky exploits in even finer detail.

Washington, Jan 23 : Keira Knightley and Colin Farrell have been roped in to star in a crime drama titled `London Boulevard'.

William Monahan of `The Departed' fame will make his debut as the director with the film.

In the film, Farrell will play a South London criminal who, after release from prison, tries to give up the gangster life by becoming a handyman for a reclusive young actress, reports Variety.

Farrell has recently received a Golden Globe for "In Bruges."