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William Monahan's London Boulevard to Star Farrell and Knightley
January 22, 2009
by Brandon Lee Tenney
Hot off his Golden Globe win for his stellar performance in In Bruges, Colin Farrell is set to star in London Boulevard along with Keira Knightley. The film, a crime drama based on Ken Bruen's novel of the same name, is to be directed by the writer of The Departed, William Monahan, who is making his directorial debut. Variety reports that Farrell will be playing a London-based criminal just released from a stint in prison who tries to give up his gangster way of life by becoming a handyman for a reclusive actress, played by Knightley. The film will begin shooting this summer on location in and around London.
Looks like Farrell will be revisiting a defunct criminal character again fairly quickly off of In Bruges. I'm a big fan of Farrell, less of Knightley, but at least she's breaking free of her period pieces, if only for this film alone. After witnessing the range displayed by Farrell in In Bruges, I've the greatest faith in his ability to play what should be a very conflicted character. And no matter what, I'd say that's a good looking pair to have on screen together. As for William Monahan, it should be quite interesting to see if he can handle directing as well as he does writing. Here's to hoping this project turns out great in the end.
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Reader Feedback - 9 Comments »
1
I don't ming knightley and farrell always seems to entertain in smaller more serious type productions such as In Bruges, Tigerland, and i liked phone booth… but not so much in the bigger type deals (alexander, daredevil, swat)… although i guess its not his fault daredevil sucked ever so much
Janny on Jan 23, 2009
2
Didn't you see Domino? You guys should watch more movies.
sumonesumtime on Jan 23, 2009
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knightly was pretty good in atonement
nelson on Jan 23, 2009
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I have a feeling there will be some mesmerizing chemistry between these two actors.
markers on Jan 23, 2009
5
Am I the only one that thought that said Queens Boulevard for a second?
Fred on Jan 23, 2009
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Knightley is one of the worst actresses working today. She's just awful awful awful. I can't stand her. She's one of those actresses who is so smug on screen because she thinks she's great…but she isn't.
DinoChow on Jan 25, 2009
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I dunno DinoChow, I think she was stellar in Atonement and The Duchess… her and Farrell, along with Monahan's guidance… this film is buzzworthy for sure.
criddle on Jan 28, 2009