Keira Knightley is set to star in “The Best Time Of Our Lives,” based on a screenplay written by her mom, the playwright Sharman Macdonald.



Knightley has been attached since the project’s inception four years ago. John Maybury, who directed Knightley in “The Jacket,” will helm the feature set to go before the cameras in April, the week after Easter.

The film concerns the background to a real-life incident in 1945 involving Dylan Thomas, his wife Caitlin and another couple: Vera Phillips, who was Thomas’s childhood friend, and her husband William Killick. Knightley is set to play Vera.

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Actress Keira Knightley will have to shell out $1,843 in taxes after she accepted a chest full of freebies at a celebrity event in Los Angeles.



The Pirates Of The Caribbean actress attended the Silver Spoon Buffet, a ritzy charity dinner where it is customary to give well known celebrities presents in return for their endorsement.

Knightley received $10,800 worth of goods, including diamond earrings, a watch, a bikini and a cashmere jumper.

It is reported Keira remained unfazed when told by an advisor that she may have to pay a staggering charge for the "gifts".

An insider says, "Keira had a bit of a laugh when told she had to pay the tax. She's happy to do so."

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