Keira Knightley explains that her Pirates of the Caribbean debut came with downsides, despite the film's success and boost to her career.
Keira Knightley discusses the negative aspects of starring in Pirates of the Caribbean. Knightley debuted her role of Elizabeth Swann in 2003’s Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl. Though introduced as a largely sheltered character, Elizabeth went on to have a more active role in the franchise and even became Pirate King.
While speaking to Harper's Bazaar, Knightley revealed the role was a double-edged sword. Despite the career benefits of starring in Pirates of the Caribbean, the actor discussed her concerns she would be typecast as “the object of everybody’s lust” in roles after playing Elizabeth. Check out Knightley’s full explanation below:
SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY I had quite an entrance into adult life, an extreme landing because of the experience of fame at a very early age. There’s a funny place where women are meant to sit, publicly, and I never felt comfortable with that. It was a big jolt. I was being judged on what I was projecting. [Elizabeth] was the object of everybody’s lust. Not that she doesn’t have a lot of fight in her.
Given how much of a launching point Pirates of the Caribbean was for her career, it is interesting to see Knightley’s cautious early reaction. As one of her biggest roles to date, Knightley had every right to be worried about what Elizabeth would do to her career. Her next film role, in Love Actually, also saw the actor playing a love interest caught between two men, not unlike Elizabeth's dynamic with Will Turner and Jack Sparrow.
Luckily, Knightley did find a way to “break out of” the lust-inspiring, sought-after young woman in her later roles. She is now a two-time Academy Award-nominated actor, for Pride and Prejudice and The Imitation Game. Though she continued to play Elizabeth in the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise for the next two films, her filmography now expands far beyond that.Source: Harper's Bazaar
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