According to Deadline, Keira Knightley received a role in the next historical drama in his career - speech about the screening of the novel Sarah Perry "Snakes in Essex." See-Saw Films on Apple TV + Orders will be manufactured by the picture. The director will perform Klio Barnard ("Giant-Egoist", "Dark River"), and Anna Simon (Mrs. Wilson) will take a scenario for adaptation.
"Snakes in Essex" tells about a recently widowed woman named Cora (Knightley), which during the marriage suffered from violence from her husband. Having gained freedom after his death, the bark moves from Victorian London to the small village of Alvinter in Essex County. The heroine is intrigued by the local superstition, which the mythical creature returned to the local land, known as the Essek serpent. The effect of the novel unfolds in 1893, and the book itself was published in 2016, becoming a laureate of the British National Book Prize.
Recall, Keira Nightley is known for his roles in costume historical films. Previously, the actress performed the lead roles in such paintings as "pride and prejudice", "Duchess" and "Anna Karenina". In the case of the "snake in Essex", Knightley will also make as one executive producers.