Keira Knightley will be the latest and final enemy of the Twihards

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These are photos of Keira Knightley leaving a London theatre last night – she and Mad Men’s Elisabeth Moss are doing a play together, The Children’s Hour. Keira looks okay, doesn’t she? I mean, she doesn’t look like she’s been wallowing in tears, meth and ice cream since her split with Rupert Friend. Good for her. In addition to this play, Keira has also signed on for a new film… starring Robert Pattinson. She’ll be playing the Sparkly love interest, which is sure to make her a target of Twihard hate.

Keira Knightley will star alongside Robert Pattinson in ‘Cosmopolis’. The British actress will play the 24-year-old star’s love interest in the David Cronenberg-directed film, based the Don DeLillo novel.

The pair are expected to get up close and personal with each other in the film, which shows 24 hours in the life of a billionaire financier who squanders his fortune and his new wife.

An insider said: “Keira will get to do a lot of smooching with Rob. Some of the scenes are going to be pretty steamy.”

Marion Cotillard was originally lined up for the film’s single female role – but now Keira, 25, is on board in the movie’s second big casting change after Irish star Colin Farrell backed out earlier this year.

Director David has nothing but praise for his new leading lady.

He said: “Keira is a brilliant actress. She blew everyone away. She’s a real heavy dude. She’s as good as anyone I’ve worked with. You don’t realise it until you start to actually work with somebody.”

‘Cosmopolis’ will be Robert’s first major film after completing ‘The Twilight Saga’, in which he plays vampire Edward Cullen. He will next be seen on screen in ‘Water for Elephants’, starring alongside Reese Witherspoon in the Francis Lawrence-directed adaptation of the Sara Gruen novel.

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Here’s why it’s funny – unlike many of the other ladies Sparkles has rumored to be eyeing over the years (CHEATING ON BELLA), I actually think that Sparkles and Keira would actually enjoy each other’s company. He has a type – he loves squirrelly sourpusses (K-Stew), and she loves pretty boys (Rupert Friend). This could be really, really good. Like, epic in “Twihard meltdown CODE RED” enjoyment.

One last thing – Sparkles with David Cronenberg? That’s going to get ugly. Here’s a promotional still from Sparkles’ movie Bel Ami. He’s pale and pouty, because that’s all he’s capable of.

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Photos courtesy of WENN. Bel Ami still courtesy of a Twihard fansite.

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  1. KJ says:

    Cronenberg? Count me in, despite Pattinson’s presence in the movie. I haven’t really seen him in anything other than some Twilight snippets, which were awful.

  2. brin says:

    Pale and pouty meets pale and pouty (with a dash of squirrely mixed in for good measure).

  3. mia girl says:

    I have no idea if the movie will be good, but I will have a good time just looking at them. No one can fill a close up frame like Knightly… and Pattinson for that matter.

    This movie will be straight up jaw porn!

  4. Jane says:

    The idea of SparklePattz in a Cronenberg movie makes me sick.

  5. gabs says:

    They look like brother and sis to me. I always thought he looked like a male Keira Knightley. Eh. Idk. I think Keira is too snobby to want to be with a crappy twilight actor. I don’t see it actually. I can see him liking her but I can see her sticking her nose up at him rolling her eyes and pouting. His bad acting would be a turn off for her. Why would Cronenberg cast him in the first place?

  6. Isabel says:

    mia girl – LOL!!! Jaw porn!!

    I love it. They’ll be very pretty together.

  7. Theuth says:

    Ugh, Cronenberg…why? This is gonna be a movie I’m going to pass, and I am an avid fan ;_; I can’t stand these two awful actors separated, I probably won’t bear an entire movie with them, unless it’s an horror and they’ll die.

  8. Dan says:

    You’re insulting Keira by comparing her to the sullen emo Stewart.Keira doesn’t go around showing her middle finger at the public during the promotion of her films or is caught smoking a bong like that idiot.

  9. anjasmomma says:

    I love Keira Knightly as an actress but I love Marion Cotillard even more. What a shame!

  10. caramia says:

    cadaverous

  11. Vi says:

    god i wish his five sparkley minutes were up. he’s so annoying. mind you that makes him and keira perfect partners. no point in them ruining twice as many otherwise perfectly good movies. i call for keira and sparkles to be in all future films together.

  12. gee says:

    Sparkles and Keira look like siblings.

  13. bee says:

    lol @jawporn… i could never tell if they are decent actors or not, their overbites are sooo distracting.
    Sparkles seems like a good guy but I don’t see him having much years left, his movies are tanking, aren’t they?

  14. hairball says:

    Am I really that biased to think Robert Pattinson is a good actor?

    Water for Elephants is coming out in April. I hope he doesn’t suck. There is a clip in WFE where he talks “you’re a beautiful woman” or something like that and he maybe sounded flat.

    Kaiser, why the hate for RPatz?

  15. hairball says:

    I think this is a sign of over-thinking, but I want to post it.

    I was thinking I am actually just glad you post about Robert Pattinson (and featured him in HGF). So thanks – maybe he will do a good job in his future movies. He might surprise you. !

  16. mimi says:

    I think they would look great together onscreen….

  17. xxxsolidsender says:

    Give the guy a break! David Cronenberg choose him, of all the actors out there who would kill for this part, and he does not need him to finance this movie. You can’t possibly know what he’s capable of, you saw very little to say that and I’m sure that David Cronenberg vote of confidence is FAR more important than your judgemental anonymous musings. If a brilliant director gave him a chance why can’t you? I know that I will judge his ability only when he actually has some good material to work with.

  18. merry says:

    I LOVE that coat! I was looking for something like that the whole friggin’ season! I bet it’s warm as hell. And expensive. Sigh…

  19. Cherry Rose says:

    That picture is the first time I ever thought Sparkles was remotely attractive looking. That hairstyle really suits him.

  20. Anonymous says:

    I hope she steals Rob away from KStew. I think they’d make a hot couple and Kstew is just too butch.

  21. cn tower says:

    Where is Viggo when we need him?

  22. pato says:

    I don´t get it, he can´t act!! and it´s not like the twihards could buy all the tickets and make any movie he is on profitable. why is he offered movies?

  23. bewilderbeastie says:

    What the hell has Cronenberg been smoking??

  24. Dingles says:

    She is going to act him under the table.

  25. NicoleAM says:

    Don’t know about RP, but KK is a good actress. She’s been nominated 2x for an Academy Award, and she’s not tabloid fodder. Loved Bend it Like Beckham and The Dutchess.