She has just finished her debut run on Broadway in Thérese Raquin. Yet, Keira Knightley is reportedly hurtling back to the silver screen as she is said to be in talks to play Catherine the Great in a biopic directed by Barbra Streisand.
The 30-year-old Brit has caught the eye of the actress-turned-director, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Reports are circulating that Keira has nabbed the lead role in the period drama, which will be Streisand’s fourth after Yentl, The Prince of Tides and The Mirror Has Two Faces.
The biopic of the Russian Monarch was penned by Kristina Lauren Anderson and Keira is said to have met Streisand for talks last year to toy with the idea of playing the powerful role.
Catherine the Great, known as Yekaterina Alexeyevna, was the longest reigning female ruler of Russia and held power from 1762 until her death in 1796.
The movie will follow the life of the empress as she gets trapped in a marriage with Emperor Peter III.
