Keira Knightley and Jude Law will star in Leo Tolstoy’s Anna Karenina
Filming will get under way later this month on the new adaptation of Leo Tolstoy’s Anna Karenina, starring Keira Knightley, Jude Law and Aaron Johnson, according to an announcement by production companies Focus Features and Working Title, “The Guardian” writes.
The US-UK production is directed by Joe Wright, who has worked with Knightley twice before, on Pride & Prejudice and Atonement. Distinguished playwright Tom Stoppard has written the script.
Tolstoy's novel has been filmed many times before, most notably in 1935 with Greta Garbo in one of her signature roles. The unexpected success of the Tolstoy biopic The Last Station, released in 2010 and securing Oscar nominations for actors Helen Mirren and Christopher Plummer, may account for renewed interest in Tolstoy's work among film-makers.