Streisand is ready to get back in the director’s chair with an upcoming biopic about Catherine the Great, and it looks like Keira Knightley may be her leading lady in the film that follows the life of the famous Russian ruler. And she’s not wasting a moment, with Streisand now find her lead for the project.
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Sophia Augusta takes control of her life, her marriage, and her kingdom becoming Russia’s most celebrated and beloved monarch: Catherine the Great.
Catherine the Great is expected to fire up production sometime in late 2016.
According to The Wrap, the “Anna Karenina” star is now in negotiations to take on the titular role in the film, which boasts a screenplay by Kristina Lauren Anderson that landed at the very top of 2014’s Black List of Hollywood’s best unproduced screenplays.
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Catherine the Great will mark Streisand’s return to directing after two decades – her first turn overseeing a major movie since The Mirror Has Two Faces in 1996. She overthrew Peter III and ended up ruling Russia from 1762 to 1796, bringing about what historians called the Golden Age of the Russian Empire, founding many new cities and towns while also continuing to modernize the country.
