Keira the Great?

Now that Barbra Streisand’s working on a return to the director’s chair with a Catherine the Great biopic, she is going to need a star.

And two-time Oscar nominee Keira Knightley might be it.

I mean, the actress was said to be in the mix for the part of the 18th century Russian ruler earlier this week. It still could go to someone else, but here we are.

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