Keira Knightley again will be hitting U.S. shores with the romantic drama Focus Features has nabbed domestic theatrical rights to Joe Wright's film, which has just begun filming in the U.K., and plans a release next year. Wright directed Knightley to a best actress Oscar nomination this year for Focus and Working Title's Jane Austen adaptation "Pride & Prejudice." Focus Features CEO James Schamus and Working Title co-chairs Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner announced the project, which Universal Pictures International will distribute theatrically in territories outside North America.

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