Keira Knightley Felt Caged by Johnny Depp’s Pirates of the Caribbean Franchise After Becoming a Sex Symbol in Hollywood

Hollywood beauty Keira Knightley recently opened up about the impact of Johnny Deep’s Pirate of the Caribbean franchise on her career. Knightley, who is known for her roles in movies like Pride and Prejudice, Atonement, and many more felt nothing but an object of desire after her role in 2003’s Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl. Talking about it in a candid interview Keira Knightley said she felt like a sex symbol after her role as Elizbeth Swann.

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Keira Knightley Felt Like a Sex Symbol After Pirates of The Caribbean

In a recent interview with Harper’s Bazaar UK, Keira Knightley revealed that she felt stuck with the identity of a sex symbol after her role in 2003’s Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl. Keira Knightley was only 18 when she became an international star after starring against Johnny Depp in the Pirate of the Caribbean franchise.

Along with the fame came a lot of uncomfortableness for Knightley as she developed an image of a sex symbol in the industry. Talking about this, Knightley said that playing an object of desire like Elizabeth Swan at such a young age left her feeling more stuck and constrained in the industry.

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“[Elizabeth Swann] was the object of everybody’s lust,” Knightley continued. “Not that she doesn’t have a lot of fight in her. But it was interesting coming from being tomboyish to getting projected as quite the opposite. I felt very constrained. I felt very stuck.”

Keira Knightley also added that most of her movies after that were focused on improving her image in the industry. Even though Knightley starred in two more Pirates of the Caribbean films, in 2006’s Dead Man’s Chest, and 2007’s At World’s End, she also worked in other movies like Pride and Prejudice (2005), and Atonement (2007), the latter of which even helped her earn an Oscar nomination for Best Actress only at the age of 20.

Keira Knightley in Netflix’s Black Doves  

Keira Knightley is all set to appear in Netflix’s Black Doves. In this movie, Knightley is said to play the character of Helena, a woman with a secret identity who is on a mission to a passionate affair.

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Black Doves is a story of two old friends who reunite and work on finding trust in each other in a world where trust can even get you killed.

Even though there has not been any official announcement on the release date of the movie, fans are very intrigued with its storyline.

Source: Variety