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If Keira Knightley was disappointed by yesterday’s announcement that she didn’t land the leading female role in ‘The Dark Knight Rises,’](The Dark Knight Rises (2012) - Movie | Moviefone) she sure didn’t show it. Rather than take some time to regroup, the actress instead signed on to another project, taking a co-starring role in David Cronenberg’s ‘Cosmopolis’](Cosmopolis (2012) - Movie | Moviefone)
Knightley will play Rob Pattinson’s wife in Cronenberg’s latest, a part that was set to initially be played by Marion Cotillard. Cotillard had to back out when she recently learned she was pregnant.
The drama follows a day in the life of Pattinson’s character, a 28 year old billionaire who treks across Manhattan. This is the second major casting change for the film - based on a novel by Don DeLillo - this month. Pattinson joined the cast a week ago, replacing actor Colin Farrell.