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Our Keira is in negotiations to join Jude Law in the
John Madden-directed project, due to start shooting
in April for DreamWorks and Miramax.
Set in the mid-1600s in Amsterdam, 'Fever' centers
on a young woman (Knightley) who weds a wealthy merchant
to escape poverty.
However, she meets up with a penniless artist (Law)
hired to paint her portrait, and the two fall in love.
Their only hope of escape from her current situation
is by raising money from the all-important tulip market.
Tom Stoppard wrote the screenplay based on Deborah
Moggach's novel, published in March 2000.
DreamWorks is taking the lead on production and will
handle domestic rights, while Miramax, which worked
with Madden and Stoppard on 'Shakespeare in Love',
is handling international sales.
Knightley is onscreen in Fox Searchlight's summer
hit 'Bend It Like Beckham'. The actress is also set
to star as Guinevere in Disney's 'King Arthur', and
will appear in 'Love Actually'.
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