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Keira Knightley in 'The Duchess'Keira Knightley loves her historical dramas. She already played Princess Diana's ancestor, the Duchess of Devonshire, in last year's "The Duchess." Now she'll play the famous Zelda Sayre Fitzgerald, the wife and muse of author F. Scott Fitzgerald. John Curran ("We Don't Live Here Anymore") is now set to direct, replacing Nick Cassavetes, who was originally set to helm the film.

The movie will focus on the tempestous marriage of the Fitzgeralds. They were the rich and beautiful celebrity couple of the 1920s, and Zelda was the inspiration for many an American flapper. She was also the inspiration for many of her husband's heroines. But despite their wealth and glamour, their marriage was often unhappy. Fitzgerald often lifted material from her diaries for his stories, which Zelda, an aspiring author herself, resented. Read more...

'Hari Puttar'- Warner Brothers loses Indian “Hari Puttar” copyright case. (BBC News)

- The eyes of Dr. T.J. Eckleburg scope Keira Knightley in “The Beautiful and the Damned,” a love story about F. Scott Fitzgerald and Zelda Sayre. (THR)

- Re-imaginings of classic properties continue as "Wanted" helmer Timur Bekmambetov tackles "Moby Dick." (Variety)

- Slackers of the world unite...Michael Moore’s “Slacker Uprising” available today for free download. (Slacker Uprising)

- Simon Pegg and Nick Frost reportedly offered roles of Thompson Twins in Spielberg’s “Tintin.” And because everything else on this list has a literary reference, ummm, something, something Holden Caulfield. (Times Online)