She has reprised her role as Juliet in the Love Actually sequel.And Keira Knightley appeared to be in a reflective mood as she stepped out in London on Thursday, ahead of the unveiling of the 10-minute film on Friday night for Red Nose Day.
The actress, 31, dressed down in a pair of loose-fitting roll-up jeans, while covering up in a grey herringbone coat.
Layering a patterned jumper underneath, she finished off the off-duty ensemble with a pair of well-worn brown walking boots and a cross-body gold chain bag.
Wearing her brunette tresses down in a centre parting, she was seen sporting a pair of round-framed black glasses and had her headphones plugged in.
Keira showed off her flawless complexion with minimal make-up, accentuating her eyes with a light coating of mascara.
The Pirates Of The Caribbean actress is set to star in the hotly-anticipated Love Actually sequel on Friday night, written by Richard Curtis for Red Nose Day.
The stars of the film - including Keira, Martine McCutcheon, Andrew Lincoln, Hugh Grant and Liam Neeson - have reunited for the 10-minute film 14 years after the original film was released.
Keira's character Juliet has been seen in scenes with both Chiwetel Ejiofor, who plays husband Peter, and Andrew, whose character Mark professed his love for her in the original movie - with many left wondering how their storyline has developed.
Speaking about casting the original film, director Richard Curtis admitted he had no clue as to how successful the cast would eventually be.
‘Many things have stayed the same, many things have changed,’ he told the Radio Times. ‘It’s been a particular delight to me how brilliantly the cast have done over the years.
‘When we shot the film, I remember Keira Knightley saying that her next project was “some pirate thing – probably a disaster”.
'That turned out to be Pirates of the Caribbean, in which Bill Nighy was also later a be-tentacled Davy Jones.
'Andrew Lincoln had never come across, let alone killed, the Walking Dead. Chiwetel Ejiofor hadn’t been a slave for five minutes, let alone 12 years...’
Indeed, Keira would go on to win international acclaim for the role in the first three installments of the Pirates franchise, while Andrew - best known for his role as the hapless Egg in nineties drama This Life prior to appearing in Love Actually - is now a household name in the United States.
Richard shot the film in conjunction with Comic Relief over what he admits was a 'frantic few weeks,' but while fans will see the return of many cast-members - there will be two notable absences following the death of Alan Rickman, who lost his battle with cancer in January.
'It’s obviously very strange and sad that Alan Rickman can’t be with us, and that means (scree wife) Emma Thompson won’t be in it, either,' he said.
Set to air on Friday evening, the heartwarming film comes at a prescient time, with Britain in the midst of political and social upheaval following the European referendum.
Over the years I’ve done specials of Mr. Bean and Blackadder and The Vicar of Dibley, and I suddenly thought I could do a little special of Love Actually set on Red Nose Day,' he explained.
'And at this particular time – when things feel strained, and complicated – it felt like an opportunity to think again whether love still is actually all around us.'
Despite its overwhelming success Richard concedes that fans are universally divided over the original film's overwhelmingly positive outlook.
'I know the film is very much not everyone’s cup of tea, but I’ve been surprised ever since it came out, and so grateful, that some people are really fond of it,' he said
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