Actress Keira Knightley to steer twentieth Century Studios drama ‘Boston Strangler’

By PTI

LOS ANGELES: Actor Keira Knightley is about to headline the upcoming drama film “Boston Strangler” for twentieth Century Studios.

Matt Ruskin of “Crown Heights” fame will write and direct the function movie, which will likely be produced by veteran filmmaker Ridley Scott together with Kevin Walsh by means of their Scott Free banner, reported Deadline.

The movie is impressed by the notorious Boston Strangler murders that occurred between June 1962 and January 1964.

13 girls had been murdered throughout that interval by a serial killer.

The movie will comply with the true story of Loretta McLaughlin (Knightley), the primary reporter to attach the murders and break the story of the Strangler.

She and fellow reporter Jean Cole challenged the sexism of the early Sixties to report on town’s most infamous serial killer and labored tirelessly to maintain girls knowledgeable.

Loretta pursued the story at nice private threat and uncovered corruption that forged doubt on the true id of the Boston Strangler.

“Boston Strangler” may even be produced by Tom Ackerley and Josey McNamara of LuckyChap Entertainment.

The movie will begin manufacturing in December.

Knightley is finest identified for her performances in films corresponding to “Pride and Prejudice”, “Pirate of the Caribbean” sequence, “Atonement”, “Anna Karenina” and “The Imitation Game”.

The English star will subsequent be seen within the comedy movie “Silent Night” and the animated movie “Charlotte”, by which she voices the primary character.