Knightley 'excited' about 'My Fair Lady'

Keira Knightley has revealed her excitement about starring in the proposed My Fair Lady remake.

The actress told ComingSoon.net that she is hoping Sony's long-in-development musical moves forward with her in the role of Eliza Doolittle.

She said: "Yeah, it's just one of those things. I went up for it about two years ago, and it's been a process of trying to get directors, trying to get other cast members and write to music and remake rights and all that, and I think it's slowly but surely coming together, so fingers crossed, it should be great."

The Duchess star declined to comment on Danny Boyle's rumoured involvement in the project, adding that the potential directors she has heard about are "very exciting".

"At this point, things go up and down and I don't think anybody really knows for sure what anybody is doing," she noted. "It's definitely something I'd be interested in doing, and the people they've spoken to me about directing it are very exciting so I think it's potentially a very exciting project."