
Reports reveal that Naomi Watts, Gwyneth Paltrow and Keira Knightely will star in "King Lear." The Guardian has confirmed that these actresses will be acting as the King's daughters in this big-budgeted version of Shakespeare’s classic play, also starring Anthony Hopkins. Director Michael Stern told that more stars would be announced for the film shortly.
The story centers on a powerful King who is dividing his estate among his three daughters: Cordelia (Knightley), Regan (Paltrow) and Goneril (Watts). But when Cordelia is unable to please her father in the conventional manner, she is disowned, and the larger share of the throne goes to her sisters.
This movie is supposed to reach the theaters in 2010.