Keira Knightley could also be shifting away from franchise roles after her appearances in three Pirates of the Caribbean movies. Nonetheless, she may probably return for the sequel to the beloved sports activities movie that helped popularize ladies’s soccer within the UK. With Bend It Like Beckham 2 presently in growth, the British actress shared her ideas on what she envisions for the way forward for the franchise.
Deadline confirmed {that a} sequel is underway with Director Gurinder Chadha, who helmed the unique, expressed her pleasure about revisiting the story:
“I’m desirous to reconnect with the characters and proceed the story, constructing on the legacy we helped set up for girls’s soccer.”
Chadha revealed that she has been contemplating a follow-up for the previous two years. It wasn’t till she attended the Ladies’s European Championship last in Switzerland that inspiration struck. Witnessing the game’s rising world competitiveness and pleasure strengthened her enthusiasm. Whereas it’s not but confirmed whether or not the unique forged will return, Chadha famous that they’re conscious of the sequel’s growth and are excited by collaborating as soon as they see the script. She additionally expressed confidence that a lot of the forged will doubtless reprise their roles.
The unique movie concluded with Jules and Jess receiving full athletic scholarships at Santa Clara College. In a latest interview with British Vogue, Knightley mentioned some concepts she’s been bouncing round along with her Girl in Cabin 10 director, Simon Stone:
“He instructed that Jules would possibly now be a coach. I used to be like, ‘However what about Jess?!’ He joked that she may very well be teaching the opposite crew, and so they’d have this ongoing rivalry.” She added humorously, “Simon’s now asking for cost for that concept.”
Knightley revisited longstanding hypothesis about Jules and Jess’s relationship, who had been initially written as a pair. She mirrored, “We thought on the time, ‘Clearly, they’re a pair,’ however who is aware of what’s occurred since? Possibly they cut up up and acquired again collectively. Twenty-five years is a very long time—a lot may have modified.”
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