‘Black Doves’ Keira Knightley On Her “Juicy” TV Show, Why She Stepped Away From Action Films & Season 2: “There’s Got To Be One Serious Rupture”

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Having started her career in action-heavy films like Domino, King Arthur and the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise, Keira Knightley decided in her early 20s to step away from the stunts. “I wanted to do stuff that was about words,” says Knightley. “Also, when you’re doing action films, generally speaking, it takes a long time.

It’s quite dull.” With Joe Barton’s new spy thriller Black Doves, Knightley has finally found a way to combine her love for character drama with some impressive—and, to the actress surprisingly enjoyable—fight choreography. “The whole idea of the character for me was that she had to be interesting enough to sustain on my interest for two seasons,” says Knightley. “She’s well interesting enough.” DEADLINE: You are an executive producer on the Black Doves series.

Did that give you a different sense of ownership of the project? KEIRA KNIGHTLEY: It does give you a different sense of ownership.

When I signed on, there was just the pilot, so it’s that sense of being able to be a part of the discussions about creative decisions, so that you can all be on the same page.