Saturday, 17 April 2010

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Keira Knightley stars in film for free

Actress didn't get paid for part in Maze

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Keira Knightley has made an art-house movie - for no fee.

The Pirates Of The Caribbean actress starred in the 10-minute film Maze by artist Stuart Pearson Wright.

The picture, which parodies Keira's costume drama roles, was shot in one day for £15,000.

‘I loved the idea of doing something that was purely creative, weird and wonderful and not a commercial venture,' she says.

Keira, 25, and Stuart were introduced by actress Rosamund Pike and saw each other again at a party hosted by director Joe Wright.

‘Ideas were emailed and then developed at Stuart's studio over cupcakes and tea and under the skeleton of his dog and a film piece was decided on: a collision of our worlds,' Keira tells The Independent.

Maze will feature in an exhibition of Stuart's paintings at London's Riflemaker gallery next month.