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Book adaptation ?The Aftermath? has been acquired by Fox Searchlight with Keira Knightley and Alexander Skarsgard in negotiations to play the leading roles. Based on a Rhidian Brook international bestseller, the film is being produced out of Ridley Scott?s Scott Free. James Kent (?Testament of Youth) is directing. Ridley Scott is producing. Also Read: Keira Knightley to Star in Live-Action 'Nutcracker' Movie The story takes place in Germany during the post-war era in 1946. As of Tuesday, Knightley was also in talks to play the Sugar Plum Fairy in Disney?s upcoming live-action version of ?The Nutcracker.? var googletag = googletag || {}; googletag.cmd = googletag.cmd || []; googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.defineOutOfPageSlot('/30981161/TheWrapRemnantOOP', 'div-gpt-ad-1470167200293-0').addService(googletag.pubads()); googletag.pubads().enableSingleRequest(); googletag.enableServices(); }); googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1470167200293-0'); }); Knightley?s work on the ?Pirates of the Caribbean? franchise marks her longstanding relationship with Disney.