Keira Knightley Says ‘I Was Seen as S—‘ Due to ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ and ‘Taken Down Publicly’; She Won’t Do More Franchises: ‘You Have No Control’ Over ‘What You’re Filming’

Keira Knightley said in an interview with The Times of London that she has erased from her memory the “public shaming” she endured from the press amid her breakout during the “Pirates of the Caribbean” trilogy. The Oscar nominee was just 17 years old when she debuted as Elizabeth Swann in 2003’s “Curse of the Black Pearl.” Two “Pirates” sequels followed: 2006’s “Dead Man’s Chest” and 2007’s “At World’s End.”

The “Pirates” franchise was enormously successful, with “Dead Man’s Chest” setting records at the time for fastest movie to gross $1 billion worldwide and becoming the third highest-grossing film in history. But it also led to the tabloid press

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