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Keira Knightley Explains Why She Won’t Return To Movie Franchises After Starring in ‘The Pirates of the Caribbean’

The actress says the Disney film series was "the reason that I was taken down publicly."

Keira Knightley saw her level of fame increase when she appeared in the Pirates of the Caribbean film series, but she has no interest in returning to that way of life. The actress, who starred in multiple Pirates movies from 2003 to 2007, revealed why she will not sign on for another multiple-film franchise in an interview with the U.K.’s Times published on Saturday. The actress credits the hit series of movies for making her into a household name but also cites the franchise’s popularity as “the reason that I was taken down publicly.”

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