Knightley's dark role was made for Roberts
Keira Knightley's shocking new role in David Cronenberg's A Dangerous Method was originally written for Julia Roberts.
The British beauty plays a Russian woman named Sabina who has severe psychological issues and comes between famed psychiatrists Carl Jung and Sigmund Freud. The script is based on Christopher Hampton's 2002 play The Talking Cure.
Knightley recently admitted she almost turned down the role because
of its kinky spanking scene, and now it's been revealed the part
was initially penned for romantic comedy queen Roberts.
Cronenberg says, "(Hampton) had written a screenplay for Julia
Roberts called 'Sabina' and it was for Fox. I think that was 17
years ago and it didn't happen for whatever reason, and he then
asked them if he could have the permission to make a play out of
it, so it was really a screenplay first and it was based on many
things."