One of the great thing about having so many loyal readers over in the UK for this site, is that they’re usually on the case whenever something interesting pops up in one of the British tabloid rags. The latest comes from long time Blender “Sam,” who spotted a piece in The Sun which claims Pirates star Keira Knightley may end up playing Princess Diana.

This mind you, comes on the heels of those rumors that Keira was sick of acting and ready to quit it altogether. But the tabloids are abuzz with the news that there may be a Princess Diana movie and that if there is, everyone wants Keira to play her. Please note that the operative term there is “want”. That doesn’t mean they’re going to get her.

To be honest, I don’t have a stake in this. I’ve never understood the world’s ridiculous, overblown obsession with Diana, alive or dead. She’s not nearly as interesting a character as some of the media fiends out there have tried to portray her as and I’m a little tired of people putting her death up on the same level as other, important, actual political figures. She’s not JFK, she was just some rich chick who got in a car accident. Get over it people.

That said, I’m sure the movie will make billions off of sobbing soccer Moms and whatever the equivalent of that is over in the United Kingdom. I wonder though, how those same soccer moms will react to Keira Knightley playing her? Physically at least, they’re not even similar. Princess Diana was not shaped like a sexy pencil. More importantly, can Keira act? I’m still not sure of the answer to that question. It’s not like much acting has been required of her in the mostly Depp and Rush driven Pirates flicks.