Keira Knightley has revealed why her famous Atonement sex scene will never match the raunchy ‘bonkbuster’ series Rivals.
The actress, 39, starred in the 2007 film alongside James McAvoy, where they had a steamy moment against a bookcase.
But she has said that the Disney+ series Rivals, which came out last month, had an “extraordinary” amount of bonking and was nothing like what she has starred in because there is a lot more male nudity in films now.
She said of the TV film adaptation of Jilly Cooper starring Emily Atack, David Tennant and Danny Dyer: “I loved every second of it. I thought they were all brilliant. The pounding is extraordinary.
‘The most famous sex scene I did, and the one that worked the best, was in Atonement. That was brilliant because it had a storyboard.”
One male nude she added The times: ‘It has really increased. There are many bottoms. It’s amazing. And actually the female nudity has dropped quite a bit, which is interesting.”
Keira Knightley has revealed why her famous Atonement sex scene will never live up to the raunchy ‘bonkbuster’ series Rivals (featured in the 2007 film)
The 39-year-old actress starred alongside James McAvoy in the 2007 film, where they had a steamy moment against a bookcase
Based on the book by Ian McEwan, Atonement follows the lives of young lovers Cecilia Tallis (Keira) and Robbie Turner (James McAvoy).
When the couple is torn apart by a lie from Cecilia’s jealous younger sister, Briony (Saoirse Ronan), the three of them must deal with the consequences.
Keira spoke to the publication to promote her new series Black Doves.
Last month, Black Doves released the first trailer for the upcoming Netflix series, which stars Keira and Sarah Lancashire as a spy and espionage master.
It gave fans a taste of the new thriller, which follows Keira’s character Helen Webb as a cop who passes on secrets from her politician husband [Andrew Buchan].
Keira is a spy for the Black Doves organization, led by the enigmatic Reed [Sarah]and has been providing them with political information for ten years.
Helen’s secret lover Jason [Andrew Koji] is murdered and Reed informs her that her position in the organization may have been compromised.
Her theory proves correct when Keira is attacked by assailants, but is saved by a friend from her past, Sam Young, played by Ben Whishaw.
But she has said that the Disney+ series Rivals (seen) which came out last month had an ‘extraordinary’ amount of bonking and didn’t compare to what she’s been in, because there’s a lot more male nudity in films now
She said of the TV film adaptation of Jilly Cooper starring Emily Atack (seen), David Tennant and Danny Dyer: ‘I’ve loved every second of it. I thought they were all brilliant. The fucking is extraordinary’
Sam is a friendly, champagne-drinking hitman, but has been out of action since a botched job with disastrous consequences.
As his past threatens to catch up with him, it is his job to protect Helen as she investigates who killed Jason and why.
Helen then makes Sam promise to keep her alive and protect her family so she has time to find out who killed Jason and get revenge on them.
Netflix fans ‘already can’t wait’ for the must-see spy thriller, which hits screens on December 5 with six episodes set against the backdrop of London at Christmas.
Helen and Sam embark on a mission that will lead them to uncover a vast, interconnected conspiracy.
One that connects London’s dark underworld to a looming geopolitical crisis – and leads them to question the costs of the moral choices they’ve made.
Pictured is a sex scene in Rivals
Based on the book by Ian McEwan, Atonement follows the lives of young lovers Cecilia Tallis (Keira) and Robbie Turner (James McAvoy)
When the couple is torn apart by a lie concocted by Cecilia’s jealous younger sister, Briony (Saoirse Ronan), the three of them must deal with the consequences.
The Netflix series is written by Joe Barton and Keira is listed as an executive producer.
Fans flocked to the comments to share their excitement for the new thriller, saying they ‘can’t wait’ for it to air, writing: ‘Keira, Ben & Sarah. It’s going to be epic.’
‘You have to watch this series’; ‘I was ready for Keira Knightley, but Sarah Lancashire… I WILL SIT!!!’; ‘Can’t wait for it to come out’;
‘Keira Knightley in a spy thriller? December 5 can’t come soon enough’; ‘Lush! That’s a brilliant star cast’; ‘Ben Whishaw and Sarah Lancashire, you can’t go wrong.’