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ComingSoon.net premiered the new one-sheet earlier today for Kiera Knightley's latest pic, The Duchess. A very regal looking Knightley peers out with pouty lips and a wig that will send some drag queens running for their money, dressed to the nines as the notoriously fashionable Georgiana Spencer, Duchess of Devonshire. Check out the one-sheet below. Quite the fashionista herself, Knightley should have no problem filling these royal shoes. An ancestor of Princess Diana, Spencer has been described as the original "It Girl," a constant topic amongst the aristocracy of her time. Knightley is no stranger to the public's attention, garnering a name for herself as she frequently appears on various "hot lists" and magazine covers. Spencer and Knightley also share their penchant for controversy; the Duchess being a hard partier and a leader of the forward-thinking Whig Party, Knightley for the constant media speculations and her fashion-forward sense of style. The pic's director, Saul Gibb, is a rising newcomer to the industry, hailing from the UK. This will be Gibb's second feature length film. The helmer received praise within the festival circuit for his 2004 crime drama, Bullet Boy. The pic takes place in contemporary East London, following a young man's failed attempts to escape trouble and the consequences that hit home when his little brother discovers a gun. Gibb also directed a mini-series in 2006 for BBC based off of the novel by ALan Hollinghurst called The Line of Beauty. The series chronicles the relationship between two gay men in London during the 1980s. The Duchess open to wide release in the UK on September 5th and limited release in the US on September 19th.