Keira Knightley eyes role in sci-fi drama Conception from the director of her new film Silent Night

She recently completed a Christmas-themed comedy with this director titled Silent Night.

And Deadline reports that Keira Knightley is in talks to again team up with filmmaker Camille Griffin, for an upcoming sci-fi drama titled Conception.

The British actress, 36, is coming off of production on Silent Night, due this December from director Griffin.

According to the outlet, Conception takes place in a near future in which the government has enacted strict authoritarian rule over parenting. 

If cast, Knightley will portray an officer of the government whose own parental status comes into question after an unexpected event.

The film is set to be directed by Griffin, and will costar the director’s son Roman Griffin Davis, of Jojo Rabbit fame.

Conception will be produced by Celine Rattray and Trudie Styler, through their Maven Screen Media company.

Silent Night, meanwhile, costars Keira and Roman along with buzzy stars including Lily Rose-Depp, Annabel Wallis and Matthew Goode.

According to its IMDb page, the comedy/drama/crime hybrid will follow an extended family who comes together for Christmas dinner in the countryside.

Knightley is a two-time Academy Award-nominated actress who first broke big in the 2002 coming-of-age soccer film Bend It Like Beckham.

Since, she has made a name for herself in lavish period dramas as well as more contemporary fare, from Pride & Prejudice (for which she scored her first Oscar nod in 2006) to fan favorite Love Actually in 2003.

Some of Keira’s more recent entries include 2018’s The Nutcracker And The Four Realms, Official Secrets and Berlin, I Love You the following year, as well as The Aftermath.