Sir Anthony Hopkins is reportedly thrilled to be given the shot of playing King Lear in a big screen movie of Shakespeare's great tragedy. Gwyneth Paltrow and Naomi Watts will play the bitchy conniving older daughters and Keira Knightley will likely play lithe Cordelia who's dead body Hopkins will have to carry around and weep over insanely in Act V.

Director Josh Michael Stern insists there will be many more suitable big-name surprises in his blockbuster.

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