HOLLYWOOD actress Keira Knightley has been spotted in the Highlands filming scenes for a new Netflix movie.

The Pirates of the Caribbean and Love Actually star reportedly flew into Inverness Airport by a private plane on Thursday evening and was spotted on Glen Affric estate in Inverness-shire on Friday.

Knightley is in the country for her latest film, The Woman in Cabin 10, which is being shot on the Highland estate.

According to the Press and Journal, a glass marquee has been built at the side of Affric Lodge on the estate where a scene of a gala dinner or an awards ceremony was filmed on Friday.

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Knightley was spotted in the marquee wearing a backless dress while co-star Hannah Waddingham was also in attendance.

The newspaper reported the set was also surrounded by what appeared to be four security guards, which turned out to be actors for the scene.

There were also several extras at the scene who were dressed in evening wear.

Filming is expected to continue over the coming days.

The Highland estate where the filming is taking place is owned by the Matthews family which includes Pippa Middleton’s husband James Matthews and his brother, Made In Chelsea star Spencer Matthews, who married model Vogue Williams at Glen Affric.

Glen Affric

The film is an adaptation of Ruth Ware’s best-selling 2016 novel.

It is a psychological thriller and Ware’s second stand-alone crime novel after her debut bestseller, In a Dark, Dark Wood.

The story follows a journalist on a luxury cruise for a travel assignment who witnesses a passenger tossed overboard late one night.

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However, she is told that she must have dreamed it, as all passengers are accounted for.

Despite not being believed by anyone onboard, she continues to look for answers, putting her own life in danger.