Kristen Stewart to be cast as Princess Diana in Pablo Larrain directorial 'Spencer'

Neon and Topic Studios have jointly acquired the U.S. rights to the Kristen Stewart-starring Princess Diana drama Spencer.

Dave McNary Film Reporter“Spencer” — a drama starring Kristen Stewart as Princess Diana— has sold its U.S. rights to Neon, the production company behind last year’s Oscar-winner “Parasite.” Topic Studios will help distribute the film.Neon and Topic paid $4 million for the rights. The drama centers on a weekend in the early 1990s when Diana decided to separate from Prince Charles. “Jackie” director Pablo Larrain is on board to helm from a script by Steven Knight.

Jeff Deutchman negotiated the deal for Neon alongside Ryan Heller for Topic Studios with CAA Media Finance and Endeavor Content on behalf of the filmmakers. FilmNation Entertainment is handling international rights.

Neon has acquired the U.S. rights to Pablo Larraín’s “Spencer,” starring Kristen Stewart as Princess Diana, out of the virtual Cannes market for $4 million, an individual with knowledge of the deal told TheWrap.Steven Knight (“Peaky Blinders,” “Taboo”) wrote the screenplay and production is set to begin in early 2021.

Mike Fleming Jr Co-Editor-in-Chief, FilmEXCLUSIVE: NEON has won a pitched bidding battle and will pay north of $4 million for U.S. rights to Spencer, with Pablo Larraín is set to direct and Kristen Stewart to play Princess Diana.

Kristen Stewart and Maggie Gyllenhaal have both directed short films made during lockdown for Netflix.Shot during the Covid-19 crisis, the two stars’ works are part of the streaming service’s new compendium of shorts, Homemade, which features five to seven-minute shorts by 17 filmmakers that capture the experience of quarantine.According to Variety, the project, which has been overseen by filmmaker Pablo Larrain, who will direct Stewart in a new Princess Diana biopic, can also be watched as one

Kristen Stewart and Maggie Gyllenhaal have both directed short films made during lockdown for Netflix.

Manori Ravindran International Editor“Jackie” filmmaker Pablo Larrain may be set to direct Kristen Stewart in Lady Diana film “Spencer,” but the pair will first collaborate in a new collection of short films from Netflix.Filmed during COVID-19 and across various states of global lockdown, “Homemade” unites 17 leading filmmakers in a compendium of short films — available to watch separately as five to seven-minute shorts or as one long feature — that captures the shared experience of quarantine.

It has been announced that Twilight star Kristen Stewart will play Princess Diana in a new film about her life. Kristen, 30, has signed on to the movie Spencer – in reference to Princess Diana's maiden name - that will depict her troubled marriage to Prince Charles and focus on a critical weekend in her life when she decided she was going to file from divorce.

Tea will spill on the big screen for a new movie on Princess Diana is in the making. A portion of the controversial royal family member's life will be brought to life cinematically by Pablo Larraín.

It was announced earlier today that Kristen Stewart would be portraying Princess Diana in a brand new movie called Spencer.

Kristen Stewart is set to play Diana, Princess of Wales in a new film, according to reports.

According to new reports, Kristen Stewart will be taking on the role of her life in a new movie about Princess Diana! The actress is set to portray the beloved late royal herself! The drama is titled Spencer and it’s the second production currently featuring a fictional version of the Princess of Wales, the other one being the latest season of The Crown, of course. The title makes reference to Diana’s maiden name.

, the movie is going to be titled Spencer (aka Di's last name before marrying Prince Charles) and major surprise—Kristen Stewart is set to play the coveted role of the people's princess.

Kristen Stewart is going from playing one of Charlie’s Angels to portraying the angelic Lady Di in Spencer, a new biopic from Pablo Larraín (Jackie).

Charlie’s Angels to portraying the angelic Lady Di in Spencer, a new biopic from Pablo Larraín (Jackie).According to Deadline, Stewart, 30, will play the Princess of Wales in a film that “covers a critical weekend in the early ‘90s, when Diana decided her marriage to Prince Charles wasn’t working, and that she needed to veer from a path that put her in line to one day be queen.”The Steven Knight-scripted film will go before cameras next year and takes place over three days “in one of her final