Pablo Larraín’s Venice Heartthrob ‘Spencer’ Tests A Royally Tough Market For Indie Film – Specialty Preview

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterA producer on “Rust” is backing another independent film, “Sam & Kate,” starring Dustin Hoffman and Sissy Spacek, which is set to begin production early next year.Ryan Smith is helping to finance the film, which is set to shoot in Thomasville, Ga., starting in mid-February.

C’mon C’mon is distributor A24’s first platform release post pandemic, opening on five screens in New York (Angelika and Lincoln Square) and LA (Grove, Landmark and AMC Burbank) It’s s vote of confidence — launching in the strongest markets and letting word of mouth spread only works if there are signs of life. Specialty distributors say subtle signs there are, as more films open and stay in theaters longer.

Clayton Davis Actress Kristen Stewart delivers the performance of her career in Pablo Larraín’s “Spencer,” which has thrust her to the forefront of the best actress conversation. But when asked about her thoughts about possibly nabbing her first nom, she bluntly tells Variety’s Awards Circuit Podcast, “I don’t give a shit.” Adds Stewart: “The Oscars are such a funny thing.

Kristen Stewart keeps it chic in a pinstripe suit at Deadline’s The Contenders Event held at DGA Theater Complex on Sunday (November 14) in Los Angeles.

soft opening of Pablo Larrain’s “Spencer” last weekend, another Oscar contender had slightly better fortunes this weekend as Kenneth Branagh’s “Belfast” opened at the indie box office with a release in 580 theaters. Distributed by Focus Features, the black-and-white drama set in Northern Ireland at the onset of The Troubles has earned an estimated $1.8 million opening this weekend for a per theater average of $3,111.

Sony Pictures Classics releases Telluride-darling documentary Julia with a national TV push, culinary events and virtual screenings through November hosted by famous chefs from Alice Waters (San Francisco) and Johnny Spero (Boston) to Jamie Bissonnette (Houston) and luminaries from New York, LA, Philly and Miami.

Pablo Larraín’s 2021 drama “Spencer.”Wharfe, who was the Princess of Wales’ personal protection officer from 1989 until 1993, was her bodyguard during the time when the movie takes place in 1991 during a three-day period at Christmastime in Sandringham with the rest of the royal family.“Out of all the people who have played Diana over the past 10 years, she’s the closest to her,” he told People about the “Twilight Saga” star.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorCostume designer Jacqueline Durran pored over countless images of Princess Diana to get a feel for her clothing and style before meeting with “Spencer” director Pablo Larrain.Durran, whose credits include “Atonement” and “Little Women,” grew up in the U.K and remembers that though Diana was a style icon to many, her look wasn’t admired in the same way as Kate, Duchess of Cambridge or Meghan Markle.

Neon’s Spenser with Kristin Stewart rang in an opening weekend of $2.149 million on 996 screens, a per screen average of $2,158 as the film failed to connect in a market that remains a stubbornly hard sell for specialty and independent films.

With “Spencer” arriving this week and receiving a ton of awards buzz already, you would think that filmmaker Pablo Larrain might want to keep making these female-led biopics for the rest of his career. His previous film, “Jackie,” went on to earn multiple Oscar nominations several years ago.

The Palm Springs International Film Awards said Friday that Kristen Stewart, who stars as Princess Diana in Pablo Larraín’s Spencer, will receive the Spotlight Award, Actress at its annual gala January 6 to kick off the Palm Springs Film Festival.

Jennifer Yuma editorThe Palm Springs International Film Awards announced that Kristen Stewart will receive Spotlight Award for actress. The “Spencer” star will be receive her honor at the festival’s in-person event on Jan.

Tomris Laffly An air of claustrophobia inhabits “Spencer,” Pablo Larraín’s psychological drama that follows a distressed Princess Diana (Kristen Stewart) as she spends the Christmas of 1991 at the Royal Family’s Sandringham estate.

Spencer—the highly-anticipated Pablo Larraín film starring as —Diana drives her two young sons away from Sandringham Estate to a KFC in the middle of London. Yes, a KFC. With a bucket of chicken and large fountain drinks in hand, the three head to a bench overlooking a stunning harbor.

With “Spencer” arriving this week and receiving a ton of awards buzz already, you would think that filmmaker Pablo Larrain might want to keep making these female-led biopics for the rest of his career. His previous film, “Jackie,” went on to earn multiple Oscar nominations several years ago.

Clayton Davis Director Pablo Larraín has created a niche for himself with his depiction of powerful women in history, beginning with Jackie Kennedy, played by Oscar nominee Natalie Portman in “Jackie,” and now Princess Diana through the lens of Kristen Stewart in his newest film “Spencer.”For an upcoming episode of the “Variety Awards Circuit Podcast,” Larraín tells Variety that his next entry of this type of reimagined biopic would be his last of this particular string of filmmaking,

There is a lot to unpack in Pablo Larrain’s “Spencer.” On the surface, it’s a movie centered on a 1991 holiday weekend in the life of Princess Diana (Kristen Stewart), a historical figure who still resonates 24 years after her death in a tragic car accident in Paris.

, the upcoming biopic that stars Kristen Stewart as the late Princess Diana, shows the embattled royal wrestling with motherhood, life in the spotlight and the end of her marriage to Prince Charles, capturing an imagined Christmas holiday with the royal family in 1991.In ET's exclusive clip from the upcoming film, directed by Pablo Larraín, Stewart's Diana sits on the floor of a bedroom at the queen's lavish Sandringham Estate with her sons, 9-year-old Prince William (Jack Nielen) and 7-year-old