Twitter Has Lots of Thoughts About Kristen Stewart Playing Princess Diana In a New Movie

Andreas Wiseman International EditorEXCLUSIVE: Pablo Larrain’s Princess Diana movie Spencer, which is set to star Kristen Stewart as the former royal, was a hot seller for FilmNation out of the Cannes virtual market.The New York-based firm all but sold out on the project, closing deals for the UK, France, Italy and Benelux (STX Entertainment), Germany and Switzerland (DCM), Australia/NZ (Roadshow), Latin America, Spain and Portugal (Sun), South Korea (Green Narae) and Japan (Tohokushina).Buyers

When the news went viral that Kristen Stewart had been cast as Princess Diana in the upcoming Pablo Larraín film Spencer, many of Princess Di’s fans were upset. They didn’t feel that Kristen was the right actress for the role and many pointed out that Kristen looks nothing like Diana.

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.

Charlie’s Angels star Kristen Stewart has signed on to play Princess Diana in director Pablo Larraín’s new film, Spencer.The film, written by Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight, imagines a weekend in the early 1990s when Prince Charles’ wife decided her marriage to the heir to the throne wasn’t working.Production is expected to begin in early 2021 and the film is expected to be one of the hot ticket packages up for grabs at the virtual Cannes Market.Larrain, who previously enjoyed success with

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.

Deadline, Pablo Larraín explained: ‘We all grew up, at least I did in my generation, reading and understanding what a fairy tale is. Usually, the prince comes and finds the princess, invites her to become his wife and eventually she becomes queen.’‘That is the fairy tale.

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.

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

 Kristen Stewart  is about to become part of the royal family in a new movie to be directed by Pablo Larraín.  Spencer , is the title for this new drama film that will cover a series of dramatic events during the 1990s at the House of Windsor in Sandringham estate Norfolk, England.

, 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.

Twilight actor at all; she's just not British and is still best-known for her days as a vampire-obsessed teenager. And yet, has just announced that Stewart is indeed set to star as Lady Di in the new Pablo Larraín-directed drama, Spencer.