Production has begun in the UK on Spencer, the film in which Kristen Stewart will be playing Princess Diana. A first-look image was released back in January but a new look at Stewart in the role comes to us today along with casting news on who will be playing Prince Charles.
Directed by Pablo Larrain with script by Steven Knight, the film details a weekend in the early '90s. when Diana decided her marriage to Prince Charles wasn't working and she decided she needed to veer from a path that had put her life in line to one day be queen. The story takes place over three days in one of her final Christmas holidays in the House of Windsor. You can check out the new image of Kristen Stewart as Lady Di at the top of this story.
Also announced today is the casting of Jack Farthing as Prince Charles. In addition to Stewart he joins Timothy Spall, Sally Hawkins, and Sean Harris. Filming has been underway in Germany but has now moved to the UK under strict COVID-19 safety guidance. The goal is to have the film launch in the fall just in time for awards season.
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