Shooting has begun on 'Spencer', a film by Chilean director Pablo Larrain on the figure of Lady Diana, and the first images of the set are already circulating.
To interpret it is Kristen Stewart, an actress who has achieved global fame thanks to the 'Twilight' saga.
"The film is a dip into Diana's emotional projection, at a pivotal turning point in her life,
" the American star told British media.
"'It's a physical statement of the sum of its parts, starting with his first name: Spencer"
The' biopic 'focuses on a' fateful 'weekend, in the early 1990s, when Diana spent Christmas with the royal family at Sandringham and decided that her marriage to the Prince of Wales was over, an episode also reported in The Crown series.
"IS
an excruciating effort for her to come back to herself,
as Diana struggles to keep what her last name Spencer means to her, "added Stewart.
The film was written by Steven Knight, creator of 'Peaky Blinders', and filming take place in the UK and Germany. The theatrical release is scheduled for next autumn,
in 2022 it will be 25 years after Diana's death.
The cast includes Timothy Spall ("Mr. Turner"), Sally Hawkins ("The Shape of Water ”) and Sean Harris (“ Mission: Impossible ”).“ It's an independently produced film for the big screen about the
declaration of independence of an iconic woman
.
We couldn't be more excited, "said producers Jonas Dornbach, Janine Jackowski, Juan de Dios Larraín, Paul Webster and Pablo Larraín.