Kristen Stewart Is Princess Diana In Spencer Poster & CinemaCon Footage Description

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The first poster and footage for Spencer, a biopic about Princess Diana starring Kristen Stewart, have been revealed at CinemaCon. Taking place during a specific weekend in December 1991, Spencer focuses on the moment when the late princess decided to divorce Prince Charles and pursue a life outside the royal family. The film is directed by Pablo Larraín (Jackie) and scripted by Peaky Blinders' scribe Steven Knight. The title Spencer is in reference to Princess Diana's maiden name, before she joined the royal family.

The film stars Stewart in the lead, with Jack Farthing as Prince Charles, Olga Hellsing as Sarah Ferguson, Niklas Kohrt as Prince Andrew, as well as appearances from Sean Harris, Timothy Spall, and Sally Hawkins. Stewart has done massive research for the role, from reading biographies to mastering Diana's accent, as well as watching The Crown season 4. The film is set to premiere at the Venice Film Festival in September before its official release in theaters on November 5th, 2021.

During a presentation at CinemaCon today, Screen Rant was able to see new footage and a trailer for Spencer. In addition, Neon shared the new poster for the film, which features Stewart's Diana in an elaborate dress and turned away in despair. The footage features a dialogue scene between Diana and Prince Charles, spaced out between a pool table, where the prince is lecturing her about her royal duties and her attire, saying that she has to make her body do things she hates for the good of the country, as the people don't want the royals to be people. Diana is upset about one of her sons taking up shooting, which leads to her angrily hitting the pool table, as Charles continues to confront her about everything, from wandering the grounds alone to possible infidelities to the way she opens curtains. The scene ends with Charles rolling the eight ball at Diana, which she catches and drops to the floor.

In addition to the poster reveal and footage, a first look trailer was shown, which is mostly a montage of Diana being immersed in the royal life under a piano score. Uttering only a few lines, Diana's life is glossed over, from her massive wardrobe being laid out to elaborate royal meals at a long table to Diana hiding in a bathroom (as well as dodging paparazzi) to dancing in the palace and otherwise sauntering through her life as a royal princess and looking miserable at every step. The overall impression given is that Diana is at the end of her rope and in desperate need of a way out.

Aside from Stewart transforming into such an iconic historical persona, the biggest selling point for Spencer is director Pablo Larraín, who has shown great care in constructing stories from a female perspective, notably the Jackie Kennedy biopic Jackie and recently with the Julianne Moore-led adaptation of Stephen King's Lisey's Story mini series. Larraín has a strong eye for subtle details within a big landscape and has proven to be able to bring these larger-than-life characters to the big (and small) screen exceptionally. While Spencer isn't parading as a "historically accurate" tale, it looks to capture the essence of Princess Diana's struggle with royal life and peel back the layers for all to see. With Stewart's portrayal and Larraín's direction, Spencer easily fits within the fall season crop of award's season hopefuls.

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