Spencer: The First Trailer Shows Kristen Stewart As Princess Diana | Spencer

The film, which stars Kristen Stewart, only shows us three days during Christmas time at Sandgringham, where Diana chose to end her marriage to Charles. It is directed by Pablo Larraín, the Chilean director who once led Natalie Portman to a nomination for Best Actress for her acclaimed drama Jackie, about the life of Jackie Kennedy after the assassination of her husband.

“It’s hard not to feel protective of her,” Stewart said of Diana in 2020. “She was so young… everyone’s perspective is different, and there’s no way to do it all. properly… live. “

The film also stars Sally Hawkins, Timothy Spall, and Poldark villain Jack Farthing as Charles.

Larraín, whose credits also include Neruda and more recently episodes of the Apple TV horror series + Lisey’s Story, spoke to Vulture about his concerns that audiences could be taken on the wrong foot by the film.

“I think some people might misunderstand,” he said. “Before they go see a movie like Spencer, they might say, ‘We’re really going to figure out who that person was. “No! Wrong number! Wrong movie! We’re not doing that! We’re just trying to work with what that person was and make a fable out of it. That’s what I’m looking for. We’ll see if it works.”

Spencer arrives amid a glut of other projects on Diana, including a Broadway musical that opens in November and the new season of The Crown which will feature Elizabeth Debicki taking on the role of Emma Corrin, who was recently nominated for an Emmy after winning a Golden Globe.

Stewart’s performance is seen as one of the early contenders for recognition for awards, which would place her alongside other bets including Lady Gaga for her role in House of Gucci and Nicole Kidman in Being the Ricardos.

The film will be screened in competition next month at the Venice Film Festival alongside Jane Campion’s The Power of the Dog and Maggie Gyllenhaal’s The Lost Daughter. It will hit theaters in November.