Kristen Stewart to play Princess Diana

[happyninja42]

Kristen Stewart set to play Princess Diana in film detailing her split from Prince Charles | CNN

Kristen Stewart is set to play Princess Diana in an upcoming movie that will focus on the late princess' split from Prince Charles.

www.cnn.com

Honestly...I can see it. At least in the "vague, general facial structure similarity" kind of way. And I like Kristen as an actress. I think her work is just fine. I am curious if she can pull off an English accent though, but I suspect they will have accent coaches on hand for that. Personally I hate trying to do a British accent of any kind, I just don't do it well. It always comes off as an exaggerated cockney

 

[Johnny Novgorod]

I like Stewart but on top of looking nothing like Diana I don't see her as especially British or dignified.

 

[gorfias]

I like Stewart but on top of looking nothing like Diana I don't see her as especially British or dignified.

Dianna and Stewart share something of a persona, like they want to be closer but then are stand offish. They have a close enough physical presence that they can make up Stewart to look very much like her.
Kinda makes me want to start a new thread: worst people to play real life people. See "A Futile and Stupid Gesture" on Netflix for examples.

 

[SupahEwok]

Kinda makes me want to start a new thread: worst people to play real life people. See "A Futile and Stupid Gesture" on Netflix for examples.

Sounds dangerous. I could correctly say "Jeff Garlin to play Michelle Obama" and yet be called all sorts of things for it.

 

[Thaluikhain]

What? Um...I wasn't going to see it anyway, so when it's a disaster I won't care. But...really?

 

[BrawlMan]

Had it been Kristen Dunst, I would have made a Queen Mary Jane joke.

 

[Palindromemordnilap]

Always thought Diana was a bit of a blank slate people liked projecting virtues on so yeah Kristen Stewart sound like a pretty apt choice

 

[Catfood220]

I can see it now

"You must, um, get rid of these, err, landmines. They are, ummm, hurting these, errr, people" - My impression of every Kristen Stewart character ever acting out a moment in Diana's life. Girl cannot act.

 

[Baffle]

Personally I hate trying to do a British accent of any kind, I just don't do it well. It always comes off as an exaggerated cockney

I'm just waiting for Kristen Stewart to do Diana as a cockney. 'Awright mate! Let's see about these wind chimes [land mines] then! When we're done with that we'll see what we can do about the horrific crisis of ace of spades [AIDS].'

Honest comment: regardless of how you feel about the royal family (there shouldn't be one), she used her position for good as far as I can see, and was just about the last royal you'd want to see die (Prince Andrew is obviously first). Have always felt bad for the kids. Harry seems all sorts of fucked up, and I kinda know how that goes.

 

[CriticalGaming]

Kristen Stewart set to play Princess Diana in film detailing her split from Prince Charles | CNN

Kristen Stewart is set to play Princess Diana in an upcoming movie that will focus on the late princess' split from Prince Charles.

www.cnn.com

Honestly...I can see it. At least in the "vague, general facial structure similarity" kind of way. And I like Kristen as an actress. I think her work is just fine. I am curious if she can pull off an English accent though, but I suspect they will have accent coaches on hand for that. Personally I hate trying to do a British accent of any kind, I just don't do it well. It always comes off as an exaggerated cockney

I can't wait until she looks at the paparazzi like a deer in headlights.

At the red carpet premier not just in the movie.

 

[Gordon_4]

Well, there's no way this isn't going to be both awful and tawdry and utterly slanted in Diana's direction.

 

[Hawki]

People still care about Kristen Stewart and Princess Diana?

Seriously, how many movies has PD had at this point?

 

[XsjadoBlayde]

Will have to see how it turns out. I've nothing against the idea, mostly just hoping it isn't another glorification of the system they've been fostered and groomed to represent.

 

[MrCalavera]

I don't care about Kristen Stewart, but that's me.

I don't get why people still care about Lady Di, though? It's been 30 years.

 

[hanselthecaretaker]

At least they picked someone with some range

Spoiler

 

[Wintermute]

My mom will see it/10.