Choosing Kristen Stewart to play Princess Diana was a daring gamble. But watching the trailer of Spencer, Pablo Larrain is rewarded for his boldness.He had managed to transform Natalie Portman into Jackie Kennedy for the superb Jackie, in 2017, the South American director has surely offered the former star of the Twilight saga the biggest role of his career.

This drama, whose title refers to Diana’s maiden name, is not a classic scenario since it takes place over the course of a weekend in the early 1990s, in the royal estate of Sandringham House where William and Harry’s mother will make the decision to leave Prince Charles

“Kristen can be very mysterious, very fragile and very strong at the same time, which is exactly what we need,” explained Pablo Larrain in April 2020 in Deadline. The actress, who turned 31 this year, has been absent from the screens since the comedy My in-laws, Christmas and me released in December 2020.

She is strong because she does not hesitate to display her relationship with her partner in life Dylan Miller .

She is currently shooting Crimes of the future, the new David Cronenberg.

She received the Cesar for best supporting actress in 2015 for Sils Maria by Olivier Assayas, the young actress has a strong chance of winning her first Oscar for best actress? We’ll know more next month when the film “Spencer” is presented at the Venice Film Festival