New DIANA Trailer Stars Naomi Watts

In the first teaser for DIANA, we get a glimpse at two time Academy Award nominee Naomi Watts (The Impossible, J. Edgar, 21 Grams, Mulholland Drive) as the late princess.

DIANA is from the director of the Academy Award nominated DOWNFALL, Oliver Hirschbiegel, and writer Stephen Jeffreys (The Libertine). Currently in post-production, this highly-anticipated romantic story explores the last two years of beloved Princess Diana’s life and her relationship with heart surgeon Dr. Hasnat Khan (Naveen Andrews – Lost, The English Patient). The film is produced by Ecosse Films’ Robert Bernstein and Douglas Rae. Fellow Brits Douglas Hodge, Geraldine James, Charles Edwards and Juliet Stevenson round out the supporting cast.

Being that I was always a supporter of Diana’s, I’m really looking forward to this film.

The casting of Watts or anyone for that matter is always a risk. Diana is one of these people that you REALLY need to resemble whether it’s a big name (Watts) that looks similar or a no-name that’s a dead ringer.

Even Watts was hesistant at first about accepting the role of the People’s Princess. “The filmmakers came to me and it’s a good script and it’s very scary and I kind of wanted to say no but I couldn’t.” You read the interview here: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/04/princess-diana-movie-naomi-watts_n_2411320.html

Hard to believe that on July 1st, Diana would have been 53 and awaiting the birth of her first grandchild.

Entertainment One (“eOne”) announced at the end of May that it has acquired the US rights to DIANA from Embankment Films and Ecosse Films. eOne will also distribute with major releases in the UK, Canada and Spain.

DIANA is expected to hit theatres in the US in late 2013, adding to eOne’s upcoming US lineup which includes; Jim Mickle’s WE ARE WHAT WE ARE, Brian de Palma’s PASSION and Sergio Castellitto’s TWICE BORN.

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