Kristen Stewart to play Princess Diana in ‘Spencer’

Kristen Stewart will play Britain's Princess Diana in an upcoming movie about the princess's life and her marriage to Prince Charles.

Stewart, best known for her role in the Twilight Saga movies, has been cast in the film. The story will take place over three days in the early 1990s, when Diana made the decision to part ways with Charles and remove herself from becoming queen.

The movie, titled, Spencer, after Diana's maiden name, is the latest in a string of movies, television series, documentaries and even a Broadway musical about the life of the princess.

The independent movie, to be directed by Chilean Pablo Larrain, is expected to start shooting in 2021. No casting was announced for Charles.

Larrain, who won critical praise for his 2016 film, Jackie, about the wife of US President John F Kennedy, said Stewart was a great fit for the part.

Source: Reuters