Kristen Stewart in Spencer.Photo: NEON
Neon and Topic Studios released the first official teaser trailer forSpenceron Thursday, providing the first look atKristen Stewart’shighly anticipatedportrayal ofPrincess Diana.
The one-minute trailer opens on Queen Elizabeth’s Sandringham estate from above as a children’s choir rendition of Lou Reed’s “Perfect Day” plays. The film is set over the course of a weekend in December 1991, when Princess Diana joins the royal family for the Christmas holiday — and decides to leave her fractured marriage toPrince Charles.
Cars arrive and preparations are underway, from the kitchen where chefs are carefully making the family’s holiday meal to the wardrobe where outfits are being laid out. Shots show Princess Diana’s meticulously planned ensembles, with tags that read “P.O.W.,” standing for Princess of Wales, and the corresponding event such as “Christmas Day lunch.”
Spencer.NEON
The audience’s first glimpse of Stewart as Diana comes after a knock on a door.
“Ma’am,” a voice says as Princess Diana lets out a sigh. “They’re waiting for you.”
Fans see a stoic closeup of actor Jack Farthing asPrince Charlescut quickly with a shot of Princess Diana looking over her shoulder before her eyes cast downward.
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Then, the royal family gathers for a portrait in front of the Christmas tree, with Stewart’s Princess Diana standing to the far left with her arms around actors portraying Diana’s sons,Prince HarryandPrince William.
The teaser then cuts to Princess Diana sporting a hat featuring a netted face covering with a red jacket. She turns her head shyly as paparazzi holler and their cameras flash.
Shots of Princess Diana dancing in the palace and ice skating are quickly intercut with her lying in bed, shutting a door and standing in a dark room wearing a ballgown under a jacket. Finally, a scene of her running in the yellow outfit cuts to black.
In the final seconds, fans hear Stewart speak her first words as Princess Diana.
According to Stewart, 31, “Spenceris a dive inside an emotional imagining of who Diana was at a pivotal turning point in her life. It is a physical assertion of the sum of her parts, which starts with her given name: Spencer. It is a harrowing effort for her to return to herself, as Diana strives to hold onto what the name Spencer means to her.”
source: people.com
