Tag: Spencer
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Kristen Stewart on ‘Spencer’ and Her Oscar Buzz: ‘I Don’t Give a S—’
Actress Kristen Stewart delivers the performance of her career in Pablo Larraín’s “Spencer,” which has thrust her to the forefront of the best actress conversation. But when asked about her thoughts about possibly nabbing her first nom, she bluntly tells Variety’s Awards Circuit Podcast, “I don’t give a shit.”Adds Stewart: “The Oscars are such a…
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Kristen Stewart’s Princess Diana Wigs for ‘Spencer’ Cost $12,000 and Took 6 Weeks to Create
Turning Kristen Stewart into Princess Diana isn’t cheap. During a recent interview with InStyle magazine, “Spencer” hair and makeup designer Wakana Yoshihara confirmed the two Diana wigs created for the film cost approximately $6,000 each and took six weeks to create. Yoshihara previously worked on projects such as Kenneth Branagh’s “Cinderella,” Pedro Almdóvar’s “The Human…
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From ‘Spencer’ to ‘Spotlight,’ Topic Studios Is Backing One Quality Indie After the Next
Topic Studios president Maria Zuckerman is a canny executive who can see over the horizon. In 2019, the New Yorker figured out that the Hollywood universe was expanding at such a rate that it was time to become a bicoastal content provider instead of a distributor-buyer. She left producing at HBO, where she had been…
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Celebrate The Release Of Spencer With This, Uh, KFC Princess Diana Jumper
In the day’s most unpredictable headline, the chicken-mongers at KFC have commemorated “The People’s Princess” in their own unique way: by hawking branded sweaters in her name. Yes, the popular American fast food chain Kentucky Fried Chicken has just launched a sustainably-sourced jumper inspired by an iconic ’80s outfit worn by Lady Diana Spencer, once…
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Kristen Stewart Is Done with Questions Comparing Her Fame to Princess Diana’s: ‘Google That Sh*t’
Kristen Stewart is done asking questions about how her life in the public eye is somehow similar to Princess Diana’s. The “Twilight” and “Personal Shopper” actress is now the star of “Spencer,” Pablo Larraín’s surrealistic imagining of one pivotal weekend in the Royal’s life. Naturally, questions in the press come to rise regarding Stewart’s position…
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Kristen Stewart’s 14 Best Roles Ranked
It’s been a wild journey watching Kristen Stewart evolve over two decades on screen. As soon as it seems like fans and viewers can pin her down, she morphs into something else. Over the course of her career, she’s gone from child star to teen idol to arthouse ingenue. And even as she receives some…
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Why ‘Spencer’ Is a German Film, and How ‘I’m Your Man’ Reflects the Best in New German Cinema
To the uninitiated, Princess Diana biopic “Spencer” might appear like the quintessential British film, albeit with a Chilean director and an American star. But it is, in fact, German, Simone Baumann, managing director of German Films, says. It’s a German-u.K. co-production to be exact, but shot in Germany, with a German producer, Komplizen Film, on…
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Kristen Stewart Thinks She’s Probably Only Made ‘Five Really Good Films’
Kristen Stewart has a self-deprecating approach to her career spanning more than 50 films, and that took flight with the release of the “Twilight” franchise. The actress, now an Oscar contender for her turn as Princess Diana in Pablo Larraín’s upcoming festival favorite “Spencer,” spoke to the Sunday Times (via Yahoo) about her body of…
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Kristen Stewart Says Thanks But No Thanks To Being Fancast As The Joker
In just a few weeks, Kristen Stewart returns to the big screen as the star of Pablo Larraín’s emotional drama “Spencer.” Starring as the Princess of Wales, Stewart paints a haunting portrait of the tragic former royal as she suffers through a miserable Christmas weekend with the royal family. As the premiere date for her…
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Oscars 2022: Best Costume Design Predictions
In the race for costume design, it’s the sci-fi futurism of frontrunner “Dune” against a host of eclectic period pieces, including the upside-down fairy tale of Princess Di in “Spencer,” the spiritually-driven musical genius of Aretha Franklin in “Respect,” the subversive punk delights of “Cruella,” the journalistic nostalgia of “The French Outpost,” and the noir…