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For Neon and Topic Studios’ film Spencer, screenwriter Steven Knight and director Pablo Larraín used elements from various genres to craft a not-so-biographical drama about Princess Diana.  Starring the Oscar-nominated Kristen Stewart as the Princess, Larraín’s reimagining of a Royal Christmas at Sandringham journeys…

As Pablo Larraín’s production designer on Spencer, Guy Hendrix Dyas relished the chance to put standard biopic storytelling aside, tapping deeply into the psychology of an iconic royal. “What he presented, and what I knew one of his brilliant talents was, was exploring somebody’s personality, and seeing the world from…

Editors note: Deadline's Read the Screenplay series debuts and celebrates the scripts of films that will be factors in this year's movie awards race. For Neon's not-precisely-biographical Spencer, screenwriter Steven Knight and filmmaker Pablo Larraín assiduously wanted to avoid anything resembling a conventional…

After a charged premiere at the Venice Film Festival, Pablo Larraín's Spencer has become one of this season's hottest contenders. A haunting study of one particular Christmas at Sandringham for Diana, Princess of Wales, as her marriage falters and the Royal fairytale turns grim, Spencer features a landmark performance …

Spencer director Pablo Larraín said Saturday that while he and screenwriter Steven Knight took different immersive paths when developing the film’s screenplay, the result was unlike any other he'd worked on: the finished script matched the final edit scene for scene. "The movie right now has the same order – exactly…

Pablo Larraín joins me on the premiere of our new Oscar-season edition of my Deadline video series Behind the Lens as we explore and dissect the ever-growing fascinating film career of this Chilean-born international auteur. His latest movie, Spencer, has been drawing Oscar buzz ever since its debut earlier in the…

At Sunday's Contenders Film: Los Angeles event, Spencer star Kristen Stewart talked about her connection to her real-life character, Princess Diana. "I'm not somebody who had a super developed relationship with her as a figure, or the royal family as a whole thing, but I wouldn’t have played this part unless I loved…

Neon presents Spencer on just under 1,000 screens, Pablo Larraín's well-reviewed psychological drama about the weekend Princess Diana rewrote the future of the British monarchy. The film is said to be looking at a $2 million-$2.5 million opening with an 84% Certified Fresh critics' score on Rotten Tomatoes but a 50%…

Spencer was never going to be a traditional biopic, Contenders Film: London heard, as writer Steven Knight and costume designer Jacqueline Durran took to the stage and director Pablo Larraín joined virtually from Chile. "I had a strong belief we didn't want to do a biopic," said Knight. "The cleanest way to get into a…

UPDATED with full trailer: Neon has released the firts full trailer for Spencer, its Princess Diana biopic starring Kristen Stewart. Watch it above and the teaser from last month below. PREVIOUSLY, August 26: Early-risers at Neon's CinemaCon presentation this week got a first look at the trailer and an extended clip…

Kristen Stewart is a "miracle" said director Pablo Larrain today following the first Venice Film Festival press screenings of Spencer in which the actress plays Princess Diana. The story unfolds over three days during the Christmas holidays with the royal family at the Sandringham estate in Norfolk, England, when…

EXCLUSIVE: NEON has teamed with Topic Studios to win a pitched bidding battle and will pay north of $4 million for U.S. rights to Spencer, with Pablo Larraín is set to direct and Kristen Stewart to play Princess Diana. The drama has been one of the most hotly contested packages at the virtual Cannes Market. The Steven…