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    Naomi Watts to star in Princess Diana biopic

    Associated Press – Thu, Feb 9, 2012 2:18 PM EST

    LONDON (AP) — Producers say Naomi Watts will play Princess Diana in a film about the last years of the royal's life.

    Britain's Ecosse Films says "Caught in Flight" will focus on the two years before Diana's death in a Paris car crash in August 1997.

    It is directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel, best known for his film about Hitler's last days, "Downfall." The screenplay is by Stephen Jeffreys, who penned "The Libertine".

    Filmmakers said Thursday the biopic "charts how finding true personal happiness for the first time" allowed Diana to find her role as "a major international campaigner and humanitarian."

    The Australia-raised Watts, who received an Academy Award nomination for "21 Grams," said she was honored to get the role.

    Filming will begin later this year.

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    10 comments

    • A Yahoo! User  •  3 months ago
      What a massive waste of film.
    • Hayley
      Hayley  •  3 months ago
      unlike most of the comments, i think that naomi does look very similar to princess diana.
    • Aster9
      Aster9  •  Washington, District of Columbia  •  3 months ago
      Well good for her
    • sam1
      sam1  •  3 months ago
      Not a good choice, Diana had that extra special Charisma and beauty.
    • walt whitman
      walt whitman  •  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania  •  3 months ago
      Naomi is the hottest/sexiest actress in the bussiness..21grams,muholland drive are must see movies,,Naomi is way more attractive then diane was,she will need a nose extension for this flick..
      • 07VET
        07VET 3 months ago
        too true!
    • CariG
      CariG  •  3 months ago
      Cate Blanchett would've been a better choice. She looked a lot like Princess Diana in the movie Veronica Guerin.
    • Jim Zimmer
      Jim Zimmer  •  Los Angeles, California  •  3 months ago
      As the late great Lloyd Bentsen would say, "Di is NO Naomi."
    • laurie
      laurie  •  3 months ago
      i think she looks about as much as the Princess as I do...NOTHING
    • B-Dodgers
      B-Dodgers  •  3 months ago
      Naomi Watts doesn't look like her.. lol..
      what about Ellen DeGeneris or just go with Prince William in drag?
    • Jim Zimmer
      Jim Zimmer  •  Los Angeles, California  •  3 months ago
      I don't like saying it, but Naomi is a little too attractive for this role. How about going a grade lower, and selecting an actress like Sandra Bullock or Meg Ryan.
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