Princess Diana biopic casts Sarah Ferguson and John Spencer roles – Deadline

EXCLUSIVE: Biopic of Lady Diana Spencer, starring Kristen Stewart as the former princess, has cast the supporting roles of Sarah Ferguson, Prince Andrew’s ex-wife, and Earl Spencer, Diana’s father.

Ferguson, the Duchess of York, will be played by newcomer Olga Hellsing, a Berlin-based German model and actress who is fluent in English.

Earl John Spencer will be played by British-German actor Thomas Douglas, whose career has largely comprised supporting roles on German television and feature films, most recently in Beta Film’s historical German miniseries. Labyrinth of peace.

The film focuses on a weekend in the life of Princess Diana, as she spends the Christmas holidays with the royal family at the Sandringham estate in Norfolk and decides to leave her marriage to Prince Charles.

The royal sisters-in-law Ferguson and Diana had a troubled and complicated relationship, which was often very close but soured in Diana’s later years. In his autobiography, Ferguson wrote that 1991 – the year before their respective marital separations – “was the year we first put words to the indescribable idea that had been nudging us in the ribs for some time: that one or We could both leave the royal family. We burned the telephone wires at night, exchanging secrets and jokes that no one else would understand. “

British nobleman and peer John Spencer, the maternal grandfather of Prince William and Prince Harry, was a World War II veteran with close ties to the royal family. She sat in the House of Lords from 1975 until she passed away in 1992, the year Diana initially separated from her husband.

The production team behind Spencer yesterday revealed that Poldark star Jack Farthing will play Charles. The previously announced cast includes Timothy Spall, Sally Hawkins and Sean Harris, although their characters are not yet known. Various roles are being kept under wraps and Ferguson and John Spencer are likely to be supporting characters in the piece.

Filming has been done in Germany, but has recently moved to the UK. The production has obtained funding from Germany, so it has needed to hire a handful of local actors.

Pic is directed by Pablo Larraín (Jackie) and written by Steven Knight (Peaky Blinders). The movie is produced by Juan de Dios Larraín (Jackie) for Fabula Films, Jonas Dornbach and Janine Jackowski (Toni Erdmann) for Accomplices Film and Paul Webster (Atonement) for Shoebox Films.