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British actors have been told that they cannot audition for the role of a young Prince William in an upcoming film about Diana, the Princess of Wales, due to the new rules facing the country after Brexit.
A casting notice posted online calls for boys between the ages of nine and 12 to apply for the role of the prince, when he was 11, in the upcoming biopic. Spencer.
– Amy Hubbard (@amyhubcast) November 25, 2020
However, it says that only European passport holders can apply and “NOT British-European due to new Brexit rules as of January 1, 2021.”
Amy Hubbard, the film’s casting director, later said in a post on Twitter that it was common practice for key roles in the films to be filled by actors who share their citizenship with the project’s funders.
It is not about traveling. It is common in movies that the passport of important people must match that of financiers.
– Amy Hubbard (@amyhubcast) November 25, 2020
She said: “It is not about travel. It is common in movies that the passport of important people must match that of financiers.”
The film, starring Kristen Stewart as Diana and directed by Pablo Larrain, follows the princess as she spends a weekend in Sandringham during which she realizes that her marriage to the Prince of Wales is coming to an end.
Speaking earlier about playing Diana, Stewart said Fashion: “The accent is intimidating … because people know that voice, and it’s so, so different and particular. I’m working on it now and I already have my dialect coach.
“In terms of research, I have read two and a half biographies and I am finishing all the material before I go to make the film.”
Spencer It will reportedly begin filming in Germany early next year.
Various actresses have played Diana in the past, including in 2013 when Naomi Watts took on the role in a biopic titled Diana. Emma Corrin currently plays Diana in The crown on Netflix.
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