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British actors will be banned from auditioning to play Prince William in an upcoming film, due to new restrictions introduced after the country seceded from the EU in January.
A new casting announcement soliciting boys between the ages of nine and 12, who could possibly play William at age 11, stipulates that only European passport holders can apply. “NOT British-European”, the note warns, “due to the new Brexit rules as of January 1, 2021.”
Amy Hubbard, who is the casting director for the film, later explained that it is a common practice in films that key roles are filled by actors who share citizenship with financiers.
Spencer, a biographical film of Diana, Princess of Wales starring Kristen Stewart and directed by Jackie Pablo Larraín, will shoot in Germany for three months early next year.
However, the film is not set in Europe, but in Sandringham for three days during the Christmas period of the early 1990s, when Diana is said to have realized that her marriage was over.
Larraín has spoken of the film as an anti-fairy tale, saying: “When someone decides not to be the queen and says, I prefer to go and be myself, it is a great, great decision, a fairy tale in reverse. It has always surprised me a lot and I thought it must have been very difficult. That’s the heart of the movie. “
“It’s one of the saddest stories ever,” Stewart said, speaking of her preparations for the role, “and I don’t want to just play Diana, I want to know her implicitly.”
The actor added that he was finding dominating the accent “intimidating as hell.”
The Princess of Wales was previously played on the big screen by Naomi Watts (in the unloved 2013 biopic Diana), while Emma Corrin is receiving applause for her performance on the Netflix series The Crown.
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