A haunting new movie poster of Naomi Watts as Princess Diana has been released in London as anticipation about the birth of what would have been her first grandchild reaches fever pitch.
Naomi, 44, looks the spitting image of the tragic royal in the first official poster for upcoming biopic Diana.
Dressed in a blue dress and wearing copies of some of Diana’s most famous jewellery — including her beloved engagement ring which currently on left hand of her daughter-in-law the Duchess of Cambridge.
The film’s tagline “The legend is never the whole story: Diana,” appears next to the picture Naomi, which has been described as “haunting” on social media.
The movie, which is due for release in September, is directed by Olivier Hirschbiegel.
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It focuses on Diana’s relationships with heart surgeon Dr Hasnat Khan and Dodi Fayed and also highlights the growing problem the Princess had with the paparazzi.
The film’s producer Robert Bernstein has insisted the film is not needlessly salacious or sensational.
“We’re here to tell a love story and it’s very tragic,” he said. “There’s nothing sordid about the story we tell in the film.
“We’re not here for sensationalism or titillation, we just try to look at her relationship with Dr Hasnat Khan, a man who may have been the love of her life.
“We believe that she wanted to marry him. But their relationship ended and she was very wounded and upset. She was distraught sometimes, and very hurt, but not unhinged.”
During filming, Naomi told the UK’s Daily Mail newspaper that she almost turned the role down.
“I did struggle with the idea of doing it,” she said. “It’s definitely risky. But having said that, it’s a story that had to be told, I think, at some point.”
