By Paul Revoir
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With immaculately coiffured blonde hair and a stylish colour coordinated outfit, she bears an uncanny likeness to the woman she is portraying.
New pictures have revealed how English actress Naomi Watts has captured the look of Princess Diana in a film about the last two years of the tragic royal’s life before her death in 1997.
Miss Watts, 43, who has previously starred in Hollywood films such as 21 Grams and King Kong, was spotted in the UK filming scenes for forthcoming production Caught In Flight, which is released next year.
Seeing Diana: Naomi Watts bears an uncanny resemblance to the late Princess Diana as she stepped out in character for her role in new film Caught In Flight
Magic of make-up Miss Watts insisted that she looked nothing like Diana, seen right in Angola in 1997- but the film's make-up artists have certainly done their job
The film is thought to focus on her relationship with heart surgeon Dr Hasnat Khan and also looks at her time with Dodi Fayed, who she was with at the time she died. The movie will include her death, aged 36, in a car in a Paris tunnel in 1997 with Dodi.
Miss Watts, who at the start of her career starred in Australian daytime soap Home and Away, has admitted she is ‘absolutely terrified’ of playing the part of the princess.
The Oscar-nominated acress has said of her controversial new role: ‘’She is a part of our history, an incredible woman and fascinating but a tragic ending.
Sombre: Naomi was dressed in all black as she was seen leaving a building in character, and right, seen recently at Elton John's White Tie and Tiara ball
‘The film-makers came to me and it’s a good script and it’s very scary and I kind of wanted to say ‘no’ but I couldn’t.’
Miss Watts moved to London’s Kensington to prepare for the role and was said to have visited Diana’s favourite places -such as The Harbour Club and Beauchamp Place - as part of the preparations to get into character.
Her co-star Naveen Andrews, who plays Dr Hasnat Khan in the film recently, suggested Miss Watts is the only actress able to play the princess.
Scary: Naomi was impressed with the script but admits she found the prospect 'very scary'
The Lost actor said: ‘I don’t think anyone else could have done it - there’s no one else.’Â
He added: ‘Whenever you work, usually if something has a chance or the potential to be good it usually starts with a good script and I’m very happy with the script and Naomi is doing it and she’s wonderful... I’m very much looking forward to shooting.’
The film is being made by acclaimed German director Oliver Hirschbiegel, who is famous for his portrayal of the last days of Hitler in his bunker in Downfall.
He reportedly said that Miss Watts was ‘a truly exceptional actress’ who embodied ‘the warmth, humanity and empathy’ of the ‘global icon’ Princess Diana,
Miss Watts, who had previously been in a relationship with Heath Ledger, is currently with actor Liev Schreiber, with whom she has two sons.
Serious: Acclaimed German director Oliver Hirschbiegel, famous for his portrayal of the last days of Hitler in his bunker in Downfall, is taking the reins of the film
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Lets have a film about the truth!! not more rubbish to make a dead lady look bad. They should be doing a film about how camilla stole a husband from young virgin and destroyed a good marriage and family with 2 young children or are we forgetting this now??? very short memories me thinks
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Doesn't really look like Diana. The Daily Express will be furious.
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Unknown, London......... And Charles WAS a saint I suppose. I don't think for one moment people think Di was a saint, but she was STILL loved by millions.....saint or not.
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Naomi Watts is Australian...not English.
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Diana was taller, more poised had a different shaped face, different eyes, nose and lips. Apart from that she's a her double. I hate all these stupid films but I do wish they would put a statue up to Lady Diana. I suppose we will have to wait for William and Harry to do it!
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Well if she was playing the Countess of Wessex she'd be spot on! But Diana?? Nope.
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She doesn't look like Diana. Reminds me of a young Wendy Craig.
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You are entitled to your view Sandy, New York - as of course am I. It's nice that you don't want anything bad spoken of Di - she was obviously a saint.
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I think you will find that Diana was a better Actress.
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Many try to make Diana a saint. She was a just another woman who married into the Royal family. She loved publicity and definitely did not behave like a royal princess - the numerous scandals, the papers kept under raps and her running down of the Royals. Lets face the facts, had she lived she would have destroyed the British Royal Family with has dalliances with all and sundry. She was no saint nor did she behave like a princess. - Unknown, London, UK, 2/7/2012 11:17 Charles did his share of creating scandals with his involvement with married Camilla Parker Bowles. Truly disgraceful.
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