Principal photography has begun on Princess Diana biopic, ‘Spencer’.

The Pablo Larraín-helmed feature has officially begun filming, with a first-look image of leading actress Kristen Stewart in her role as the late Princess of Wales – who was known as Lady Diana Spencer before marrying Prince Charles – released on Wednesday (27.01.21).

The image shows Kristen dressed in black and a striking red coat, with her hair style in the short blonde bob that the late royal – who died in a car crash in 1997 – was known for.

In a press release, Kristen said of the film: “’Spencer’ is a dive inside an emotional imagining of who Diana was at a pivotal turning point in her life. It is a physical assertion of the sum of her parts, which starts with her given name; Spencer. It is a harrowing effort for her to return to herself, as Diana strives to hold onto what the name Spencer means to her.”

Alongside Kristen, Timothy Spall, Sally Hawkins, and Sean Harris also star.

‘Spencer’ will focus on one weekend in the life of Princess Diana, as she spends the Christmas holiday with the royal family at the Sandringham estate in Norfolk, and decides to leave her marriage to Prince Charles.

The film was written by Steven Knight, and is being produced by Juan de Dios Larraín for Fabula Films, Jonas Dornbach and Janine Jackowski for Komplizen Film, and Paul Webster for Shoebox Films.

The producers said in a joint statement: “We are extremely grateful for the support of our distributors worldwide, our partners and funders who have shown tremendous commitment to us in these extraordinary times.

“With Kristen Stewart, Steven Knight and the rest of our fantastic team both in front and behind the camera we are bringing ‘Spencer’ to the world. It is an independently produced film made for the big screen about an iconic woman’s own declaration of independence. We couldn’t be more excited!”

Executive producers are Tom Quinn, Jeff Deutchman and Christina Zisa for NEON and Michael Bloom, Maria Zuckerman and Ryan Heller for Topic Studios.

Kate Upton created her Found Active line to make everyone feel “confident inside their own body”.

The 28-year-old model has just launched a range of beauty products in partnership with HatchBeauty Brands, and she’s explained how important it was to create skincare and cosmetics that are both “affordable and accessible” and make people embrace their natural beauty.

Referring to HatchBeauty Brands founder Tracy Holland, she explained: “I met with Tracy years and years ago.

“We were both talking about having a line that’s affordable, that’s natural, that’s accessible for everybody, has a wellness piece and a skincare piece, so people can feel confident inside their own body, especially at a time where social media is so prevalent and more and more young people are trying to change their appearance to be more like their Facetune selves.”

The ‘Layover’ actress – who has two-year-old daughter Genevieve with husband Justin Verlander – says the range is ideal for busy moms who need an “extra” energy kick.

She told WWD.com: “All of these things help you live the best, more fulfiled life or they aid you to be able to do that.

“Everyone is so busy these days and having that extra energy boost and obviously immune support is so important right now, being able to recover from a long day with your kids or working out or stressful work and having that restful sleep.”

The range includes body sprays, face pads, face serums, liquid eyeliner and supplements, with a price range of just $11 to $23.

Head over to Foundactive.com to shop the line.

Robert Rodriguez is to reboot the ‘Spy Kids’ franchise.

The 52-year-old director will return to the spy comedy series as he will write and helm a new movie for Skydance Media that will revolve around the adventures of a multicultural family.

The ‘Spy Kids’ franchise launched in 2001and starred Alexa Vega and Daryl Sabara as Carmen and Juni Cortez, who have to save their parents (played by Antonio Banderas and Carla Gugino) when they’re kidnapped whilst having to contend with the small matter of saving the world.

The movie was popular with both critics and audiences and spawned three sequels.

Skydance will serve as the lead studio and oversee development and production on the next movie with Gary Barber and Peter Oillataguerre will executive produce.

Robert is also working on a sequel to ‘We Can Be Heroes’.

The filmmaker has been tapped to make a follow-up to the Netflix children’s superhero film, which proved popular with audiences across the globe over the festive season.

The flick stars Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Pedro Pascal and Yaya Gosselin and follows what happens when a group of grown-up heroes are kidnapped by evil villains, leaving their children to save the day.

Robert took to Twitter to confirm the news, writing: “44 MILLION FAMILIES will have suited up for WE CAN BE HEROES in its first 4 weeks!!

“And… BREAKING NEWS: The Heroics are coming back for round two! I’m in full development of the sequel with @Netflix!”

Rodriguez is also working on the thriller ‘Hypnotic’, which stars Ben Affleck, and ‘The Mandalorian’ spin-off ‘The Book of Boba Fett’ which will follow the adventures of the ‘Star Wars’ bounty hunter.