Kristen Stewart had ‘spooky, spiritual feelings’ while playing Diana
In the film, Diana communes with the ghost of Anne Boleyn. Has Kristen experienced any paranormal encounters herself? “(Laughs) No.
Updated On - 12 September 2021, 03:41 PM
Hyderabad: On the last day of the Telluride Film Festival, Hollywood star Kristen Stewart spoke to the ‘Los Angeles Times’ about her upcoming film on Princess Diana, ‘Spencer’. The Pablo Larraín-directed drama centres around Princess Diana during the time she was looking to break free from her loveless marriage and suffocating life during a three-day Christmas weekend at the royal family’s country mansion.
In the film, Diana communes with the ghost of Anne Boleyn. Has Kristen experienced any paranormal encounters herself? “(Laughs) No. But I felt some spooky, spiritual feelings making this movie. Even if I was just fantasising. I felt like there were moments where I kind of got the sign-off,” shared Kristen.
She continued, “It’s scary to tell a story about someone who’s not alive anymore and who already felt so invaded. I never wanted to feel like we were invading anything, just that we were kind of adding to the multiplicity of a beautiful thing. Were there moments when you could actually feel Diana with you? Maybe that sounds too far out there… She felt so alive to me when I was making this movie, even if it’s all between the ears and it was just a fantasy of mine.”
There were moments where the ‘Twilight’ actor’s body and mind would forget Diana was dead. “And suddenly, I would just have an image of what happened. And remember who she left behind. And I was amazed by the renewed emotion. Every single time. Maybe two or three times a week, I would just fully break down about the fact that she had died. I just could not come to terms with it, because I was fighting to keep her alive every single day. And that itself felt spiritual,” she added.