Kristen Stewart gets candid on playing Princess Diana in 'Spencer': 'I took more pleasure in my physicality'

Kristen Stewart spoke at a Venice Film Festival press conference about taking on the role of the late Princess of Wales.

Stewart’s portrayal as Diana stands to impress critics of the actor, whose casting as the former royal last year shocked the industry. In addition to a convincing posh British accent, Stewart carefully embodies Diana’s mannerisms and demeanor throughout the film, while also putting her own spin on the princess in some of the more phantasmagoric scenes in "Jackie" director Larrain’s similarly pastel-hued movie. Stewart said her curtsy "went out the window as soon as I stepped on set." The production, she said, had royal advisers on hand to educate the cast and crew on all the "things you couldn’t know as an outsider."