Pretty, Pretty Princess(es)

Boom. Out of nowhere my day was just made... The trailer for the new Princess Diana biopic (appropriately called Diana) has arrived. Hallelujah! Ever since one of my favorite gals from Oz was announced to star as the tragic royal, I knew this movie would be goooooooood. Seriously. Naomi Watts is consistently stellar in her roles (she stole scenes in Mulholland Drive, 21 Grams, The Painted Veil and The Impossible, just to name a few) and I can't wait to see what vulnerability, grace, and passion she brings to this role.

There is so much I love about this trailer!! It's like a reel of the "best of Diana" from the last two years of her life-- her charity work, her role as a pursued globetrotter, her fashion, and her human-centered approach to everything she did. The Elton John-esque score only adds to the awesomeness.

Coincidentally, 2013 is the year of princesses. Another princess biopic (really, there's no such thing as too many princesses) has its eyes firmly on the Oscars with a holiday 2013 release date. Watts' bff and fellow Aussie Nicole Nidman will be starring as the twentieth century's other much-loved, much-tragic, much-iconic royal starlet, Princess Grace of Monaco. While we're still waiting on a trailer for this slice of cinematic joy, here's a fabulous teaser pic.

Holy. Guacamole. If that's not perfect casting, I don't know what is. Olivier Dahan, the French director behind this flick is no novice to biopics. Remember that strange and beautiful biopic about Edith Piaf, La Vie en Rose? Yup, that's Dahan's handiwork. He directed the brilliant Marion Cotillard to a much-deserved Oscar win. So, perhaps Nicole Kidman will also benefit from his genius? (Not that she needs any help on that account.) We shall see.

Regardless, if Diana lives up to its potential (though its late-summer release date dampens that prospect, unfortunately), we could see not one, but two princess flicks bitch-slapping it out during awards season. What fun!!