Diana and the Paparazzi: Nasty Casting Alert

At Cannes, there has been a flurry of activity around a book called Diana and the Paparazzi, with a bunch of producers having a feeding frenzy trying to acquire the property.

And the name being bandied about to play Princess Diana is... Keira Knightley.

So let me get this straight. You are telling me that producers remembering this individual in her mid-30s:



Want this rail-thin 22-year old actress for that part?



I guess there is a lot of crack on the French Riviera this time of year or a prerequisite of bidding on the project was a swift crack to the head.

The comparison the leading contender to make this film has made is to Helen Mirren playing Elizabeth II in The Queen. I think it is fair to say that Knightley is certainly no Mirren, and in fact, in terms of talent and screen presence, she is WAY down the list.

Something truly does reek in Hollywood.

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