Naomi Watts

There’s no denying that glamour and tragedy make for an irresistible combination. Add in a beloved royal icon and it’s no surprise that the world’s fascination and obsession with Princess Diana hasn’t waned.

Australian director Phil Noyce was, like most of the world, stuck in lockdown during the first Covid wave when he read Chris Sparling’s script for Lakewood. The nerve-rattling thriller follows a mother (Naomi Watts) racing desperately against time to save her child.

Stars sparkle and shimmer at Venice – Guan Xiaotong, Naomi Watts, Guan Xiaotong.

The weekend arrives noisy and busy on the Lido. It's the ideal frame for parties, celebrations and assorted special events.

Mark Ruffalo What do you call a party that includes Salma Hayek, Kevin Costner, Robert Downey Jr. , Laura Dern, Mark Ruffalo, Channing Tatum, Benedict Cumberbatch, Josh Charles, Piper Perabo, Naomi Watts, Jessica Chastain, Eddie Redmayne, Jeremy Irvine, Anthony Mackie, Quvenzane Wallis, Ben Stiller, Simon Pegg, Asa Butterfield, Bill Nighy, Jena Malone, Zoe Kazan, Abigail Spencer, Ken Howard and Matthew Goode – just to name a few?!An HFPA event.

The Festival Sideshow Cannes wouldn’t be Cannes without masses of starlets and wannabes who have no film and no business here. Or a business that has nothing to do with art or cinema.

Sofia Coppola celebrated her 43rd birthday a day late (because of opening night) in a restaurant on the Croisette with fellow jury members Leila Hatami, ex-Bondgirl Carole Bouquet, Willem Dafoe and president Jane Campion. The only woman to have ever won the Palme d’Or, Campion was very vocal about the lack of women behind the camera: “I think you’d have to say there’s some inherent sexism in the industry.

Naomi Watts talks with the HFPA about the challenge of tackling her role as Princess of Wales in the new film Diana.