Naomi Watts: to play Princess Diana in the movie "Caught in Flight"

Naomi Watts takes Princess Diana role in movie "Caught in Flight"

Princess Diana will be brought back to life once again as a feature film about the last two years of her glamorous life that ended in tragedy will be off to big screen and will be starred by one of the finest actress and Academy Award winner Naomi Watts, who was known for her participation in the box office hit horror film The Ring and fantasy adventure King Kong.

43-year-old Naomi Watts said that she was honored to be chosen to play the role of Princess Diana. “It is such an honor to be able to play this iconic role. Princess Diana was loved across the world and I look forward to rising to the challenge of playing her on screen,” Naomi Watts said in a statement.

The movie, which will be called “Caught in Flight” is about the life of Princess of Wales, Princess Diana whose death in a Paris car crash in August 1997. Ecosse Films said that the movie would chronicle the last two years of Diana’s life and “how finding true personal happiness for the first time allowed her to achieve her defining successes evolving into a major international campaigner and humanitarian.”

According to media reports, the movie will focus on Diana’s secret two year affair with heart surgeon Hasnat Khan following her estrangement, and later divorce, from British heir to the throne, Prince Charles.

“Caught in Flight” will be directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel, who directed the 2004 movie “Downfall” about Hitler’s last days. Production will start in Britain later this year.