Young stars shooting to success

HER performance as Lady Diana Spencer in The Crown won’t be unveiled for another six weeks, but already Emma Corrin (left) has begun her ascent towards stardom.

The actress has been named one of Screen International’s Stars Of Tomorrow. The film industry daily’s annual list has been pretty accurate at predicting who will soar (previous honorees include Emily Blunt, John Boyega and Jodie Comer).

The 24-year-old Corrin is breathtakingly good as Diana in the show, in which she’s first spotted wearing a Midsummer Night’s Dream forest nymph costume when she meets Josh O’Connor’s Prince Charles.

Corrin joins a list of 15 actors (there are also writers, directors and producers) selected by Screen International with backing from Amazon Prime Video. They will be interviewed on October 5 — a limited number can register to watch the webinar.

Amarah- Jae St. Aubyn (right) has been selected for her debut role in Lovers Rock, part of Steve McQueen’s Small Axe anthology set in and around West London. St. Aubyn plays Martha, who sneaks out of the family home to attend a Saturday night reggae party. The film’s so joyous, and it’s underpinned by a brilliant soundtrack.

All five Small Axe films will be shown on BBC 1 soon, though its opening film, a magnificent, fulllength feature called Mangrove, about the trial of the so-called Mangrove Nine, will also open the BFI London Film Festival on October 7. Lovers Rock is in the festival, too; on October 18.

Max Harwood (right), who has already featured on these pages, also graces the list for his title role in the splashy film musical Everybody’s Talking About Jamie. It’s based on the show that became a hit at the Crucible in Sheffield before transferring to the West End. The Jamie picture, also starring Richard E. Grant, will open in the New Year.