It was just a matter of time before Prince William and Kate Middleton’s storybook romance was given the movie treatment. Lifetime has already begun production on a royal wedding film, titled Will and Kate, that is reportedly airing the week before the couple recite their vows on April 29 at Westminster Abbey. Newcomer Nico Evers-Swindell, who has appeared in bit parts on shows like NCIS: Los Angeles and Law & Order, has been cast as Prince William, and Star Trek’s Ben Cross will play Prince Charles. See our picks for the women who could fill Luddington's shoes in a pinch.

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Marlow Stern works for The Daily Beast and is a masters degree recipient from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. He has served in the editorial dept. of Blender Magazine, as an editor at Amplifier Magazine, and, since 2007, editor of Manhattan Movie Magazine.