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The Crown Casts Game of Thrones Star Jonathan Pryce as Final Prince Philip
The Crown has found its final Prince Philip. Jonathan Pryce has been cast as Queen Elizabeth’s husband in the last two seasons of the Netflix drama, following in the footsteps of Matt Smith and Tobias Menzies.He’ll star alongside Imelda Staunton as Elizabeth and Lesley Manville as Princess Margaret.No other casting has been announced so far, but […]
Continue readingTom Hanks, Sandra Oh and More Added to Star-Studded List of 2020 Oscars Presenters
The final lineup of 2020 Oscars presenters has been announced.Show producers Lynette Howell Taylor and Stephanie Allain announced on Wednesday that Jane Fonda, Josh Gad, Tom Hanks, Oscar Isaac, Sandra Oh, Natalie Portman, Chris Rock and Taika Waititi will be presenting during the live broadcast on Sunday, Feb.9.As they said in a statement, “We are […]
Continue readingLast Year’s Oscars Winners — King, Malek, Colman and Ali! — to Present at 2020 Awards Show
The Academy Awards are less than one month away and the first round of presenters has been announced!Last year’s Oscar winners Regina King, Rami Malek, Olivia Colman and Mahershala Ali will be presenting the acting categories on Feb.9.“We love the tradition of having the previous year’s Oscar-winning actors on stage to celebrate the achievements of […]
Continue readingThe Crown Likely Won’t Touch Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s Royal Exit
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry shocked the world—apparently, even their family—when they announced plans to step back from royal family duties and move to North America.The announcement, made via their Instagram, prompted many viewers (us included) to speculate about how this would play out on Netflix’s The Crown, the Emmy-winning historical drama series that follows […]
Continue readingOlivia Colman Wins Best Actress in a Drama at the 2020 Golden Globes, Admits to Getting “a Little Boozy”
Long may she reign! Olivia Colman won the award for Best Actress in a TV Drama at the 2020 Golden Globes for her portrayal of Queen Elizabeth II in Netflix’s historical hit The Crown, making her the second star to take home the prize for the role. Though she recently won an Oscar and The […]
Continue readingOlivia Colman’s Following Up Queen Elizabeth With True Crime TV Role
Olivia Colman is going from royal drama to true crime.The Oscar-winner for The Favourite, who is currently starring as Queen Elizabeth II in Netflix’s The Crown, has lined up her next role with HBO and Sky’s Landscapers.According to Variety, Colman will star as Susan Edwards in the series based on true events.The show will explore […]
Continue readingThe Crown’s Helena Bonham Carter Made a Drunken Request to Prince William
The Crown stars Helena Bonham Carter and Olivia Colman have both had hilariously awkward run-ins with Prince William.During an appearance on Tuesday’s Watch What Happens Live, Carter confirmed a fan’s question that she once drunkenly asked the Duke of Cambridge to be her daughter’s godfather.As the star joked to Andy Cohen, “I wasn’t that drunk, but enough drunk for me not to drink anymore.” […]
Continue readingSee How The Crown Gets Those Stunning Royal Costumes
Hey your majesty, welcome to the ’60s! The Crown jumped into the swinging 1960s for season three, and along with the all-new cast came an all-new set of costumes.”We’ve moved now into the ’60s, away from the first two series, which was very subdued, and now we’re into color,” Amy Roberts, costume designer on The […]
Continue readingSee Olivia Colman Transform Into The Crown Season 3’s Queen Elizabeth
Olivia Colman is no stranger to playing queens (she won an Oscar for playing one in The Favourite), and with The Crown, Colman takes on the world’s most famous queen yet, Queen Elizabeth II.Her transformation into the long-reigning monarch for the third and fourth seasons shocked her costars.”The first time I saw Olivia in her […]
Continue readingThe Crown Returns for Season 3: What You Need to Know About the New Cast
The queen is back on Netflix.The Crown returns for its third season on Sunday, Nov.17 with a completely new cast.Gone are Claire Foy, Vanessa Kirby and Matt Smith, in are Olivia Colman, Helena Bonham Carter and Tobias Menzies.Colman and Co.will be the royals for seasons three and four as the series continues to tell the […]
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