The Crown – Imelda Staunton for just 1 season

[Paul Sheehan Joined: May 14th, 2011 Topics: 340 Posts: 175 View Predictions]

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Netflix confirmed Imelda Staunton is taking over the role for just one final season.

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[DvirBA Joined: Apr 23rd, 2018 Topics: 6 Posts: 1314 View Predictions]

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This is brave and frankly unpredictable.

I’m optimistic though, Nina Gold always nails these castings

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[Matthew anzalone Joined: Jul 13th, 2018 Topics: 22 Posts: 1764 View Predictions]

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Im very excited for this casting choice

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[Heptapod Joined: Feb 2nd, 2019 Topics: 20 Posts: 1588 View Predictions]

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Great choice. Very strange that Imelda is only getting one season, though… I guess with the huge production value it makes sense, but I could also see the creators ending the timeline of the show a little earlier than planned just because they might not want to get TOO involved in modern times and modern affairs so as to not possibly paint the current young royals in a bad light or offend them. It would seem in bad taste if they did do super modern and recent stuff.

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[Hinrich689 Joined: Jan 22nd, 2016 Topics: 0 Posts: 281 View Predictions]

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I’m quite sad that the show will end with its fifth season because there are so many more stories to tell. But if Morgan thinks it’s the best place and time to stop, I guess we should just trust him.

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[Eden Joined: Jun 7th, 2016 Topics: 30 Posts: 2838 View Predictions]

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I think it’s smart to end it in the early 2000s. It’s a shame we won’t get two seasons with each actress, but it’s better not to drag the story.

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[Mukund Joined: May 27th, 2018 Topics: 5 Posts: 2566 View Predictions]

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Imelda Staunton will play Queen Elizabeth II in the fifth and final season of The Crown.

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[vinny]

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How far are they going to cover? Like the recent stuff I hope isn’t in it (the two weddings and the kids and all that is clearly not happening but if i recall correctly Burrell affair was something they might want to avoid)

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[musterd Joined: Jul 11th, 2011 Topics: 0 Posts: 639 View Predictions]

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vinny wrote:

How far are they going to cover? Like the recent stuff I hope isn’t in it (the two weddings and the kids and all that)

It will probably just be the length of Blair’s tenure as PM.

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[vinny Joined: May 20th, 2011 Topics: 20 Posts: 75253 View Predictions]

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Oh cool. Edited my post before reading this so I guess u answered my question that I added too lol

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[musterd Joined: Jul 11th, 2011 Topics: 0 Posts: 639 View Predictions]

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Yeah it’s too many landmines that are too recent; I’m sure Peter Morgan still wants to live lol.

The papers ran headline after headline about how “inaccurate” the recent season is and that it was disrespectful to the family (a family that Prince Andrew is a member of mind), when it has always been a fictional dramatisation of what goes on behind closed doors. I can imagine Morgan being too tired to deal with that any more.

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[wolfali Joined: Sep 4th, 2018 Topics: 259 Posts: 16870 View Predictions]

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musterd wrote:

It will probably just be the length of Blair’s tenure as PM.

Creatively it makes sense to end at the death of Margaret in 2002.

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[Julian14 Joined: Sep 9th, 2018 Topics: 0 Posts: 302 View Predictions]

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I’m curious if they will do the same thing with Stranger Things. 5 seasons of that show will be more than enough and they should write towards an endgame. Maybe Netflix does not want shows going on for 6+ seasons

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[wolfali Joined: Sep 4th, 2018 Topics: 259 Posts: 16870 View Predictions]

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Dream casting for the rest of the cast:

Princess Margaret – Helen Mirren
Prince Phillip – Don’t know
Princess Diana – Lily James
Camilla Parker Boles – Keeley Hawes
Prince Charles – Russell Tovey?
Tony Blair – David Tennant
Gordon Brown – Stephen Graham
Cherie Blair – Ruth Wilson

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[Mukund Joined: May 27th, 2018 Topics: 5 Posts: 2566 View Predictions]

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Mirren’s casting would be too weird.

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