Producers of the Netflix drama “The Crown” cast actors for the roles of Prince William and Kate Middleton ahead of filming for the sixth season, according to Deadline.
The show will have two actors playing William, with young Rufus Kampa playing the role of the 15-year-old prince and Ed McVey tackling his teens and early adulthood. Meanwhile, Meg Bellamy landed the role of Kate. The trio will debut on TV.
Rufus will appear in episodes in which the royal family reconciles after the tragic death of Princess Diana in 1997. The young man made his debut in 2019, playing the lead role in “The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole 13 & 3 / 4s: The Musical”. ”” By Sue Townsend.
Ed will appear in storylines, including William’s first meeting with Kate, when the couple studied Art History at the University of St. Andrews four years later. A graduate of the London Drama Center, the actor starred as a substitute in “Camp Siegfried”.
Meanwhile, screenwriter Peter Morgan previously revealed that Season 6 would be the last, ending in 2002 with stories centered around the loss of the Queen Mother and Princess Margaret.
Meg Bellamy just graduated from high school and is studying Performing Arts. She made a living in an amusement park.
Long awaited by fans, the fifth season of “The Crown” is giving a lot to talk about, as it has renewed a good part of the cast for its sequel, which is common in the series, as it tries to follow the years for the Royal Family. . Now revealed exclusively by the tabloid VarietyAnother character of the new phase has been announced: Senan West, son of Dominic West, will play Prince William in the story.
The coincidence is that Dominic West plays Prince Charles in “The Crown”, and Prince Charles is Prince William’s father in the royal family. That is, in addition to being father and son in reality, the West will also be father and son in fiction.
Also according to the website, the audition of the 13-year-old boy caught the attention of the producers, who selected the new actors for the show. His debut will take place in the final episodes of the season, playing the child in his teenage phase.
According to the facts of the royal family, which the series portrays, William had just turned 15 when Princess Diana, his mother, died in a car accident in Paris in 1997.
The show’s producers have not mentioned whether next season will show the incident that took the life of the princess, also called the Princess of Wales, as this could cause conflict and disagreement in the versions of the stories being told – both by the press and by the police. or by the family itself. However, it is possible that the events leading up to the tragedy are represented.
To faithfully reflect the aging of the royal family, as well as events over the years, “The Crown” has a system of changing its actors every two seasons. Thus, the protagonists always end up changing, which can create a bit of confusion in those who follow the story.
Dominic West continues Josh O’Conner’s portrayal of Prince Charles. Elizabeth Debicki from “Tenet” will play Princess Diana, replacing Emma Corrin.
Imelda Staunton from “Harry Potter” will replace Olivia Colman as Queen Elizabeth II. Jonathan Pryce will be the father of Charles, Prince Philip; Lesley Manville will play Princess Margaret, Charles’s aunt; and Jonny Lee Miller will make a cameo as Prime Minister John Major.
The fifth season will follow the royal family in the 1990s. In 1995, for example, Princess Diana gave a controversial interview to Martin Bashir of the BBC, in which she revealed that her marriage to Charles consisted of three people, referring to the lover and now the prince’s current wife, Camilla Parker-Bowles.
The sequel would be the last of the production, but with the success of the series, Netflix confirmed mid-year that the show would run for at least another season (the sixth and probably the last). The fifth season of “The Crown” will premiere in November 2022.
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