The daily gossip: November 22, 2019

Imelda Staunton is in talks to be The Crown's next Queen Elizabeth, Idina Menzel's son is tired of the Frozen soundtrack, and more

Imelda Staunton.
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1. Imelda Staunton is in talks to be The Crown's next Queen Elizabeth

Oscar winner Olivia Colman is still in the middle of her reign as Queen Elizabeth in Netflix's The Crown — a role Colman herself inherited from Claire Foy, who starred as Elizabeth in the first two seasons. But like a game of musical thrones, the series has already set its sights on a new queen: Harry Potter alum Imelda Staunton, who is reportedly in early talks to star as Elizabeth in the fifth and sixth seasons of The Crown. Netflix responded to the rumors by sniffing that Staunton's casting was "pure speculation" until it formally orders two more seasons of The Crown, because yeah, they must hate getting a new shelf full of Emmys every year.

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Scott Meslow

Scott Meslow is the entertainment editor for TheWeek.com. He has written about film and television at publications including The Atlantic, POLITICO Magazine, and Vulture.