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 Deadline reports is 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. Read more at Deadline.
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