The Crown

Nov 05, 2016 01:40



Netflix anyone? The first two episodes of The Crown are as much about George VI as Elizabeth I; he's played by Jared Harris, son of Richard Harris, and the very first images of the series focus on him. Image above is from the Telegraph; Romper has an article; and GQ has this delightful interview:
[T]hey shot The Crown at Elstree-which is where they shot The King's Speech. And there was this massive, massive 60-foot poster of that movie, with a 40-foot image of Colin Firth as King George VI. I would walk past him every single day, and he'd be looking down on me. In the beginning, I resented it and, being half Irish, took it personally and thought they'd done it on purpose." It was only later that Harris found an unexpected point of connection with Firth: Neither man even remotely resembles the actual George VI. "I remember walking past that poster and going, 'You know what? He doesn't look anything like him either. And that didn't bother anybody! It doesn't matter! It's fine!' It's interpretation, not impersonation, you know?" Harris points out with a laugh. "So thank you, Colin."

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