TVOscar winner Dame Judi Dench (87) considered being part of the fifth season of “The Crown”. According to “The Times”, she was in talks to play Queen Elizabeth II’s mother. But the British actress thought the role was too small and she disagreed on the fee. After reading the script, she also lashed out at Netflix over the series’ painful, cruel, and unfair storylines.
“The Crown” sees the actress who plays Queen Elizabeth II on the show, currently Imelda Staunton, getting the highest salary. Something Dame Judi Dench disagreed with. Dench, who received the title of “Dame” from the Queen in 1988, has previously played the roles of Elizabeth I and Queen Victoria. She has a good relationship with the British royal family and was also worried that acting in “The Crown” would damage their friendship. Furthermore, she did not support the script of the series that follows the royal family and dramatizes the events of her life.
He made it clear last week in a letter published in “The Times of London”. “The closer the series gets to our present time, the more one seems to want to blur the lines between historical accuracy and gross sensationalism,” wrote Dench. The actress has insisted that Netflix show a warning for every episode of the fifth season of “The Crown” which makes it clear that this is fiction. Out of respect for the Queen, who passed away on 8 September 2022. Although the actress believes in artistic freedom, she believes that “this cannot be ignored”. “Since there are some harmful rumors in the series – for example, that King Charles once plotted to oust his mother – this series is both harmful to the people involved and to the institution they represent,” concluded Dench. Dame Judi fears that a large number of viewers, especially overseas, will consider the version of “The Crown” to be completely true.
The series spokesperson has publicly stated that “The Crown” has always been a “fictional drama”. “Season 5 is a fictional dramatization that shows what could have happened behind closed doors during an important decade for the royal family. It is also a decade that has been scrutinized and well documented over the years by journalists, biographers and historians ”. In the fifth season of “The Crown” we talk about the 90s. During that time, Princess Diana and Prince Charles disbanded, after which the royal family faced several scandals. Now that Judi Dench has turned down the role of Queen Elizabeth II’s mother, British actress Marcia Warren will play the part of her.
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