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Tap ‘Menu’ and then ‘Times Radio’ to listen to the latest well-informed debate, expert analysis and breaking news. She was looking remarkable, looking incredibly like Thatcher. "Charles comes into the foreground, Diana is a big part of Season 4. DEADLINE: You have recently signed with WME in the U.S., what was behind that? The cast just won the top drama ensemble prize for the first time earlier this year at the Screen Actors Guild Awards. ), and the show’s new weekly format? MENZIES: I’m not sure writing is in my wheelhouse, I’m relatively good once something is on the page — I like to stick my oar in then. A new son and a guest verse all within the same week. It’s funny now that I’m doing a drama where I’m in a scene with this woman. He tried to attend the famous Lecoq mime school in Paris but couldn’t scrape together the money to go. It might be so sanitized and controlled that one’s ability to work and throw things around a bit could be quite constrained. “I felt instinctively that if it was too much a work of mimicry, that would be probably quite irritating to watch maybe for ten hours,” he jokes. Away from The Crown, the actor discusses his performance in Channel 4/Hulu comedy This Way Up, his desire to return to the stage, and his ambition to do more film work after signing with WME in the U.S. Keep scrolling to read the full interview, which has been lightly edited for length and clarity. DEADLINE: Do you think you will get into writing or working behind the camera? June 19 (UPI) -- The Crown star Tobias Menzies says Prince Charles and Princess Diana will be a "big part" of Season 4. ), When Menzies was young, he was mostly a tennis player. They must be smile lines — it’s hard to imagine how else they’d form. He tends to work long form with his actors to build up the characters. Which might be one reason why it’s so strangely cathartic. You don’t need all of that. And marriage is a complicated thing, and then there’s the [royal] duty. Tobias Menzies has the kind of face you recognise but can’t quite place — which, for an actor, usually means a career spent playing solid supporting roles rather than star turns. The kids would get the wrong camera and start bashing each other over the head and running around. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI |, Garth Brooks, Killer Mike honored at Billboard Music Awards, Rashida Jones says Michael Jackson would bring snake, chimp on visits, John Cena marries girlfriend Shay Shariatzadeh, Leonardo DiCaprio, Meryl Streep join Netflix's 'Don't Look Up', Mark Sanchez eliminated from 'Masked Singer', MTV VMAs: Memorable fashion moments through the years. Maybe that was dumb on our parts because this was February, when it was looming. But it’s time that she’s played by somebody else. MENZIES: The desire is to do it later this year and I’d love to go and do some more. Everyone is very keen to make some more of it. “I find life hard,” he claims sincerely, with what I suspect is a fair amount of understatement. Insurance will be a major stumbling block, and then you’re in the nuts and bolts of what it looks like. Tobias Menzies plays Prince Philip on the Netflix series "The Crown." It seems wrong that there’s no version of him with his face painted white, his creased cheeks pulled downward into the image of the sad clown. DEADLINE: Did you have many scenes with Gillian Anderson? “I think she had a sympathy for Diana. Colman joined her fellow costars Tobias Menzies (Prince Philip) and Helena Bonham Carter (Princess Margaret) for a virtual panel to chat about their final season in their royal roles. It’s also exciting to move on and see what’s next. “And I said, ‘Of course! “Bruising, curious, disappointing at times, amazing at times. DEADLINE: You’re keeping your fingers crossed for an Emmy nomination for The Crown? It was like having a ghost around.”, Gillian Anderson as Margaret Thatcher in season 4 of The Crown. “Maybe he has kind of an appreciation for the challenges she’s going through. And join in the fun debate over the 2020 Emmys taking place right now with Hollywood insiders in our television forums. DEADLINE: It’s obviously chronologically getting closer to home and in some ways can be more resonant? DEADLINE: Could you see it coming or was it a bit of a surprise? Please, The subscription details associated with this account need to be updated. Tobias Menzies (‘The Crown’) on exploring Prince Phillip’s fascinating discontent and existential mid-life crisis [EXCLUSIVE VIDEO INTERVIEW] Rob Licuria 6/26/2020 I’d say, ‘Good luck. DEADLINE: How did you say goodbye in the end? The ‘90s girl group celebrates their 30th anniversary this year. “They just let the cameras run to see what happens. Matt Smith interview: Tobias Menzies will be 'brilliant' taking over my Prince Philip role in 'The Crown' Season 3, he tells us. She can see that Diana is too young. In an old fashioned way, he likes her femininity, her beauty. There’s very little emotional life or understanding. It feels like so long ago. “It was about getting a balance of getting close enough to them so that you feel like you are having breakfast with Phillip and the Queen.” Watch our exclusive video interview with Menzies above. You’ve got an impressive list of credits but do people now recognize you as Prince Philip? After enjoying the perks of keeping some anonymity throughout his career, actor Tobias Menzies will soon be catapulted to worldwide fame thanks to season three of The Crown… I’m interested in doing more film, I guess. Tobias Menzies admits the gender pay-gap that overshadowed an otherwise brilliant first two seasons of The Crown has been readdressed as the show returns with a brand new cast. Just an amazing film. More inclined to bite. Are you going to do more? June 19 (UPI) -- The Crown star Tobias Menzies says Prince Charles and Princess Diana will be a "big part" of Season 4. Thatcher obviously, which is quite interesting given she is the most divisive political figure that the show has had to represent thus far. MENZIES: At the moment I’m just trying to remind myself that I am an actor. The official line is the crown does not comment. Microsoft may earn an Affiliate Commission if you purchase something through recommended links in this article. Netflix has yet to announce a release date. Humans have emotional reactions in their hearts, and if they’re not going to be happy, they’re going to be useless for the country.”, “It was quite scary,” Colman says. He pokes at unnecessary pomp and circumstance, he’s funny. Copyright © 2020 United Press International, Inc. All Rights Reserved. It’s kind of like handing over a baton in a relay race, but it never comes back. At 45, he is not married but says he would like to have children; he just hasn’t “found a situation yet where it seems right or possible.”. She’s an outsider – a position he has obviously been in,” Menzies says. If I’m able to get rid of some of that, then I can land the punch better sometimes.”. In terms of film and TV stuff, I’m interested to see what comes along. Minaj confirmed her child in an Instagram post flexing gifts from Beyoncé and the Wests. MENZIES: Definitely, we never had a big send-off and I don’t think we will now. There are people you can see who clock it, but I’m still able to go to the shop and get my stuff fairly unmolested. Many scenes in this episode involve lengthy nonverbal sequences. She saw Diana being picked up by the press as a fashion template, but she also knew that there was going to be a honeymoon period and how quickly the press could turn. All rights reserved. Menzies said Season 4 will have a new focus on Elizabeth and Philip's children, including Charles. The British actor, who has also appeared in Outlander and Game Of Thrones, sat down with Deadline during lockdown to reflect on his time playing the Duke of Edinburgh, with Season 4 representing the last time he will don the blonde wig before the role changes hands. “The challenge with him is that he doesn’t really express his personal side a huge amount. File Photo by Paul Buck/EPA, Josh O'Connor portrays Prince Charles on the Netflix series "The Crown." Work on your walk.’ She’s already got a much better walk than me though.”, Helena Bonham Carter as Princess Margaret in season 4 of The Crown. I would be interested in directing, but there’s a long queue of actors who would like to direct, so it would have to be the right circumstances. All the other political figures are far enough in the past that there is less heat around them. He loves to go to the theater. Menzies said Anderson was "looking remarkable" and "incredibly" like Thatcher during filming. DEADLINE: Are we going to see that relationship develop between your character Richard and Aisling Bea’s Aine? I had a real sense that she was sitting with me, which you get sometimes as an actor. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI |, Olivia Colman plays Queen Elizabeth II on the Netflix series "The Crown." That’s the one I have done the least of, and would like to work with some writer-directors — people who are a bit more authorial. Season four of The Crown, which debuts on November 15, covers the late ’70s to the early ’90s, exploring the tenure of Britain’s first female prime minister, Margaret Thatcher (played by Gillian Anderson), and the seemingly fairytale-romance that quickly sours between Prince Charles (Josh O’Connor) and a young Lady Diana Spencer (Emma Corrin). He captured the royal in all his belligerence and twinkling mischievousness, earning him a Golden Globe nomination earlier this year and putting him in contention for the Emmys. His final appearance on Game of Thrones was a little like that: Menzies’s Edmure briefly offers himself as a possible choice for king, but Sansa cuts him off mid-sentence. But in a way, they also had a bunch to shoot, so it was temporary and we also knew that we had a wrap to say goodbye. He said in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter last week that taking over the role from Smith was a "very curious, unusual" experience. We were planning a fairly drunken farewell. Kristen Stewart to play Princess Diana in new film 'Spencer', Bruce Willis, Demi Moore throw birthday party for Emma Heming, Padma Lakshmi: Choosing 'Top Chef: All Stars L.A.' winner was 'tough' decision, What to watch next: Sign up for UPI's Streaming newsletter. It will be interesting to see how that is received. There are so many things that we took for granted that feel almost alien. Even in a comedy, he is almost always the straight man. Photography by Netflix. We were just going in and having a giggle.

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