08 January 2024 , 22:20
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Golden Globe nominee Dominic West has given The Crown fans hope of a comeback, saying he would love to star in a prequel about the King’s great-great-grandfather Edward VII.
The actor, who played Charles in the hit Netflix series, spoke of his sadness at leaving the character behind after the sixth and final series was released last month.
Speaking to the Mirror on the red carpet of the Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles, he joked that he struggled when he was no longer treated like royalty. West, 54, who has four children, said: “It is not easy. You get used to people bowing to you, and then you go home and your kids, no one’s bowing anymore.It’s not an easy thing to give up. I’m going to miss him.”
The Crown ends around the time of Charles and Camilla’s marriage in 2005. Writer Peter Morgan wanted to avoid bringing the drama into the present day. When asked if his role as Charles would ever be reprised, West said: “I don’t think Peter will do that. We can’t get too close to the present day. I think he’s more likely to go back to someone like Edward VII. God, I’d love to play him.”
Dominic West
King Edward VII (Mirrorpix)The star, who missed out on the Best Actor Golden Globe said he was surprised by the impact The Crown series had. West said: “I was amazed how widespread it is. It’s very big in Colombia. It’s very big in Egypt. Saudi loves it, Ireland loves it, which I was quite surprised at. I know Ireland pretty well and it’s big in Ireland. You do these junkets and you realise actually the reach of it is bigger than you think.”
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At Sunday night’s awards, the Brits enjoyed modest success, with wins in six of the 27 categories. Matthew Macfadyen, 49, won best male supporting actor in a television series for his role in the drama Succession.
Christopher Nolan, 53, was named best director for the biographical blockbuster Oppenheimer, while Ricky Gervais, 62, picked up the award for best performance in stand-up comedy on television for his one-off show Armageddon.
It was the first major directing award for Nolan, despite a long career in the film industry and Oscar, Bafta and Golden Globe nominations for films such as Memento, Inception and Dunkirk. Irish actor Cillian Murphy, 47, took home best actor in a drama for his role in the movie as J Robert Oppenheimer, father of the atomic bomb.
Barbie, the highest-grossing film of 2023, picked up the inaugural award for cinematic and box office achievement.