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Creator of the hit BBC series night manager Said it was “really difficult” to work with hugh laurie “Really wanted to play” in the first series as an actor tom hiddlestonMain character of.
night managerBased on the 1993 novel by John le Carré, it won Golden Globes for both Laurie and Hiddleston when it first launched in 2016. The second season will finally arrive in the new year,
Speaking at an event at London’s Blackheath Concert Hall, screenwriter David Farr revealed Home Actor Laurie had previously tried to option the novel and envisioned himself as soldier-turned-spy Jonathan Pine.
However, when Farr finally got the project going, Hiddleston was signed on for the lead role, while Laurie was cast as arms dealer Richard Roper.
“I was suddenly doing a television show and I wrote the first episode, and everyone loved it and Tom Hiddleston signed up. [as Pine],” Farr explained, As reported mailonline,
“But then Hugh became really difficult, because he had such fixed ideas and none of his notes were about his character. [Roper] – They were all about Tom’s character – and I said, ‘Give me a break.’
Farr added: “We’re okay now. I think if I was more mature, I could have dealt with it better. Hugh is a lovely guy, very emotional. Except for the flashbacks, he’s not in the sequel that much.”
Independent A representative for Laurie has been contacted for comment.
night managersix-part first season was a hit among critics and won Golden Globes for several of its cast, including Hiddleston and Laurie, who won Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor, respectively.
Olivia Colman, who played MI6 intelligence officer Angela Burr, also won Best Actress, while at the TV Baftas, Tom Hollander was named Best Supporting Actor for his star turn as Major Lance “Corky” Corcoran, Roper’s second in command.
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Le Carré, who died in 2020, never wrote a sequel to his novel — but his sons previously told Vanity Fair The idea for a second season came to Farr in a dream the night before le Carré’s death.
“When a lot of writers pass, their estates have all kinds of strict rules. You wouldn’t change this or that,” said Simon Cornwell. “And the letter from my dad said, ‘You know what I stand for, I respect what I stand for, but only you can decide where to go next.’ And this is a kind of invitation.”
In A recent interview with IndependentAlistair Petrie, who will reprise his role as Roper’s colleague Sandy Langbourne in series two, said: “I think I’m going to take a guess. [le Carré] Will be very proud of the new one. But obviously there was no novel to base it on, so it’s a really hard thing to pull off.”
Also returning are Colman, Michael Nardone as another of Roper’s associates, and Noah Jupe as his son Daniel Roper. Indira Verma (Passion), Paul Chahidi (wicked little letters) and Hayley Squire (adult content) will also be a star.
Two new characters will be played by Roxana Bolaños and Teddy dos Santos Daisy Jones and the Six star Camila Morrone and Narcos: Mexico actor Diego Calva.