Helena Bonham Carter quits The White Lotus after creative differences
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Updated · The Daily Beast · May 5
Helena Bonham Carter quits The White Lotus after creative differences
5 articles · Updated · The Daily Beast · May 5
After one week filming on the French Riviera, the 59-year-old left when Mike White sought a more boisterous performance, and Laura Dern took over the role.
HBO said the character created for Bonham Carter no longer aligned once shooting began, while Variety said she had been cast as a washed-up star seeking a Cannes comeback.
Season four, set during the Cannes Film Festival, is filming on the Riviera and is due in 2027, with Dern joining an ensemble including Sandra Bernhard, Steve Coogan and Kumail Nanjiani.
Can a TV show truly capture the chaotic energy of the Cannes Film Festival by filming after the event ends?
Will a $120 million series satirizing film industry excess become the very thing it intends to mock?
With its lead actress and composer replaced, can The White Lotus's fourth season maintain its acclaimed formula?