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Sophie Okonedo was previously named to play Margaret of Anjou.īut, that’s not all. 1 and 2 and Henry V.)Ĭumberbatch is play the ill-fated King Richard III across all three plays (though his character doesn’t appear much in the Henry VI trilogy to be honest), Previous announced members of the star-studded ensemble, include none other than the great Dame Judi Dench (yes, really) as Richard’s mother Cecily, the Duchess of York, Downton Abbey star Hugh Bonneville as Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester, Keeley Hawes as Queen Elizabeth and Tom Sturridge as King Henry VI. (The original Hollow Crown covered Richard II, Henry IV Pts.

The Hollow Crown sequel is subtitled The Wars of the Roses and adapts Shakespeare’s other set of history plays into a single narrative, streamlining the three parts of King Henry VI into two, and adding Richard III on at the end of it, to tell the story of the rise of the Tudor dynasty and the fall of the Plantagnets. Plus, we got our first official look at Sherlockstar Benedict Cumberbatchin his lead role as hunchbacked King Richard III. (Photo: BBC via Twitter)The Wars of the Roses, the highly anticipated follow up to Shakespeare mini-series The Hollow Crown started filming in late September and, happily, the kick off to official production has resulted in some more exciting casting announcements as the massive cast of Yorks and Lancasters gets fleshed out more fully. Benedict Cumberbatch as Shakespeare's King Richard III.

Benedict cumberbatch hollow crown download