regretfullyjafar t1_iwzv8us wrote
Reply to comment by wongo in TVLine Performers of the Week: Elizabeth Debicki and Dominic West in 'The Crown' by MarvelsGrantMan136
To be fair, other than Diana the casting in terms of looks is a bit all over the place this season. Imelda Staunton looks absolutely nothing like the Queen, same for the Tony Blair actor. Even the actress who plays Diana is noticeably far skinnier than she was.
But as long as the performances are good I don’t think it matters too much. The crown has always been more about the incredible acting for me than having uncanny look alikes.
eidbio t1_ix00c2o wrote
>Imelda Staunton looks absolutely nothing like the Queen
Neither did Olivia Colman
regretfullyjafar t1_ix084h9 wrote
I’d say she definitely looked more like her than Staunton, and more importantly fit well as an aged up Claire Foy. Staunton doesn’t really fit either of those.
But she’s still a great actress, which like I said is the most important thing for The Crown.
eidbio t1_ix08fzl wrote
Agree to disagree. Colman looked nothing like the queen.
flutterstrange t1_ix3e0oq wrote
Colman is a great actress and I tend to love her in most things, but her casting as Elizabeth II really took me out of those seasons of the Crown. She was a really bad fit. Staunton is much better.
timsadiq13 t1_ix4b5u8 wrote
I think she's a good actress as well, but at least in the Crown she just seemed to be playing a version of herself instead of the Queen. I somewhat prefer Staunton, even though she doesn't really look like the Queen either, but she's at least more immersed in the role.
eyearu t1_ix0nya9 wrote
She had too much soul in her eyes
ChickenInASuit t1_ix1lkbc wrote
> Even the actress who plays Diana is noticeably far skinnier than she was.
And taller. It's funny to see her absolutely towering over everybody else. Diana wasn't short (5'10") but Elizabeth Debicki's 6'3" and they didn't really try to hide it.
letsallchilloutok t1_ix2939b wrote
Imelda Staunton has this charming sparkle in her eye that makes me really sympathize with Elizabeth, more than I do irl.
Which is surprising because Umbridge.
Oikkuli t1_ix08imh wrote
She looks much more like the queen, and also claire foy than olivia colman did.
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