James Norton Reveals The Real Reason Why He Is Playing Harold Of Wessex & Not William In 1066 Drama ‘King And Conqueror’
deadline.comSometimes casting can be a completely creative process and sometimes contracts can get in the way. With CBS Studios‘ upcoming King and Conqueror about Harold of Wessex and William the Conqueror, it was a fair bit of the latter.
Star James Norton revealed at Content London this morning that he initially wanted to play William who (spoiler alert) slays Harold at the great Battle of Hastings, but HBO had other ideas.
At the time production was ramping up, Norton was starring in HBO series The Nevers, and HBO didn’t want him to commit too strongly to King and Conqueror.
The get-out was obvious. “[HBO] said you can go and do King and Conqueror but you must die because we can’t afford you to go for too long,” said Norton. “If it’s a hit they were worried there would be a conflict.
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