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Anya Taylor-Joy talks “The Queen’s Gambit”, bringing “sexy” back to chess and more in a new interview with Vanity Fair.

One of the biggest hits of 2020 was the Netflix series The Queen’s Gambit.

"The Queen’s Gambit," the story of a chess prodigy that was a streaming smash for Netflix, may become a musical. Level Forward, has acquired the theatrical stage rights to Walter Tevis’ novel "The Queen’s Gambit," which served as the basis for the miniseries.Tevis also wrote "The Hustler" and "The Man Who Fell to Earth," both of which became films and, in the case of "The Man Who Fell to Earth," a stage show.

Fans of the The Queen’s Gambit have some exciting news to look forward to.

Fans of The Queen’s Gambit: Don’t give up hope yet!

Red hot mama! Gigi Hadid made her return to the runway for the Versace Fall/Winter 2021 show on March 5. The model and mother to 6-month-old daughter Khai not only brought her best walk though, she also brought a fiery new head of red hair.

In a year with very few social gatherings, it was actually refreshingly nice to see A-listers flock together (some virtually) for the 2021 Golden Globe Awards. Maybe we’ve just been starved of glamour for a little too long but this year’s style and beauty looks seemed more glitzy and more gorgeous than ever – and taking the crown for most striking of the night is Anya Taylor-Joy.

The Queen's Gambit? Well…maybe. Series star would certainly reprise her role as troubled chess prodigy Beth Harmon, if asked.“It’s so surreal and very wonderful that people want a second season, because we never thought about it, there was no discussion about it,” she told .

The Queen’s Gambit has become one of Netflix’s most successful shows of all time, but there are no plans right now to make a second season.

From the moment she put down Walter Tevis’ book The Queen’s Gambit, Anya Taylor-Joy knew how she would portray chess genius Beth Harmon, who blazes a trail and explodes glass ceilings during the Cold War-era 1960s as a femme champion in the testosterone-dominated game-peg playing world.

The globe-trotting chess adventures of Beth Harmon still aren’t likely to continue despite Netflix’s most-watched limited series (at 62M worldwide) earning not only two Golden Globe nominations today but an Adapted Long Form WGA nomination for Scott Frank and Allan Scott’s scripts.

The Lord Of The Rings trilogy on Christmas Day.The 24-year-old actress, who stars as chess prodigy Beth Harmon in Netflix‘s The Queen’s Gambit, is such a big fan of the fantasy films that watching them in one sitting is a Christmas tradition.While sporting a very similar look to the Galadriel (the character played by Cate Blanchett in Peter Jackson’s 2001-2003 film series), Taylor-Joy told The Late Show With Stephen Colbert that her “number one goal in life” is to look like an elf.“I just thought, ‘OK, you have to find a way to bring something positive to this,'” Taylor-Joy told Colbert about having to spend Christmas away from her family in Argentina.

Fans of Netflix 's hit series The Queen's Gambit can now stay in a hotel room that pays tribute to Beth Harmon - complete with chess pieces on the ceiling, an impressive drinks trolley and, of course, a chess set.

Lockdown living has changed the nation as comfy slippers and honey drizzlers are in and killer heels and suitcases are out.

Anya Taylor-Joy is opening up about how she didn’t know anything about chess before starring as a chess prodigy on the hit Netflix series The Queen’s Gambit.

The Queen's Gambit is Netflix users latest obsession.The drama follows the rise of chess prodigy Beth Harmon in the middle of the 20th century.Released at the end of last month, the miniseries has been watched in its droves having been viewed by 62 million households during its first month.Off the back of the show's success, The Queen's Gambit, the 1983 novel upon which the series was based, has also entered the New York Times bestseller list.Starring Anya Taylor-Joy as Beth, it follows a young chess prodigy's rise from an orphanage to the world stage.

Netflix‘s new show The Queen’s Gambit has quickly become their most watched limited series of all time!

Peter White Television EditorThe Queen’s Gambit has been watched by 62M households – making it Netflix’s biggest scripted limited series to date.The series, which stars Anya Taylor-Joy as rising chess star Beth Harmon, launched on October 23, and is based on Walter Tevis’ novel.Co-written by Scott Frank, who also directs, and Allan Scott (Don’t Look Now), The Queen’s Gambit chronicles the life of an orphan chess prodigy.

The Liberator debuts, true crime limited series Trial 4 is up to No. 3, and holiday rom-com Operation Christmas Drop has dropped off the list. But of the Netflix Top 10, which of these shows and movies are actually worth watching? We break down the entire Netflix Top 10 list and guide you through what to binge and what to skip.

Netflix series The Queen’s Gambit has prompted a huge surge in the sale of chess sets, eBay has confirmed.The show, based on Walter Tevis’ 1983 novel of the same name, follows the life of an orphan chess prodigy, Beth Harmon, played in the show by Anya Taylor-Joy.eBay has now revealed that the website saw a 273% surge in searches for chess sets over the first 10 days of the show being released on Netflix.Nouman Qureshi, Toys Category Manager at eBay UK, told Metro: “We’re seeing shoppers turn to more traditional forms of entertainment during this second lockdown.“This includes a big uptake in the classic game of chess, which if things continue as they are, we might all be pros at by December 2.”Thomas Brodie-Sangster, who plays chess

Chappelle's Show and Cocomelon are up, Holidate and Knock Knock are down. The list is still topped by excellent limited series The Queen's Gambit.But of the Netflix Top 10, which of these shows and movies are actually worth watching? We break down the entire Netflix Top 10 list and guide you through what to binge and what to skip.