Paul Bettany Will No Longer Play Prince Phillip In Seasons 3 and 4 of The Crown 

had been in active negotiations to play Prince Philip in Season 3 of

actor was ultimately unable to sign on the dotted line due to scheduling conflicts. As a result, the search continues for an actor to follow in the footsteps of Matt Smith, who starred opposite Claire Foy’s Queen Elizabeth II in Seasons 1 and 2.

Joel McHale to Host Weekly Netflix Variety/Talk Show in February

‘s Olivia Colman will succeed Foy as Her Royal Majesty in the third and fourth seasons, as the period piece jumps ahead in time. She joins Helena Bonham Carter (Les Misérables), who is set to portray Princess Margaret. (For the record, Netflix has not officially renewed

Bettany most recently starred as Ted Kaczynski in Discovery’s

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