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Tobias Menzies, the Crown Star, has been cast in Apple Original Films' forthcoming Formula One racing film. Variety announced the 49-year-old actor's participation on Friday, but no details about his character was revealed. Pitt, the movie's ex-wife, will appear as a veteran driver returning to competitive racing.

On Wednesday, Season five of The Crown was announced, amid growing backlash over the 'insensitive' representation of the Royal Family during the Nineties. As the Netflix drama has spanned decades and landed on recent events that would be fresh in some viewers' minds, it has been chastised for sensationalizing events and including fictionalized scenes. With the exception of the previous two seasons of The Crown spanning three decades before the Nineties, the entire team has been recast for this series's 13-year time span from 1990 to 2003.

There has been an avalanche of backlash against The Crown's 'insensitive' portrayal of the Royal Family during the Nineties, with season five described as 'trolling on a Hollywood scale.' Since being first introduced on Netflix in 2016, the Crown, developed and written by Peter Morgan, has been a hit for the network, with the main characters being recast to reflect the royals' age in their respective timelines. The show's excitement has never been greater than ever, with viewers counting down the days leading up to the series's launch, despite being chastised for sensationalizing events and including fictionalized scenes.

Historical historians caution that if scenes of pomp and pageantry attract the attention of the world to Britain, it could be a lost chance to wield the monarchy's'soft power.' The Queen's state funeral attracted visitors to London and Windsor, and the Coronation may have boosted tourism in London and Windsor. The Coronation, which is set to take place next year, may be a much-needed celebration after a winter marred by the cost of living and the civil war in Ukraine, according to historian Andrew Roberts. However, King Charles is expected to favour a shorter service to honor his aspirations for a slimmed-down, modern monarchy, while still retaining some of the drama and dignity that accompanied the queen's funeral.

When leaving The Crown in Barcelona just hours before the news of Her Majesty's death was announced on Thursday evening, Imelda Staunton was pictured dressed as the Queen. The photographs were released as it was announced that filming on the Royal drama had been suspended as a "means of respect to the late monarch" who died on Thursday afternoon at Balmoral Castle, aged 96. On the day of the Queen's funeral, filming will also take place.