Her two planned HBO projects give us a Kate for All Seasons: Contemporary Kate and possibly Period-Piece Kate.
The first announced series, “Trust” is an adaptation of the novel by the same name about a wealthy financier who reads a novel based on his life and hires a secretary to ghostwrite a memoir because he’s upset with how he and his wife are portrayed. But the ghostwriter realizes he is trying to rewrite history — and his wife’s place in it. I haven’t read the book, so I don’t know if Kate will be playing the ghostwriter or the wife (though I kind of think the ghostwriter?).The second project is called “The Palace.” The time period isn’t elaborated on in the announcement. But the story will ”chronicles a year inside an authoritarian regime as it begins to unravel.” I can’t tell if this will be a present-day palace or an old-timey palace what with authoritarianism being so popular across the damn ages. The series will team Kate up with acclaimed English director Stephen Frears, whose films include “The Queen,” “Victoria & Abdul” and this year’s “The Lost King.” Does someone have a monarchy kink? Just saying.
I will likely check out both these projects, as I greatly enjoyed Kate in “Mare of Easttown,” which was just an all-around acting clinic. And of course I also liked (though, goodness, they were going for grim) “Ammonite.” So I can’t wait to see her tackle both contemporary and possibly period projects for HBO again. And perhaps she could wear suits like in her Elle/Longines/fancy kinda lesbian watches photoshoot in at least one of them? You know, just a suggestion. Suits are, after all, timeless.
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She's aging like a fine wine. She just keeps getting better and better.
“ Does someone have a monarchy kink? Just saying.” I LOLd
Kates ammonite character hit so hard, I love the roles she’s doing more now than precious babyKate - and she was fire, so yes co-signing this post 100%
Bizarrely, especially as a Brit, Kate’s hotness only hit me recently. But TBF I think Mare & Ammonite are the only things I’ve actually seen her in. I guess her earlier roles were in stuff that never appealed to me. Loathed Ammonite but thought she was outstanding and absolutely adored Mare. That’s a series where I want more whilst simultaneously hoping they leave it alone as it was perfect.
A timely reminder that I must look out for more of her work and it looks like these roles are much more appealing to me than her earlier stuff. Cheers DS.
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