New film by Greek director Yorgos Lanthimos set during the 18th-century reign of Queen Anne due to have a heavyweight female cast Olivia Colman’s trajectory from the long-suffering girlfriend of the neurotic Mark in Peep Show to one of the most celebrated actors of the moment looks set to be confirmed by a role as Queen Anne in Yorgos Lanthimos’s forthcoming film The Favourite. Deadline reports that Colman, Emma Stone and Kate Winslet are in talks to play the three female leads in a film about machinations in the British Queen’s court. Continue reading...