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On Saturday, Netflix finally confirmed that The X-Files star Gillian Anderson will indeed join The Crown‘s fourth season as former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher after months of swirling rumors to that effect.
In a statement posted to the show’s social media, Anderson said, “I am so excited to be joining the cast and crew of The Crown and to have the opportunity to portray such a complicated and controversial woman. Thatcher was undoubtedly formidable, but I am relishing exploring beneath the surface, and, dare I say, falling in love with the icon who, whether loved or despised, defined an era.”
Those Anderson fans who go in expecting some more of Dana Scully’s swagger and sizzle will probably be a bit disappointed, but from Anderson’s statement, it seems like she’s looking forward to mixing things up — after all, this is the same role that earned Meryl Streep her third Oscar.
The Crown Season 3 will arrive on Netflix on Sunday, Nov. 17.
“[Thatcher] was the longest-serving British prime minister of the 20th century and the first woman to hold that office. A Soviet journalist dubbed her ‘The “Iron Lady,”‘ a nickname that became associated with her uncompromising politics and leadership style,” according to Wikipedia.
Gillian Anderson will play Margaret Thatcher in The Crown Season Four, now in production. pic.twitter.com/OVCO8o2bVk
— The Crown (@TheCrownNetflix) September 7, 2019
If I were @GillianA, I would be very careful with my words about Margaret Thatcher. That woman established an era whose horrors we are still facing nowadays, and publicly supported the coup d’etat in Chile and a murderer and dictator like Pinochet. She was pure evil.
— There go her boots! (@EsasBotasdeLiv) September 7, 2019
Miners, British workers, and Western working-class people remember her government very well, as one of the worst things that happened to them in their lifetime. The joy of Neoliberalism, of course. https://t.co/xc48nDKKYG
— There go her boots! (@EsasBotasdeLiv) September 7, 2019
“Falling in love” with the person responsible for Section 28, dead miners, and the utter obliteration of working class communities. Cool Gillian, very cool
— BQBBY🧜♂️ (@BQBBYqeld) September 7, 2019
This is the most conflicting thing in the history of forever 😂
— Josh Scully (@JSxully) September 7, 2019
Some fans aren’t impressed with Gillian Anderson’s admiration of controversial former British PM Margaret Thatcher. #TheCrown https://t.co/QG3b09vuMP
— 10 daily (@10Daily) September 8, 2019
Not gonna lie Gillian Anderson playing Thatcher has me all sorts of confused. https://t.co/AaIIFX1Hnr
— Tridd (@_Tridd) September 7, 2019
Massive eww at these people getting excited about Margaret Thatcher being portrayed…
— Danny (@BrianKiddsMate2) September 7, 2019
Feels like we don’t really need anyone falling in love with Margaret Thatcher at the moment, but okay! https://t.co/xtp4JdNSPq
— Jackson McHenry (@McHenryJD) September 7, 2019
Very much looking forward to being able to use the line “I haven’t felt this sexually conflicted since they cast Gillian Anderson as Margaret Thatcher in The Crown”.
— Róisín Caird (@roisincaird) September 7, 2019
Gillian Anderson Joins ‘The Crown’ as Margaret Thatcher https://t.co/d9dOjwwvRu
— Variety (@Variety) September 7, 2019
In new season of Netflix series ‘The Crown’ Gillian Anderson plays Margaret Thatcher and the left is typically outragedhttps://t.co/1TvcFfz1z9
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) September 8, 2019
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