{"id":23358,"date":"2022-10-07T09:00:39","date_gmt":"2022-10-07T07:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1716788"},"modified":"2022-10-07T09:31:10","modified_gmt":"2022-10-07T07:31:10","slug":"steve-coogan-explains-why-the-lost-king-includes-richard-iii-character","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/steve-coogan-explains-why-the-lost-king-includes-richard-iii-character\/","title":{"rendered":"Steve Coogan explains why The Lost King includes Richard III character"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Patrick Cremona\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Friday, 07 October 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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In The Lost King \u2013 the new film telling the remarkable true story of the discovery of Richard III\u2019s remains in a Leicester car park \u2013 the 15th Century monarch himself appears as a character, played by Harry Lloyd.<\/p>\n

At various points in the film, an apparition of Richard appears to lead character Philippa Langley (Sally Hawkins) to advise and encourage her on her search, especially as her efforts are frequently undermined.<\/p>\n

And speaking exclusively to RadioTimes.com<\/a>, Steve Coogan \u2013 who co-wrote the screenplay with Jeff Pope and stars as Langley\u2019s ex-husband John \u2013 revealed the reason behind this creative decision.<\/p>

\u201cWe did a draft where we put it in, [and then] we did another draft where we took it out completely,\u201d he explained. \u201cAnd then we mused on it and we thought let\u2019s put it back in again and eventually we decided let\u2019s keep it.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was sort of a bit of a gamble because it can look just cheap and tricksy and like an affected device. But really, we thought it was the most efficient way of explaining to people who Richard is.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen you\u2019ve got a limited amount of time in the film, bringing him to life can save you a lot of time because you get to see the Richard that Philippa felt she had gotten to know through her research.\u201d<\/p>\n