Meghan Markle’s casting in The Gentlemen reportedly withdrawn after UK backlash
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Key context: <p>Duchess of Sussex was believed to have been under consideration for season three of Guy Ritchie’s crime caper</p><p></p><p>Meghan Markle’s reported casting in Guy Ritchie’s The Gentlemen has been withdrawn, it was reported.</p><p>Tina Brown, the former editor-in-chief of Vanity Fair and the New Yorker, wrote on Saturday: “I learned this morning that the casting of Meghan Markle in season 3 of Guy Ritchie’s Netflix series The Gentlemen has been withdrawn. The backlash in the UK was so intense, it became untenable to go forward.”</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/aug/22/meghan-markles-casting-in-the-gentlemen-reportedly-withdrawn-after-uk-backlash">Continue reading...</a> This development from The Guardian highlights ongoing changes in the sector.
Duchess of Sussex was believed to have been under consideration for season three of Guy Ritchie’s crime caperMeghan Markle’s reported casting in Guy Ritchie’s The Gentlemen has been withdrawn, it was reported.Tina Brown, the former editor-in-chief of Vanity Fair and the New Yorker, wrote on Saturday: “I learned this morning that the casting of Meghan Markle in season 3 of Guy Ritchie’s Netflix series The Gentlemen has been withdrawn. The backlash in the UK was so intense, it became untenable to go forward.” Continue reading...
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