This is one of the best ideas for a film I’ve heard in a long time. “The Queen” was a fantastic film, and Peter Morgan did a fantastic job with it. One of the key threads in the film was the awkward place in history the monarchy has right now and the relationship between The Queen and then British Prime Minister Tony Blair.
The next film Peter Morgan is working on appears to be a follow up to The Queen, but this time the main character will be Blair himself. The good folks over at Moviehole give us this:
Variety has announced that Peter Morgan has started work on a sequel to ‘’The Queen’’, which will dig into former U.K. prime minister Tony Blair’s relationships with U.S. presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush. The movie will focus on Blair’s reaction to the handover of power between Clinton, a natural liberal ally, and Bush, who came from the other end of the political spectrum. “Peter sees this as a pivotal moment when the special relationship between Britain and America changed,” says producer Andy Harries.
Tony Blair is one of the most fascinating world figures of my lifetime. Probably one of the most well spoken and respected (at least until the new Iraq stuff broke out) world leaders there has ever been… and trying to delicately balance the relationship with the united States in the radical transition between Bill Clinton and George W Bush must have been insane. A film focusing on this topic is one I would love to see.
as Mozzerino said, Michael Sheen was great in The Queen and should have been nominated. I am sure he will be in this and get an award or two…he should since he wasn’t nominated for The Queen and losing girlfriend Kate Beckinsale to Len Wiseman during the filming of Underworld ;)
Queen 2: Queen Harder.
Queen 2: The British Empire Strikes back.
Queen Vs. Blair: Requiem.
Queen 2: This Time Its Stuffier.
I still don’t see why everyone I know, including close friends thought this film was amazing. I think the talent was spectacular, but the movie itself was like spending two hours trying to flatten out navel lint into sewing thread. I tried to like it, I really did, but it jsut didn’t come to me.
My brother and I watched “The Queen”. Very good flick. But if some of these guys are not coming back to do the sequel… I don’t know.
I hope they do not go with the obvious title:
The Queen: Tony Blair
Yeah, it’s a very interesting concept. It’s a shame that Stephen Frears won’t be returning to direct though.
Michael Sheen gave a bloody brilliant performance in “The Queen”.
I think he got robbed for the best supporting actor at the Oscars. He didn’t even get nominated! What the hell was going on there?
He nailed Blair in an absolutely striking way and his performance was on par at least with the one of Helen Mirren.
I’m glad you agree here John, “The Queen” is a brilliant film.
Excellent performances, clever direction and a stunning score, the movie just succeeds on almost all levels.
Even if you don’t give a flying f**k about English royalty you should definitely check it out, you won’t regret it.