Hollywood pulls the plug on Sarah Lancashire’s newest drama
Happy Valley star Sarah Lancashire has seen her desires of Hollywood stardom dealt a blow with the axing of her newest present.
Lancashire, 59, acquired rave opinions from critics enjoying acclaimed US chef Julia Child within the present ‘Julia’ which has simply begun airing its second season on Sky.
The actress, who shot to fame enjoying feisty barmaid Raquel Watts in Coronation Street from 1991 to 1996, was described as a ‘British appearing treasure’ by Vanity Fair whereas Hollywood ‘bible’ Variety referred to as her portrayal ‘poignant, humorous and sumptuous.’
Lancashire was incomes a reported $50,000 an episode to star as Child, a middle-aged girl who launched French delicacies to America by means of her long-running ’60s tv present ‘The French Chef.’
The BAFTA-winning actress spoke of her love for the function saying: ‘She’s not like anyone I’ve ever encountered earlier than. She’s pioneering. She’s a frontierswoman.’
Sarah Lancashire, seen right here in character, gained rave opinions enjoying US TV chef Julia Child in ‘Julia’
Julia Child, a TV chef, launched French delicacies to America by means of her long-running ’60s tv present ‘The French Chef’
While she admitted she had by no means heard of Child earlier than beginning filming she grew to like the character: ‘I will not have a phrase mentioned towards her,’ Lancaster mentioned in a latest interview.
The actress began filming the primary collection of Julia simply earlier than the pandemic shut-down manufacturing.
She referred to as resuming the present below strict Covid laws ‘very exhausting’ and referred to as spending months away from her household within the UK ‘the toughest factor ever.’
A spokesman for Max, which aired the present within the US, praised the ‘dynamic solid led by Sarah Lancashire, as they cooked up Julia.’
He mentioned: ‘Thanks to their lovely work over two seasons of this heartfelt, sensual and galvanizing present, we are able to endlessly rejoice the unbelievable legacy of Julia Child.’
Oldham-born Lancashire performed matriarch Sgt. Catherine Cawood for 3 seasons on the BBC1 collection ‘Happy Valley.’
Last night time a supply mentioned: ‘This is an actual shock. Critics and followers liked Julia and it was Sarah’s huge break within the US. This will come as an enormous blow for her. The second season has been getting her the perfect opinions of her profession.’
Social media instantly blew up with heartbroken followers mourning the present’s cancelation.
‘How can they cancel the wittiest and most charming collection ever? This is a travesty. It’s the perfect present round!’ wrote one fan on X, previously Twitter.
Another added: ‘I can not imagine they’ve cancelled Julia. Sarah Lancashire is a pleasure and the perfect factor on TV.’
Lancashire has but to touch upon the cancellation however an agent at a serious Hollywood expertise company instructed the MoS: ‘Don’t write her off. She’s gained a military of recent followers in Hollywood and, whereas that is clearly a brief time period set-back for her profession, there is not any doubt she can be provided different roles.
‘Happy Valley is not coming again so it will likely be attention-grabbing to see the place she goes from right here.’
