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Jan. 5, 2018 / 1:57 PM

Helena Bonham Carter in talks to take over Princess Margaret role in 'The Crown'

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English actress Helena Bonham Carter is in the running to play Princess Margaret in Season 3 of "The Crown." File Photo by Paul Treadway/UPI

English actress Helena Bonham Carter is in the running to play Princess Margaret in Season 3 of "The Crown." File Photo by Paul Treadway/UPI | License Photo

Jan. 5 (UPI) -- The King's Speech actress Helena Bonham Carter is in talks to play the middle-age version of Princess Margaret in the next two seasons of The Crown.

Deadline.com reported the negotiations Friday.

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The Hollywood Reporter also said the 51-year-old actress is close to a deal to replace 28-year-old Vanessa Kirby, who played the rebellious royal in the period drama's first two seasons opposite 33-year-old Claire Foy's Queen Elizabeth II.

Olivia Colman, 43, is to portray the monarch in Season 3.

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