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
Actress Vanessa Kirby arrives for the the 23rd annual SAG Awards in Los Angeles on January 29. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
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.
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.