‘Normal People’ Actor Say He’d Prefer No Sequel For Hit Drama Starring Paul Mescal, Daisy Edgar-Jones
Since its release, there has been clamor for a sequel to the hit TV drama Normal People, which made breakthrough stars of its two leads Paul Mescal and Daisy Edgar-Jones when it was released during lockdown in April 2020.
But one of the cast, Irish actor Éanna Hardwicke, has shared he doesn’t like the idea of a sequel, as he’s “not a fan of rehashing things.”
BBC News reports that the actor was speaking at a pre-Oscars party in Los Angeles Thursday evening.
The BBC drama was adapted by writer Sally Rooney from her own bestselling novel and followed the on-off relationship of Irish teenagers Marianne and Connell.
Hardwicke played Rob, a schoolfriend of Connell’s, in the series. He told BBC News: “It’s nicer to leave it in people’s imagination, and leave it as it was.”
There was excitement last year when the two leads, who have remained close friends,...
But one of the cast, Irish actor Éanna Hardwicke, has shared he doesn’t like the idea of a sequel, as he’s “not a fan of rehashing things.”
BBC News reports that the actor was speaking at a pre-Oscars party in Los Angeles Thursday evening.
The BBC drama was adapted by writer Sally Rooney from her own bestselling novel and followed the on-off relationship of Irish teenagers Marianne and Connell.
Hardwicke played Rob, a schoolfriend of Connell’s, in the series. He told BBC News: “It’s nicer to leave it in people’s imagination, and leave it as it was.”
There was excitement last year when the two leads, who have remained close friends,...
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