Regé-Jean Page out of Bridgerton S2
Is there really much point in watching Bridgerton anymore, now that Regé-Jean Page is out?
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So is there really much point in watching Bridgerton anymore, now that Regé-Jean Page is out?
Netflix announced – via a letter from Lady Whistledown – that his character Simon, the Duke of Hastings, wouldn’t be part of the cast for season two, stating: “We will miss Simon’s presence onscreen, but he will always be a part of the Bridgerton family.”
Season 2 shifts the focus to Daphne’s eldest brother Lord Anthony (Jonathan Bailey).
On social media Page said the role was “an absolute pleasure and privilege”, and thanked “the incredibly creative and generous cast and crew” as well as the “outstanding fans”.
“The ride of a life time,” he wrote on Instagram. “It’s been an absolute pleasure and a privilege to be your Duke. Joining this family – not just on screen, but off screen too. Our incredibly creative and generous cast, crew, outstanding fans – it’s all been beyond anything I could have imagined. The love is real and will just keep growing.”
His upcoming projects include Netflix film The Gray Man plus a role in the movie Dungeons & Dragons.
Source: Harper’s Bazaar
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If Mr. Page is working on a Netflix movie franchise project called The Gray Man (which is still in production) his unavailability for Bridgerton must have been known about for a while.
Maybe Netflix was unsure about what success Bridgerton would have, or the popularity of Mr. Page.
Am still not sure why he is out. Was it always just a one season contract or what?
As per previous posts, the focus shifts to other characters.
It was pretty obvious from posts at the time the story moves on but it isn’t a good look after the praise for a leading black character launching the show for them to replace them with a white actor in season 2.