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Steve Coogan and the makers of The Lost King are being sued over the portrayal of a university official in their Richard III film.
Richard Taylor, a former University of Leicester deputy registrar is suing the actor-writer, his production BBC Studios-owned company Baby Cow Productions and Pathe Productions, claiming the performance presents him as “dismissive, patronising and misogynistic.”
Lee Ingleby played Taylor in the film, which was about the real-life discovery of Richard III’s remains under a council car park in Leicester in 2012.
The Stephen Frears-directed film focuses on the role played by historian Philippa Langley (played by Sally Hawkins) in the discovery, and debuted at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2022.
Coogan starred as Langley’s husband, and produced and co-wrote the film with Jeff Pope, who also co-wrote Coogan’s multi-Oscar-nominated 2013 film Philomena. Coogan did not attend the High Court hearing.
Taylor’s barrister claimed the performance made him look “weasel-like” and “devious” as he began legal action in London yesterday.
In written submissions widely reported yesterday, William Bennett KC said: “The relevant context is the ‘good versus bad’ narrative, which runs through the film. Ms Langley is portrayed as the gutsy underdog heroine struggling against opposition and the claimant as the arrogant villain.
“He not only takes steps to make sure that people do not know about her role but takes the credit, which was rightfully hers, for himself and the university.”
Andrew Caldecott KC, who is representing Coogan and the companies, said in a written statement: “It is a feature film, not a documentary. It would be clear to the ordinary reasonable viewer that the film is not a
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