Overview
- HBO said the character Mike White created for Helena Bonham Carter did not align once on set during the new France-set season.
- Variety reported the exit followed creative differences with White, who wanted a more “boisterous” performance from Carter.
- Mike White wrote a new role for Laura Dern rather than placing her into Carter’s part, according to Page Six.
- The season is set at a luxury resort in France during the Cannes Film Festival, per HBO, with Variety reporting a roughly $120 million budget for a seven-month shoot.
- The announced ensemble includes Rosie Perez, Max Greenfield, Kumail Nanjiani, Chloe Bennet, Heather Graham, Steve Coogan, AJ Michalka, and Sandra Bernhard.