The equally groundbreaking musical was the catalyst for the Regency romcom’s casting, based on Suzanne Allain’s short story written almost 21 years ago. I feel like this movie is really groundbreaking in lots of ways.”īut if Mr Malcolm’s List, theoretically, came before Bridgerton - what spurred its creators to shatter the period drama glass ceiling more seven years ago? Another one word production. “While it’s been incredibly inclusive in its casting, those characters aren’t necessarily carrying the emotional romantic arc of the entire series, whereas in our movie, that is the case. “We can’t forget that Bridgerton is still a series that is based around a Caucasian family,” Zawe Ashton, star of Mr Malcolm’s List, told Harper’s BAZAAR Australia/New Zealand. In fact, the idea of featuring a diverse cast, largely comprised of actors of colour, was dreamt up years before Bridgerton hit our streaming screens on Christmas Day in 2020. Aside from the obvious discrepancies, one being a feature-length film versus a Netflix series, Mr Malcolm’s List is way ahead of its time (in a regency rom-com sense). ![]() While appearing to be similar on the outset, the two productions couldn’t be more different in plot, scope and, yes - inclusive casting. ![]() IF YOU WANT to avoid creating some period ‘drama’ - don’t compare Mr Malcolm’s Listwith Bridgerton. Freida Pinto and Zawe Ashton are leads in the visually-stunning and laugh-out-loud new period drama.
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