Jennifer Coolidge out of The White Lotus: "Not a good sport about it"... But who's in?

She was the big star of the anthology series 'The White Lotus', returning for a second season and winning two Emmys and a Golden Globe, but Jennifer Coolidge will not appear in the third season of the acclaimed HBO series.

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Coolidge is sad about the course of events. As she told 'Today': "I'm jealous of everyone that's going. I just want to stress, I'm not a good sport about it, but there's nothing I can do."

...but that doesn't mean the actress isn't sad about it! "Because it means they're not calling for your costume sizes or anything. It's over! I have to get another thing. I have to make another thing happen, I guess."

The award-winning HBO anthology series 'The White Lotus' is currently working on its third season. Once again, people from all walks of life will celebrate their holidays in a luxurious resort.

In the upcoming season, the group of vacationers will come together in Thailand. Previous seasons of the anthology were filmed in Hawaii and Italy (photo, HBO). With regards to casting, however, the show's new season has hit a controversy.

As it turns out, one of the actors cast for the series, the Serbian Miloš Biković is strongly pro-Russia regarding the war in Ukraine. According to Vanity Fair, the Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs even calls him a 'Gen oc ide Supporter.'

In response to the controversy, an HBO spokesman said to AFP: "We have decided to part ways with Milos Biković and the role will be recast." In response, the actor said on Instagram that his "artistic freedom" was compromised.

Apart from Biković, some other interesting actors and actresses were hired to star in the new season of 'The White Lotus.'

Michelle Monaghan is one of the new cast members. She's known for films like 'Made of Honor' (2008) and 'The Family Plan' (2023), and series like 'Echoes' (2022) and 'True Detective'.

This is, indeed, Lucius Malfoy from the 'Harry Potter' saga. The English actor has also appeared in 'Star Trek: Discovery' (2017-18) and 'Sex Education' (2021), among other productions.

This actress started her career at age 16 when she was chosen as the winner of a modeling contest by Oprah Winfrey and Elle in 1990. She played several roles in films like 'Iron Man' (2008, 2010) and 'The Babysitter' (2017, 2020) while also appearing on television in 'ER' (2002-03) and ‘Jupiter's Legacy’ (2020), among others.

The son of Arnold Schwarzenegger began his acting career at a very young age. He's known for roles in 'Warning' (2021), 'The Staircase' (2022), 'The Terminal List' (2022), and 'Gen V' (2023).

This 'Party Girl' (1995) actress is known for several Hollywood productions, such as ' You've Got Mail' (1996) or 'Blade: Trinity' (2004), and the series 'Lost in Space' (2018-2021), and 'Mr. & Mrs. Smith' (2024).

Uncle Baby Billy Freeman from the acclaimed series 'The Righteous Gemstones' (2019-23) is coming to Thailand. If you don't know the Gemstones, you may recognize the actor from movies like 'Tomb Raider' (2018) or 'The Hateful Eight' (2015,) or series like the neo-Western 'Justified' (2010-15) on FX.

A known face of the small screen, Carrie Coon played Vera Walker in the crime mystery 'The Sinner' (2018). She also participated in 'The Leftovers' (2014-17) and 'The Gilded Age' (2022-).

'The White Lotus' always has local actors in its cast, and in Thailand, it is no different. One of them is Tayme Thapthimthong, who is still little known in Hollywood but has appeared in productions such as 'Mechanic: Resurrection' (2016), and the limited series 'Thai Cave Rescue' (2022).

Picture: Taymettt / Instagram

This English actress is known as the cute but increasingly assertive Aimee Gibbs in 'Sex Education' (2019-23), a lead role for which she won a BAFTA award. In addition, she stole the show in the London theater with 'Cabaret' in 2023.

This German actor also sings! We may not know his music, but we could recognize him from the Netflix series 'Babylon Berlin' (2017) and the Oscar-nominated movie 'The Zone of Interest' (2023).

Morgana O'Reilly is a New Zealand actress known for 'Neighbours' (2014-22), 'Mean Mums' (2019-22), and 'Summer Love' (2022).

Image: Morgana O'Reilly / Facebook

"EVERYBODY STAY CALM CAUSE IM DEFINITELY NOT!!!!!" she posted on Instagram when the cast of the new 'White Lotus' was announced. Sarah Catherine Hook is a fan of the show and thrilled to be in it. She is known for 'The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It' (2021), 'American Crime Story' (2021), and 'First Kill' (2022).

The actress in the middle of this photo, born and raised in Sri Lanka, is little known across the world so far. You may have seen her in the series 'The Ark' (2023-) and 'The Danny & Mick Show' (2019-), though, or in the film 'Justice League' (2017).

Another Thai actor is joining 'The White Lotus.' Dom Hetrakul played in several Thai productions like 'Dtai Laah' (2022) and 'The Sky Without the Sun' (2023) while also participating in Nicolas Cage's 'Bangkok Dangerous' (2008).

Photo: dom_h_official/ Instagram

This young actor, originally from New York, played 'Purple Hearts' (2022) and 'Tyler Perry's Assisted Living' (2020-2023), among other productions.

Another young actor in the 'White Lotus' cast is Sam Nivola. Among his first projects, he immediately managed to pick an Oscar-nominated movie: 'Maestro.' Nivola played Alexander, the son of Leonard Bernstein, in the film.

The Thai model and actress, also known as Luna Ploy, will probably have her international breakthrough with 'The White Lotus.' She's also played in 'The Buccaneers' (2023, photo, Apple TV) and 'Fistful of Vengeance' (2022).

One Eastern European actor had to leave the cast, but the Lithuanian Arnas Fedaravicius is still going to Thailand with 'The White Lotus'. He's known for 'The Last Kingdom' (2017-22 and 2023), 'The Wheel of Time' (2023), among other productions.

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