Sir Anthony Hopkins reveals the huge comedy franchise he wanted to star in

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5 Sep 2024, 15:01

Hollywood giant Sir Anthony Hopkins regrets not appearing in one particular comedy franchise that had "certain snobbery" surrounding it: Carry On.

The Oscar-winning actor has revealed he would loved to have starred in the comedy movies alongside Patricia Franklin, Dame Barbara Windsor, Kenneth Williams, Joan Sims and Leslie Phillips.

In a new interview, Carry On actress Franklin spoke about the Hannibal Lecter star's feelings and the controversial franchise which spanned 31 films, four Christmas specials and a TV series between 1958 and 1992.

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The Shaun of the Dead star explained about people's past perceptions when it came to the movies and a certain snobbery surrounding them. She said: 'At a family thing, someone might say, "Patricia is in a Carry On" and a lot of people would say ‘Oh, I’m not interested in Carry Ons.'

The Carry On star, who was in the 1985 play Pravda with Laurence Olivier Award-nominated Sir Anthony, told The Guardian: 'But then others were absolutely mad about it.

'I was in a play at the National with Anthony Hopkins and he said he loved the Carry Ons and had always wanted to be in one.'

The Those About To Die actor told Deadline recently about writing his memoir: 'I’m 86 and I wake up in the morning and go, “Oh, I’m still here.” I have a sense of mischief about it.

'Sadly, I’m going to look back on my contemporaries, many of them have gone by — you know, God bless them. But no, I’m just very grateful to be here. The wonderful thing is, the freedom I have now is knowing with certainty that I cannot take credit for any of it.

'The process of self-discovery. I discovered a lot about my childhood, which was good. You know, I am a lucky guy.

'I was given the best opportunities in life, although I didn’t always deserve them because I was pretty stupid in school and all that. My parents gave me a good education — my father, mother — but made hard sacrifices for me. I’ve tended to let them down. Then one day I said, “I’ll show you.” And they lived to see it, which was great.'