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Laura Dern is checking into Season 4.
The character was spotted for nan first clip filming nan upcoming installment of “The White Lotus” — which is group astatine a luxury edifice during the Cannes Film Festival successful France — connected Tuesday.
A period aft replacing Helena Bonham Carter, Dern posed astatine nan movie festival’s iconic reddish steps alongside co-stars, Chris Messina, Marissa Long and Charlie Hall.
The foursome were dressed to nan nines arsenic they ascended nan venue’s stairs.
“Survivor” contestant Charlie Davis, who bid creator Mike White precocious formed successful nan HBO drama, was spotted adjacent Dern and what appeared to beryllium her onscreen family.
AJ Michalka and Alexander Ludwig were besides photographed filming their ain scenes successful nan aforesaid location.
Production began successful April — pinch Carter, 60, exiting nan series days later.
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“With filming conscionable underway connected play 4 of ‘The White Lotus,’ it had go evident that nan characteristic which Mike White created for Helena Bonham Carter did not align erstwhile connected set,” an HBO spokesperson told Page Six successful an April statement. “The domiciled has subsequently been rethought, is being rewritten and will beryllium recast successful nan coming weeks.”
The connection called White, nan web and producers “saddened” to not beryllium moving pinch nan “Corpse Bride” star.
However, executives “very overmuch dream to activity pinch nan legendary character connected different task soon.”
Dern, who was quickly formed successful Carter’s place, has collaborated pinch White connected aggregate projects complete nan years.
The “Big Little Lies” character made an uncredited sound cameo successful Season 2 of “The White Lotus.”
The duo besides worked together connected 2007’s “Year of nan Dog,” arsenic good arsenic 2011’s HBO play “Enlightened.”
The caller play of “The White Lotus” besides includes Rosie Perez, Max Greenfield, Kumail Nanjiani, Chloe Bennet, Heather Graham, Steve Coogan and Sandra Bernhard.
Along pinch Davis, White tapped chap “Survivor” contestant Kamilla Karthiges to make a cameo.
“Everybody’s invited, but location are gonna beryllium 2 contestants that we’re flying retired to beryllium successful nan show, and they are Charlie and Kamilla,” White told “Survivor” big Jeff Probst connected a video telephone from France during the “Survivor 50” finale past week.
The erstwhile competitors filmed a TikTok at nan finale wherever they said successful French, pinch Davis teasing, “Hopefully we’ll practice. … Thank you, Mike, we’re truthful excited!”
“Can’t hold to spot you soon!” Karthigesu gushed.
White is nary alien to curating nan cleanable ensemble formed for nan Emmy award-winning show.
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In March, Michalka said while connected the “Just Trish” podcast that nan “smart” head “just knows, arsenic soon arsenic he sees it.”
Season 1 of “The White Lotus” (2021) was filmed successful Hawaii, while Season 2 (2022) took spot successful Sicily.
The astir caller play (2025) followed guests connected a Thailand vacation.
