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Himesh Patel rolls with the laughs on HBO¡¯s The Franchise and goes to bat for The Aeronauts
British actor Himesh Patel speaks with The Independent on working with comedy legend Armando Iannucci and director Sam Mendes on new HBO comedy series The Franchise.
In the show, Patel plays first assistant director in a crew working on an unloved franchise movie, casting light on what really goes on behind the scenes of multiverse filmmaking.
Patel also goes to bat for two early films in his career, explaining why The Aeronauts really just needs everyone to see it at an IMAX and why he holds a soft spot for Beatles-inspired Yesterday.
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