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“Bridgerton” star Regé-Jean Page says if the production wants to recast his role, that’s fine with him.
“They’re free to do whatever they want,” Page told Variety. “Shonda [Rhimes, executive producer on ‘Bridgerton,’] and I had a wonderful conversation at the end of Season 1. We were pretty happy with how we landed on that one.
Page played Simon Basset, who marries Daphne Basset (played by Phoebe Dynevor) in the Netflix series’ first season before pursuing other roles.
“We did this redemptive arc so well that people forget Simon was pretty awful,” Page said. “And so because we came full circle so well, because we got that landing right, you end up with this great feeling. You really have to be brave to put an end to stories like that.
At the start of Season 2, which debuted in March, Page’s absence is acknowledged with Dynevor at the family estate explaining that she left her husband at home.
Page is now starring in “The Gray Man” on the Netflix movie starring Ryan Gosling and Chris Evans. The film debuts on the streamer on July 22.