Academic sues Steve Coogan for portrayal in Richard III film

Plot made him look a 'devious, misogynistic weasel'

- Jess Glass

ACTOR Steve Coogan is being sued for libel by a university official over his "devious" and "weasel-like" portrayal in a film about the discovery of Richard III's remains.

Mr Coogan was a writer and producer of the The Lost King, which follows amateur historian Phillipa Langley and her search to find the controversial monarch's skeleton.

The remains of the Plantagenet king were found in a Leicester car park in 2012, more than 500 years after his death.

Richard Taylor, formerly deputy registrar of the University of Leicester, is bringing legal action against Mr Coogan, his production company Baby Cow, and Pathe Productions over his portrayal in the 2022 film.