It’s been a short stay at The White Lotus for Helena Bonham Carter, with the actor’s role set to be recast just over a week into filming. The Bafta-winning actor, best known for her roles in A Room with a View, The King’s Speech and the Harry Potter franchise, was due to star in the hit drama’s upcoming fourth series alongside Steve Coogan, Chris Messina and Alexander Ludwig. However, HBO has confirmed that Bonham Carter will no longer feature in the project – and another star to be cast in her place. “With filming just underway on Season 4 of The White Lotus, it had become apparent that the character which Mike White created for Helena Bonham Carter did not align once on set,” an HBO spokesperson said in a statement to Deadline on Friday (24 April). Helena Bonham Carter is checking out of ‘The White Lotus’ (PA Wire) “The role has subsequently been rethought, is being rewritten and will be recast in the coming weeks.…