The cast of Prime Video Cruel Intentions The show didn’t do as much research into the film as expected.
Had an exclusive chat with the stars. We weekly Both the press junket and the red carpet premiere on Tuesday, November 19 explained why their individual performances haven’t been affected since 1999. Cruel Intentions The movie
“We’ve got pretty strict instructions, ‘Don’t copy the original.’ And I hadn’t seen the original at the time and I think to myself – if I had seen it – I would have been unconsciously affected. Zach Burgesswho plays Lucian in the upcoming series, noted.
Burgess played a role that originated. Ryan Philipwhich he has yet to see.
“I’m sitting in a unique position. I haven’t seen the movie. So I was a little lucky that it was a purposeful choice,” he explained. “I didn’t want to copy Ryan’s performance because it’s a cult classic, and he did such a great job the first time around. This is a new chapter in the series.
Savannah Lee Smith Had a similar experience as she was “unfamiliar with”. Cruel Intentions Before being cast as Annie.
“I was maybe 2 or 3 when the movie came out. But I’m aware of how classic it is,” says the actress, who plays a version of her. Reese WitherspoonThe role of, told us. “I remember in my audition breakdown, our showrunner Sarah [Goodman] And Phoebe [Fisher] Specifically said, ‘No repeat!’ So of course, I was dying to see the movie, but I held off because I didn’t want to duplicate anything.
Smith had the freedom to make Annie her character, adding, “Annie is different because she’s young and maybe a little naïve at times. But she’s smart and I think the difference here is that you’re Annie. She sees the schemes that people are trying to play. During season 1, you see her trying to put the pieces of the puzzle together has been
While the TV adaptation “separates” Annie from Witherspoon’s Annette, there are still common threads between the characters.
“The main similarity is the innocence. The innocence and newness of the environment is the same for Annie. She has entered this world of the rich and power-hungry gang and she is trying to find her place in it. “Smith teased. “But Sarah and Phoebe really wanted a reimagining and a new chapter Cruel Intentions The universe therefore created a space for me to play and experience, and together we gave birth to Annie.
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Cruel Intentions is a modern retailing of Pierre Choderlos de Lacos‘The novel Dangerous contacts. A film version was released in 1999 and has since become a cult classic. Planning for a TV adaptation of the film began in 1999, which eventually became a 2000 sequel. Cruel Intentions 2. Another attempt was made in 2015 with a pilot — with Geller, 47, reprising her role — that was never picked up before Prime Video announced a Kroll Intentions series.
Hook, 29, who brought Caroline to life, couldn’t stop thinking about Geller’s performance because she was already a fan of the film.
“I was really discouraged from doing anything by Sarah Michelle Gellar. But of course, I think her beautiful performance was just playing in my head and I couldn’t escape it,” Hook admitted. us. “But to be honest, I tried more to draw from Glenn Close’s regressiveness in Dangerous Liaisons. So I think I leaned a little more in that direction — mostly because I like Sarah Michelle Gellar. was asked not to go, and we didn’t want to copy his already famous performance.
Fans will definitely notice the difference between Caroline and Gellar’s character Katherine.
“Sarah Michelle Gellar is just so good at delivering such cutting lines, and her delivery is so cut-throat whereas I think I had a more relaxed energy. She’s more of a bored, silent observer,” Hook said. indicated. There’s more silence for Caroline than for Sarah Michelle Gellar and ultimately we were trying to find a new, different version.
Before that Cruel Intentions‘ released on Thursday, November 21, Hook clarified that there is “no pressure” for Geller to get her ideas across on the show.
“I really love him and always will. I feel like I have a weird connection with him. I did the vampire show. [First Kill] And everyone compared it. Buffy [the Vampire Slayer] And I’m like, ‘Oh that’s great,'” Huck continued. “It feels like there’s something brewing. Like I said, I don’t really expect anything but I think she’s amazing and just like the queen of all queens.
Sara Silvawho created his own version of it Selma BlairThe character Cecile, pointed out us How the writing allowed for the show to differ significantly from the film.
“It’s just a completely different direction. I think the essence is definitely there. My CeCe is very intelligent, but she doesn’t pick up on social cues, so there’s still that naïveté,” Silva explained. “She’s actually running the sorority, so one big difference is that CeCe is very smart but still kind of weird, which I think is more like the original.”
The Prime Video adaptation isn’t quite the same — but that doesn’t mean there isn’t a connection to the film. Sean Patrick Thomas Another teacher, Professor Caldwell, after originally playing music tutor Ronald Safford in the 1999 film.
“I think the character is a lot more mature, a little less naive. It’s not the same character. The way the character is written — she’s on top of things in the movie more than her antagonist,” Thomas told us. . “These kids are really on the ball in terms of how quick they think and how quick they act. At least to me, it’s a little bit more hyper-spin than the first volley.
us also talked about the creative time as well as his vision for the show.
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“Part of the fun of taking on this project is having the opportunity to expand all of the characters and all of the dynamics that we established in the pilot while paying homage to the original source material,” Fisher said. said Before Goodman added, “We didn’t want to alienate the fans of the movie. We’re fans of the movie so we definitely wanted to keep the tone and the little references that we all love.
Goodman continued: “At the same time, it doesn’t sustain a series. So we created different characters, triangles, and dynamics that we felt fit the brutality and the sexuality and the humor and the taboo. Who knows what’s going to happen next? So I think we wanted to keep all that juicy fun and make it into our own series that we all really want to see.
Cruel Intentions Premiering Thursday, November 21st on Prime Video.
With reporting by Lanae Brody
