It's been a joy to go back and rewatch, because very similar to "Walker Independence." It was a joy to create that show.
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There full scenes that I've forgotten exist because it's been so many years, and we shot 55 episodes of that show. this blank slate of society where you had all of these people from all walks of life, all different parts of the world, that were trying to find a place, trying to make a community, and trying to figure out what sort of a life they could make for themselves, just as so many people are today.Įndlessly. What's also great about it is all of us actors on the show, and all of the writers and the producers and creatives, we want to tell a more historically accurate version of what the West was: the diversity of the West, the cultural influences of the West, and the freedom.
Looking at the show, it doesn't look like your same dusty western, although we are very dusty, that you might have seen in the past. From the music, to the color, to the design, to the way the show is shot, it's entirely unorthodox and entirely unexpected. We often see these Westerns in this very sepia tone color scheme, and it seems very monotonous in a lot of ways. The moment I talked to them about the show, it was all about bringing new colors to the West and new life to the West. I can look to our showrunner, Seamus, and our director of our first few episodes, Larry Teng, who's also a producer on the show. I said to myself, "You know what? This is someone I could and would love to work with for several years." He's been the best partner someone could ask for in building a show family and in building the world of the West. Matt and I first met on Zoom during my chemistry read for the show, and instantly it was a wonderful feeling because I connected with him instantly. Matt is the kindest, sweetest, most enthusiastic human I've perhaps ever met, and that's coming from someone who is generally an incredibly enthusiastic person as well.
Has any of that rivalry, playful banter, extended into real life with Matt as well? There's a bit of a darkness to all of these characters that you might not have seen in other iterations of Walker. He's had to go through a lot to survive in the world. The world of the West is not as kind and gentle as the world of 2022 might be. There's a bit of another side to him that might be unexpected.
Hoyt Rawlins fans are definitely going to see a lot of the Hoyt that they know and love in this other iteration of Hoyt. We have the best time with this banter and this back and forth that these two characters have because, ultimately, they are both trying to find a home and trying to find their place in the world, even though they're coming at it from very different perspectives. What is great about their characters is they push each other beyond each other's comfort zones, to force them to confront things they otherwise wouldn't have and parts of themselves that they otherwise wouldn't have had a chance to recognize. Abby and Hoyt definitely butt heads, literally and figuratively, from moment one. Matt Barr completely won over fans as Hoyt in the original "Walker." What do you think fans will love about this new iteration of Hoyt and do you think he and Abby might have a romantic arc in their future? I did have a chance to check out "Walker," and Abigail would be proud of her great, great, great, great-grandson trying to uphold the family name and also keep the family together while still doing what's right for the community. It's very exciting to get to bring this to life with such a wonderful group of people. These folks have an opportunity to create the world in which they want to live and to create the community that they want to exist in, and the community they want to leave for their. It's a bit of a new world where everything is a shade of gray and nothing is really defined fully in society itself, having an opportunity to have a clean slate. That's what people are doing in the West. We have this opportunity coming into 2023 now, where we have a bit of a reset to the world and a bit of an opportunity to create something fresh and something new. That's what's so interesting about our show is that it very much is becoming an allegory for today. Everyone on this project is so dedicated to telling this story in the way that we want to tell it and to creating a family and creating a world that audiences can really connect. It's been wonderful to build this show with the cast and crew and the creatives.
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