Jamie Campbell Bower apologizes to fans for lying about the role of “Stranger Things”

Jamie Campbell Bower apologizes to fans for keeping his “Stranger Things” Season 4 character secret.

* This article contains spoilers for the first three episodes of “Stranger Things” Season 4 *

Actor says Entertainment Weekly He auditioned blindly, knowing nothing about the role he was trying. He says he was given only two scenes, commonly known as sides, to audition.

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“I didn’t know anything. Originally, they sent me two sets of sides, one from” Primal Fear “and the other from” Hellraiser “.‘“Then he sent me some dummy sides from the show for a recall. At that point there was a little more information about the character, but no road. did.”

One of the dummy scenes given to him became one of the most important moments in Episode 2.

“”[The scene] It actually ended up in the murder of Clichy, “he says.

Following his audition, Bauer really set about his preparatory work and took on the role of using Bekna’s prostheses.

“Then I was in LA, and I was just angry. I ran one of those detective mind maps, centered Will Byers, and then all the other characters and I I’ve placed what I think is right from an inspirational point of view, “he says. “Then I was called to a meeting with Matt and Ross Duffer, and I took a small folder I had of all these images. It was pretty quiet during the meeting. It said,” Close your mouth. If you keep it, everything will work. ” “

He continues. “After we had a conversation to get to know each other, I became like this.” Looking, I have this book about what this character is. Can you show me I showed them a book, and they said, “Have you ever read a script? This is literally perfect.”

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When Bauer was first announced as a new cast member for Season 4, Netflix revealed that he would play Peter Ballard, who was described as “a caring man working orderly in a mental hospital.” Tired of the brutality he witnesses every day, will Peter finally stand up? “

Of course, it all proved to be wrong.

“I don’t know where Peter Ballard’s name came from. I can only apologize to show fans for being part of such a giant red herring,” he says. “I saw it and remember what it was like. Cheers! If anyone asks me, it will be difficult, but I just go on the party line.”