Stores that you’ll never see in the show were up and running for extras to come in to buy stuff. Including the food court! Every till worked all of the props were real. I don’t think people realize: They took over an abandoned mall in Atlanta, created and dressed 40 stores, and made every single one of them operational. The Duffers’ attention to detail is just mind-boggling. Did you ever get mall FOMO? Were you able to explore it on your own time? I found it amusing that, despite your character having such close ties to the mall, you never actually had any scenes in that phenomenal set. I know the post-credits scene implies Hopper is being held captive by the Russians, but I also like to think Mayor Kline could be the one, too. The Duffers never discussed it with me, and it’s not something I’ve thought too much about. What do you imagine happens to him, given that he still has all of those ties to the Russians? In the end, Mayor Klein is very publicly arrested for corruption. He’s not a person someone wants to spend a lot of time with. He’s a guy who cheats on his wife and has likely done a great deal of drugs. I wanted to this guy to pretend to care about his constituents. We just discussed the nuances of the character. They allowed me to pick what I wanted to pick for the mayor’s characteristics. And the Duffers are very collaborative, too, which I loved. I think that’s one of the reasons the show is so successful - it looks like it could’ve been made in 1985. They’re very detail-oriented about every aspect of the show. When you met them, did they explain how they visualized you as this smarmy mayor? I also know the Duffers specifically had you in mind for the role. But if you look on the television, you could find within five minutes a politician from anywhere in the world who pretends to be someone who cares about their constituents, but is clearly an egotistical person. Can you dissect who these inspirations were, and how they helped better inform your character? I know you based your mayor on a number of real-life politicians. All the props on the show were real, obviously. You couldn’t hide it! They were heavy enough that if you wanted to do damage to someone, it would be easy. You had to have friends, too, who owned those phones to use them. You’d put them on the table if you were in a meeting or something, and they looked ugly and had terrible reception. I did! We called that car phone “the brick.” And before that, there was even something called “the suitcase.” I owned them all. Did you ever own a clunky car phone like that back in the day? He takes his work very seriously but not himself.įighting aside, I think you got to use some of the best props. I hope you and David Harbour got to share some nice moments when you weren’t fighting and attacking each other on camera. It looks bad when you’re watching, but I never came close to being in danger. There’s definitely a level of extraordinary focus and professionalism with the stunt coordinators on the show. I was thrilled from one day and I’m still thrilled today.ĭid you sustain any accidental injuries with all that fighting? Being choked in a Gravitron didn’t seem too enjoyable. How excited were you when the show offered you such a fun part, and did that excitement wane when you realized you were being punched, thrown around, or slapped in almost every scene?
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