Back in May, when volume 1 of the fourth season of “Stranger Things” premiered, Noah Schnapp, who plays Will in the series, had been addressing a rumored topic in recent months: his sexuality. At first he left it to the spectator’s interpretation, but now the actor has confirmed that yes, Will is gay and in love with Mike (Finn Wolfhard). This confirmation is consistent with this latest installment of the series in which Will Byers embarked on a teenage journey in search of his personal identity, away from the Mind Flayer and his perpetual punishment of Hawkins’ boyfriend. All of this culminates in one of the most emotional scenes which, curiously, was not in the script..
Attention SPOILER!
* This article contains spoilers from volume 2 of the fourth season of “Stranger Things”.
The scene takes place between Will himself and his brother Jonathan (Charlie Heaton), who tells him that he will always accept him after watching him fight his own feelings for Mike. In the kitchen of Surfer Boy Pizza, Jonathan tells him he can talk to him about anything and then merges into a very emotional hug with his little brother.. But this moment was about not to happen, because it was something improvised.
“This scene was actually not originally written in the script.”Schnapp told Variety. “It wasn’t until I shot the truck scene, where I cry and Jonathan’s character is looking in the rearview mirror trying to protect me. They said we needed a scene with that. So they wrote it while we were standing. turning “.. According to the actor himself, the Duffer brothers thought it was very important that Will had the support of his older brother. “It is also very important that people see that Will is not alone, because all we see of him is that he is struggling and depressed, that he cannot be himself.”Grappa added. “Jonathan talks to him figuratively: It’s the perfect way to tell someone like Will that you care about him and that you accept him anyway.. I think it was a very healthy thing. “.
a lot of work to do
They have yet to wrap up the fifth season of their flagship series (in which Will’s character will be a key actor), but Matt Duffer and Ross Duffer still have a lot of work to do. After creating a new production company, Upside Down Pictures, the filmmakers will develop at least 5 new projects for Netflix, which confirms the good alchemy between the duo of directors and the streaming platform. Among them, one that looks cursed stands out: a live-action adaptation of ‘Death Note’, the manga and anime created by Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata. After the 2017 film of the same name (which received very low reviews), Netflix is relying on the Duffers to do this job successfully.
Source: E Cartelera
