Dexter Darden Talks Witch Quest in ‘The Binge 2’ and How He’s ‘Connected’ to Eduardo Franco (Exclusive)

Dexter Darden does not hold back. The actor is currently starring on Hulu. The Binge 2: It’s a wonderful bingethe sequel to the 2020 film Party🇧🇷 Hollywood life spoke EXCLUSIVELY with the actor about possibly reprising his character as Hags.

“Every time you get a sequel, if there isn’t a superhero attached to it, that’s a blessing, right? To us, it was like a niche little comedy released on Hulu that we hope people will enjoy and enjoy and find entertaining. So the fact that you’ve seen enough to come back and give us a second chance to do it again is truly a blessing,” Dexter said.

No matter what mischief or adventure Hags pursues, Dexter loves to “lead with that word: love. Everything he does is out of the goodness and purity of wanting to make everyone around him happy, whether it’s hosting Griffin’s prom or accompanying Andrew on his journey so his parents don’t like having kids. their young children. crazy stuff, or if it’s an engagement and trying to get down on one knee and propose to your girlfriend. He is trying to do everything for love. I think it’s the best. I’ve learned a lot from witches, actually.”

Dexter starts working from the side Strange things Star Edward Frank again in sequence. The actor calls Eduardo one of his “best friends” and there was never a dull moment on set with these two actors.

“We’ve been really close ever since. Partyand I love him like a brother,” Dexter continued. “We already have so many inside jokes because we’re always on the phone or talking about that recent video game that crashed. I’m going to be like what, where did it come from? The good thing about witches in this film is creating these spaces so that geniuses like Eduardo Franco can do what they do, you know what I mean? act like him, act like him. So to have the chance to shoot scenes with him and work with him is always a blessing. It’s a lot of fun because you never know what’s going to happen.”

Dexter has Other current sequence, and turns out to be half cooked 2the sequel to the 1998 cult classic. Dexter plays JR, the son of by Dave Chapelle movie character. “We really want to do everything we can to honor the original and bring it back in a new, fresh, creative way that isn’t cheesy, isn’t cheesy, isn’t over the top, but honors how iconic it is. half cookedDexter said. Hollywood life🇧🇷

To prepare to play JR, Dexter watched a lot of Dave’s comedies. “He IS one of my top 5 performers of all time, both in stand-up comedy and in film. I watched him a lot and lowered my voice a little bit and started diving into what I felt was going to be his son because he’s such a beautiful fusion,” Dexter said. “It’s not just Dave. raquel true She’s back as Mary Jane. She is my mother. Having Rachel with me helped guide and navigate this space of what it was like to do original and that mystique that was on set that Dave was bringing and you were bringing as a cast that made it so special. Rachel really played a key role in helping me stay true to who I wanted to be. I have great costars in this movie with storm of moses Y young branch🇧🇷 The three of us have really great chemistry.

But Dexter isn’t done yet. the maze runner alum also stars in the upcoming Disney+ movie chang can crush🇧🇷 Dexter grew up playing basketball, so he has a few tricks up his sleeve.

🇧🇷chang can crush is led by jingyi shao and stars the flower reads and myself. Bloom plays a high school sophomore who wants to learn how to dunk a basketball before the end of the year. I play the coach trying to teach him. It’s a beautiful coming of age story. It goes way beyond just trying to learn how to dunk a basketball. She really opens up the world in terms of the culture of what basketball means to so many different people of so many different ethnicities.”

Prior to these new projects, Dexter played Devante Saved by the bell Renaissance. Despite critical acclaim, the show was canceled after two seasons. “What we had was very special in the sense that the cast we had, the talent we brought to that show and the conversation topics that we brought up were extremely unique and important,” Dexter explained. “It’s a shame Peacock has parted ways with us and hopefully he can find a new place to exist. But now you can still get it on Peacock and see them.

In addition to his various new roles, Dexter has also been busy jojo in December 2021. The actor broke the wedding planning news. “We are definitely taking some time. He is working with music. We’re just taking our time to let the season go by. Let’s make it work. Let’s do what we have to do for each other and for ourselves, and then we can get back to the hustle and bustle and partying,” he said.

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