by Gloria Daniels-Moss
It’s safe to say the atmosphere was full of excitement and lust as the cast of BBC’s The Musketeers took to their seats at the Regents Street Apple Store on Wednesday 21st January. As the second season of this swash buckling period drama is well underway, we were lucky enough to here the main casts thoughts and feelings on how the show is going so far.
It’s safe to say the atmosphere was full of excitement and lust as the cast of BBC’s The Musketeers took to their seats at the Regents Street Apple Store on Wednesday 21st January. As the second season of this swash buckling period drama is well underway, we were lucky enough to here the main casts thoughts and feelings on how the show is going so far.
All of the Musketeers were present except Athos played by Tom Burke. Front man D’Artangnan played by Skin’s star Luke Pasqualino, Aramis played by Heroes Santiago Cabrera and Porthos played by newcomer Howard Charles. Amongst all the masculinity and, well, dashing-ness, Maimie McCoy certainly held her own when talking about her dominate presence on screen as Milady. When asked why she chose to go for the role, McCoy simply stated that she loved the fact it showed woman in a different light, that and the fact she gets to boss everyone around on screen! Luke said he had always loved D’Artangnan the cartoon mouse and Santiago took it due to how associable the script appeared to him and his character.
It was also interesting to hear about the shooting process. From getting the script locked down to getting that episode completed. The cast agreed that it took around five weeks straight filming to shoot just two, 55 minute episodes, only to see the final products and notice how heavily cut each of their scenes had become. However, they all seemed to be very grateful for being a part of the show and it was nice to see them all joking and happy to answer any questions asked, even if they were a bit run-of-the-mill.
Of course, the cast couldn’t give much away plot wise for the upcoming season, albeit they did say there are lots of surprises and plot layers that are sure to go down well with audiences. It’s apparent that there will be a lot more fighting involved and the team were chuckling away whilst remembering their weapons and horseback training for certain scenes. Although, they did mention that they have one of the most experienced stunt teams this side of England and couldn’t think of where they would be without them.
It was also interesting to hear about the shooting process. From getting the script locked down to getting that episode completed. The cast agreed that it took around five weeks straight filming to shoot just two, 55 minute episodes, only to see the final products and notice how heavily cut each of their scenes had become. However, they all seemed to be very grateful for being a part of the show and it was nice to see them all joking and happy to answer any questions asked, even if they were a bit run-of-the-mill.
Of course, the cast couldn’t give much away plot wise for the upcoming season, albeit they did say there are lots of surprises and plot layers that are sure to go down well with audiences. It’s apparent that there will be a lot more fighting involved and the team were chuckling away whilst remembering their weapons and horseback training for certain scenes. Although, they did mention that they have one of the most experienced stunt teams this side of England and couldn’t think of where they would be without them.
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