Yvonne Strahovski and Scott Speedman are a married couple whose troubled home life becomes even more tormented when they face a mysterious threat. Cup. Strahovski is a two-time Emmy and Golden Globe nominee who has received acclaim for everything from her breakout performances in the NBC spy comedy. Chuck and Showtime Dexter to Kiefer Sutherland 24: Live Another Day and Elisabeth Moss The Handmaid’s Taleamong many others. Speedman also found his first breakout role on the small screen opposite JJ Abrams and Matt Reeves. Felicity before starring in films such as Underworld franchise, Strangers and, most recently, as a regular series on Gray’s Anatomy.
Starring Strahovski and Speedman Cup as Maggie and James Chenoweth, a couple living on an isolated Georgia ranch with their teenage daughter Meryl, young son Arlo, and James’ mother, Ellen, who is diagnosed with a terminal illness. Maggie and James, whose marriage is falling apart due to subtly mentioned issues, find their family in danger when Arlo goes missing in the nearby woods, but soon after his return, a mysterious man in a gas mask appears and paints a picture. line around the farm and warns everyone on it not to cross the road and not to trust anyone.
Along with Strahovsky and Speedman, the ensemble Cup The cast includes Emily Bier as Meryl, Caleb Dolden as Arlo, RanchKathy Baker as Ellen Blind spot alum Chaske Spencer, EvilBoris MacGyver and Marvel Cinematic Universe veteran Rob Morgan. Originally from Yellowstone alumnus Ian McCulloch and executive producer Spell The show, created by universe creator James Wan, is a chilling continuation of the “small town puzzle” formula that has become popular in recent years.
Ahead of the show’s premiere On-screen rant interviewed Yvonne Strahovski and Scott Speedman to discuss Cupwhy they were drawn to McCulloch’s vision for the horror series, reflecting the troubled family life at the heart of the series and praising the practical effects used to create the monstrous sets throughout the show.
Strahovski and Speedman were amazed by the character development at the heart of the film. Cup
“I remember thinking, “Wow, this is really cool writing…””
Screen Rant: I saw the first half Cupand it’s still just exciting. Yvonne, I’ll start with you and then Scott, what was it about this show and Ian’s vision for your characters that really got you both interested in being on it?
Yvonne Strahovski: I remember thinking, “Wow, this is really cool writing for what we’re doing here. As far as horror goes, there’s a lot of depth to it,” which I think can be surprising, and it’s surprisingly emotional. I remember sitting with Ian and talking to him about the project and he had such a great vision for the project and what he wanted to focus on, even though it was a genre piece. So yeah, I think it was the combination of the script and the people involved, and especially Ian, that inspired me to do this project.
Scott Speedman: Yeah, that sounds a lot like Yvonne to me. I knew Ian’s work from other things, and when I heard he was doing something in the horror genre, I was really excited to read it because I knew it would be his own unique style of writing. He writes a lot of interesting, character-based Western-style stuff. So, I thought that if there could be some kind of meeting of the minds there, it could be something very unique to the horror space. And I was right, the scripts were great, especially the drama of the family dynamics, where it started and where it’s going. I thought, “Wow, if we can get everything on this page onto the screen, this will really work.”
The duo hopes that the audience will appreciate it.”The root of this broken relationship”
“…I thought maybe over time we could bring them back.”
Since you mentioned family dynamics, I’m really interested in seeing your characters’ dynamics because they still seem to have an underlying love for each other, even if, Scott, your character perhaps makes more mistakes along the way. way. What was it like for both of you to find that dynamic with each other and make sure the audience sympathized with these characters even if they were on rocky ground?
Scott Speedman: Yeah, I don’t think at this point in my career there’s any way to really control what the public is going to do. I knew that Yvonne had worked so well in other films, like The Handmaiden and things like that, and I could really imagine how great she would be as a partner in the scenes that we had to do throughout. So, instinctively. I just thought, “If we can come together and do what I do, and then definitely do what I think she can do, I think those scenes will be really dynamic.” And I really think audiences will relate, whether it’s on a genre level or on a family dynamic level, where my character is definitely not at her best. But hopefully, I thought maybe over time we can get them back.
Yvonne Strahovski: I love what we did with it, and I think it’s great to have such a thoughtful, amazing acting partner to be able to walk through those scenes because they were quite challenging. Scott is incredibly thoughtful, and I think thanks to a thoughtful showrunner and some thoughtful actors, we’ve really pulled this off in a way that I think audiences will stay with us on this crazy journey. Because things are getting very strange [chuckles]and we really need them to stick with us and we really need them to root for us and root for this broken relationship.
Strahovski and Speedman were”Deflated“According to the show’s practical effects
“…the skill of what these people did was amazing”
While we’re talking about crazy, I’d love to hear what your reaction was when you saw what happens when someone crosses the other side of the line. Because even I, as a horror fan, was shocked by this visual effect.
Scott Speedman: I mean, for me, I was in one of the first episodes, I think with a character from one of the early episodes. What was cool and what was amazing was that I wasn’t looking at a tennis ball on a tripod or some sort of green screen. Most of it was practical effects that, you know, were detailed later so we actually had something awesome to work with. I’ve done so much at this point in my career that it doesn’t mean much to me. But I thought the artistry of it all was overwhelming to me.
Whether it was grotesque or not, scary or not, it wasn’t the most interesting thing. I was more interested in, “Wow, the craftsmanship of what these people did was amazing.” And the fact that we had to watch it was incredible. It’s always fun. At the end of the day, you kind of just have to jump off the cliff and go with the madness that’s happening in front of you. And it was very easy to do with these props.
Yvonne Strahovski: Yes, I think I was a little late in seeing this amazing, I’ll call it a sculpture because it’s a work of art. This is an amazing sculpture, and my first reaction was: I was truly shocked. We drove around the block, saw a lot of similar things, and this one just took my breath away. I thought it was extraordinary, I can’t believe what they came up with. Because I remember reading it and the description in words was, “Wow.”
But my first thought was, “How are they going to create this? What will it look like visually?” It felt like such a challenge, and it felt like such a challenge because it’s hard to make it not seem cheesy or just unrealistic, even though it’s a really fantastic element of the show. But they really pulled it off to such an extent that I was just shocked.
ABOUT Cup
TEACUP follows a disparate group of people in rural Georgia who must band together in the face of a mysterious threat in order to survive. Inspired by Robert McCammon’s New York Times bestselling novel The Stinger.
Follow our others Cup interview with:
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Chaske Spencer and Rob Morgan
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Emily Bier and Caleb Dolden
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Ian McCulloch
Source: Screen Rant Plus