I was Method acting right up until we shot this thing.ĭawson: Which of the children do you most relate since each has their particular special gifts and abilities? It made it very easy to translate what Number Two was feeling in her world, even though they’re different (circumstances) because the pandemic is real and The Emergency is … well, we’ll find out. Schaal: I sent James Bobin an email where I told him that acting in this was very easy-just the thickness of the pandemic all around me. When you were filming this, it must have seemed very topical. It made it easier to trust the project because I knew he was awesome.ĭawson: The book was written well before the worldwide health pandemic yet the story is prescient with the threat of “The Emergency” making people fearful. So, coming back around to working with him felt like coming home. But he was the person who really gave me my first break. Of course, it was under extenuating circumstances (filming during the pandemic under strict protocols) where I couldn’t see his face or give him a hug or go to dinner with him. Schaal: It was amazing being reunited with him. But the PR team is doing great the more eyes on the screen, the better.ĭawson: You get a chance to work with director James Bobin again. I don’t like it when they reveal stuff in trailers (either), even if it’s my own stuff. Luckily, I think that the twist is at the end of the pilot. But I empathize with the fans. Schaal: I wasn’t thrilled about that either but you’ve got to sell the show and they want more people to watch it.
Well, most of them, I think.ĭawson: Some fans of The Mysterious Benedict Society books are upset that the trailer reveals an important plot twist. I also read all of The Baby-sitters Club books. He would be similar to ( Goosebumps author) R.L. Schaal: I was hooked on anything by Christopher Pike. I combed through the books and highlighted Number Two’s life, and made notes of all her thoughts and actions, and thought, “Oh, she doesn’t sleep and she eats all the time.” She’s a star.ĭawson: When you were growing up, what children’s or young adult books did you enjoy? After I got the part, of course, I studied up. It kind of reminded me a little bit of Willy Wonka, the Willy Wonka world, without the magic. Even from the scripts, I could see the world very vividly that you were going to be transported somewhere else. I was very excited because she’s such a badass. It was someone that I wouldn’t ordinarily get tapped to play. I’d read the materials they gave me and I loved that character instantly. I had meetings with the producers, the showrunners, the creators. Mysterious Benedict Society.' Disney+Īngela Dawson: What did you know about The Mysterious Benedict Society before signing on? (L-R) Kristen Schaal, Tony Hale and MaameYaa Boafo star in the Disney+ Original Series 'The.
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