Has the cast of Goosebumps spoken to the original stars since the anthology change?
The cast Goosebumps: Disappearance revealed whether they had watched the first season — or spoken to the show’s original stars — after the anthology switch.
During an exclusive interview with Us Weekly, Ana Ortiz, Elijah M. Cooper, Galileo La Salvia, Francesca Noel, Stony Blyden, Sam McCarthy and Jayden Bartels discussed as they prepared to join a show that used to have a different cast and story.
“I think because of the anthological nature of it, it’s natural to keep it as fresh as possible,” said Blyden, 28, who plays Trey, of not spending too much on what’s come before. “But it’s been a fantastic season.”
Cooper, meanwhile, was a big fan Goose bumpsadding: “It really was a great watch. I have also watched the first season several times. It was legitimately iconic.”
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La Salvia, 21, who brings Frankie to life, couldn’t help but agree. “I definitely watched Season 1 and I remember us talking about it as soon as we got on set,” she recalls. “How would we say, ‘Did you see the rock?’ Have you seen this? Did you see it?” It was really fun.”
The original horror series premiered in October 2023 drew inspiration from R. L. Stein‘popular horror novels. Goose bumps was introduced as a show about five teenagers who had to work together after accidentally unleashing supernatural powers on their small town. In an attempt to bring back the evil spirits, the group uncovers the secrets of their parents’ past.
Goose bumps originally filmed Issa Briones, Ana Y Puig, Zach Morris, Miles McKenna and Will Price like the characters of the series. however, when the series was resumed four months later, Disney confirmed that the cast and plot would be changed. The second season focuses on twins who go to spend the summer in Brooklyn with their divorced father (David Schwimmer), whose plant experiments take a sinister turn.
“I usually approach things with a fresh perspective,” noted Noel, who plays Alex. “I saw the pilot of this. But I wanted to come at it in a different way because it’s a completely different world and New York is very special. And one of the great things Goose bumps in that there are so many books. So there are so many stories that we could continue to tell for 20 seasons.”
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Ortiz had a similar experience when she “watched the first season” but “didn’t talk to any of the cast” from those episodes. Then there’s Bartels, who researched Season 1 before starting to play Ceci.
“I would definitely say that I wanted to know the atmosphere and get that knowledge. But I think it was definitely a fresh leaf in another sense as well. It’s the same series, but I definitely wanted my character and my acting to be real and authentic,” she explained. us. “We definitely took the vibe of the first season, but it’s a new storyline and a lot more. All the same, ants are scary.”
McCarthy agreed with Bartels, adding, “(Season 1) was almost separate from my work.”
The shift was felt not only in front of the camera, but also behind it. Executive producers Rob Letterman and Hillary Winston told us about the problems that came from scratch in the same universe.
“When we went to an anthology, it really fit what Goosebumps is. So, if you’re a book fan, you know that R. L. Stein doesn’t write happily ever after at the end of books. In fact, he does his best not to do that,” Letterman noted. “He leaves it with a cliff or a twist. So when we looked at the end of Season 1, we felt like it was the perfect ending to Goosebumps for what that storyline was.”
Goosebumps proves that creating a successful TV adaptation is all about incorporating the source material while still giving the story an original feel. The horror series, which airs on Disney+ and Hulu, is the latest take on the iconic book franchise by R. L. Stable. Goosebumps follows five teenagers who must work together after accidentally (…)
However, they do not rule out a Goose bumps “multiverse”. There were also efforts to keep some aspects similar for returning viewers.
“For Season 2, we wanted to swing the pendulum and do something different. But we also wanted fans of the first season to feel comfortable in the model that the narrative was. So we kept this structure of the mystery that we have to reveal,” Letterman continued. “Something happened 30 years ago, and every character you meet has their own monster storyline, their paths cross, and then by the middle of the season they find out that it’s all connected to what happened in the past.”
He concluded: “We loved this framing device, but we wanted to tell something completely new and fresh. It’s a good balance to keep the familiarity of the Goosebumps TV series while doing it as an anthology.”
Goose bumps now streaming on Disney+ and Hulu.
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