when titans Returning to HBO Max just over a year after the end of the third season, the comic series will face another iconic DC villain with its version of Superman’s super enemy, Lex Luthor and is known as The one person Bruce Wayne is afraid of . Tito Welliver of the forest Yes Children of anarchy fame, he’s stepping into the role in season four, and while fans only got a glimpse of the character through the filming of the trailer, showrunner Greg Walker praised the actor with Gossipify and also talked about how surprisingly easy the program was. .
After seeing the first handful of titansIn Season 4 episodes, I asked Greg Walker about the importance of involving Welliver for a role as big as Lex Luthor, and before he could respond directly to the answer, the showrunner shared a lot of praise for Welliver’s work. In his words:
Yes, it’s fun, because I keep going back to those episodes and watching the effects. And a lot of times, when you come back, you think, “Oh, I should have added more here” or “We cut those weird things.” But you know, at some point you get so far in the process that you can’t go back and cut again. And I never feel bad looking at Titus’ stuff. I still feel like he was so dead in every way. It was a nice gift to have him on the show.
I can attest to the fact that Titus Welliver carries a similar seriousness to the role of Lex that Esai Morales played as Deathstroke, but with a much bigger ego and a sense of accomplishment. I don’t think anyone expects a version of Lex to drop, say, Paul Dano’s Riddler on Matt Reeves. the Batmanand Welliver does not defy these expectations. Instead, help titans to start its fourth season with a high stakes.
Speaking of high-pressure betting, Greg Walker then switched gears to talk about how titans The team landed on Welliver as a first choice, saying:
So, going back, when we decided we wanted to do a Lex story and that Lex was part of the season, we knew we weren’t going to have that for a lot of episodes and we knew we wanted to make a big impact. . . . . So in doing so, we really wanted to pick an actor who really had that character. And Greg Berlanti, who is a casting genius, I contacted and I think he gave Titus’ suggestion. I’ve been a Titus fan for how long, I’m ashamed to say, but for decades, I’ve known and followed his work, I really knew him thanks to Bosch and I was a huge fan. What I liked about him was his seriousness and his economy of expression. He is very simple and focused, but he conveys a world of feelings and emotions.
Titus Welliver is one of those actors who doesn’t need to bounce between opposite ends of the acting spectrum to deliver excellent and effective performances, which speaks to his inherent observation skills, given the number of roles he has had during his long. career. competition. All praise old thingIt’s Silas Adams.
Either way, the actor enjoyed a brief stint in Marvel’s live-action projects as Agent Blake protection officers and the single shot Rule 47but titans marks his first foray into DC TV. And it’s almost a surprise to learn that after hearing how prepared he was to specifically participate in this HBO Max show.
So when we got close to him, I thought it was difficult, because … he’s someone you really try to reach. And it’s hard, because you’re selling someone a character who’s been famous multiple times. So I had a whole speech prepared and I was ready to do it, and I didn’t say a word, because he’s a huge fan of the Titans books, starting with (Marv) Wolfman and (George) Perez, and beyond. He walked me through all the Titans volumes he had on the phone, and I was sitting on the phone saying, “Don’t waste it.” Don’t waste it.
It turns out Welliver wasn’t just a comic book fan. On the contrary, he already knew every character and actor he could share the screen with.
According to Greg Walker, Welliver walked in titans as prepared as possible and knew everything that had happened before in this universe of real action. In his words:
Some people get stronger, you know, in the shows; It’s normal. But she had seen it and could refer to a shooting. He is a director himself, so he admired the look of the show and the way we built it. Anyway, I was just thinking, ‘Pinch me, because this is a dream.’ And then in the end he said, ‘So I’m in it. Do you have any questions?’ [Laughs.] I was like, ‘No. Thank you.’
In Greg Walker’s mind, the the forest The star was mentally well equipped to handle the role, coming to understand how the creative team wanted to use it for Conor’s story. Here’s how she said it:
Sure, and I think he really picked up and worked with what we really care about Lex. The complexity of someone who has all the power in the world, who has been bad and who feels comfortable with him. You know, he doesn’t keep him up at night, his transgressions. I wouldn’t even see them as transgressions. They are just the expression of a destiny that seems determined to come true.
Viewers will have to watch season 4 to see how well Lex and the others decide their fate.
In addition to Lex Luthor, fans can also expect to encounter another devious and creepy pair of villains Blood of Joseph Morgan’s brother and Franka Potente’s Mother Mayhem, as well as Lisa Ambalavanar’s Jinx. And we can probably expect to see some cross actions Between titans and Brec Bassinger star girl heroin, though it might be a little bit more bittersweet now that The CW has canceled this Geoff Johns series .
titans Season 4 will be available to anyone who owns a HBO subscription Max Thursday 3 November, with the first two episodes live for the debut. Check out the others DC tv series coming soon and meet us in our Program of the first TV 2022 to see what new and returning shows are on the way, assuming Lex Luthor has never put an end to the world before.
Source: Cinemablend
