Anyone who has seen Starz’s long-standing success, foreignI can tell you that much of the show’s success is down to one thing: the incredible chemistry between stars Sam Heughan and Caitríona Balfe, who play Jamie and Claire Fraser with such romantic intensity that some fans keep insisting that actors date in real life . Of course, the series makers have successfully worked out the casting process, and now executive producer Maril Davis has explained why she thinks Heughan was “born” to bring her character to life.
Because Outlander’s Maril Davis thinks Sam Heughan was born to play Jamie
As cast and crew always do work hard foreign season 7 fans recently received the Season 6 Blu-ray / DVD release (opens in a new tab), comes with a number of special features. One shows the EP discussing the casting process (via entertainment tonight ) and how they found their perfect James Alexander Malcolm MacKenzie Fraser in Heughan after seeing his audition tape during the first round of casting. Davis said:
We quickly realized he had the charisma, charm and humor to play Jamie. And then we had a video conference with him and he immediately jumped off the screen. Sometimes in this life some actors are born to play certain roles and Sam Heughan was born to play Jamie Fraser.
Although the actor has indicated that he believes the success of a love story that travels through time it is due to the commitment of potential customers to your association to ensure that they put the same energy in foreignhe also admitted that there would be I thought twice before taking on the iconic role if he knew in advance of the huge fan base, and even said he did Difficulty letting Jamie go after shooting a season .
While these things can be difficult for the star, who appears to be very close behind the scenes to those he films such difficult episodes with, he explained how the cliffhanger drama came at the right time in his career. , Why Heughan has almost stopped acting And he says the romance-filled success “really changed my life”.
Davis offered more insight into the show’s main audition process, noting that they honestly didn’t even know if they’d be able to find the right person for the job, adding:
Sam’s audition tape came and we watched it, and in that moment we all realized it was our Jamie. And all this time we thought we would never find it. He was like a needle in a haystack. He appeared immediately.
It is fortunate for viewers and for the show as a whole that Davis and his co-stars got it wrong and Sam Heughan stayed long enough to give birth to a fantastic romantic hero. You can look at seasons 1-5 of foreign (opens in a new tab) with a netflix subscription .
Source: Cinemablend
