{"id":39841,"date":"2023-11-16T15:46:59","date_gmt":"2023-11-16T14:46:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1927691"},"modified":"2023-11-16T16:46:56","modified_gmt":"2023-11-16T15:46:56","slug":"how-kurt-and-wyatt-russell-built-key-monarch-legacy-of-monsters-character","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/how-kurt-and-wyatt-russell-built-key-monarch-legacy-of-monsters-character\/","title":{"rendered":"How Kurt and Wyatt Russell built key Monarch: Legacy of Monsters character"},"content":{"rendered":"

The father and son acting duo play the same character. <\/p>

By Louise Griffin\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Thursday, 16 November 2023 at 14:46 PM<\/p>

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The latest instalment in the MonsterVerse, Monarch: Legacy of Monsters<\/a>, puts Godzilla and co to the side to tell the story of the humans impacted by an influx of titans.<\/p>\n

And to do this, the new Apple TV+<\/a> series stars a spectacular ensemble cast, with Kurt Russell and his son Wyatt<\/a> taking on a key character \u2013 older and younger versions of army officer Lee Shaw.<\/p>\n

The shows alternates between two different timelines, showing Shaw\u2019s younger days and his \u2018retirement\u2019.<\/p>\n

Speaking exclusively to RadioTimes.com<\/a>, showrunners Chris Black and Matt Fraction revealed how exactly the father and son built the character together.<\/p>\n

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Fraction explains: \u201cI think that they had been presented with the chance to play father and son frequently, but what interested them about this was it was the same character, and the two of<\/span> them worked together really closely, running lines, running scenes \u2013 \u2018How would you say this?\u2019<\/p>\n

\u201cKurt would show up when Wyatt was shooting, Wyatt would show up when Kurt was shooting\u2026 You watch Lee become Shaw and you watch Shaw rediscover what it was like to be Lee over the span of<\/span> the run, and you would watch them build this out.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere were moments where you can see Wyatt kind of<\/span> [channelling] his dad; he sort of<\/span> changes his posture and does the head thing and just as, like, fans \u2013 like, lifelong fans \u2013 it was awesome to see their process as actors.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd I think they understood that that character is the linchpin that ties all the different eras together.\u201d<\/p>\n

Black adds: \u201cHe\u2019s the one character that exists in both timelines.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cSo they really worked to build it it out,\u201d Fraction points out.<\/p>

Kurt and Wyatt also made sure to keep up with the timeline of the show \u2013 at times, even better than the showrunners.<\/p>\n

Fraction explains: \u201cThe other thing, too, is like, \u2018Okay, well, if Lee knows this, now, Shaw knows this now. So when Shaw says, XYZ, he knows\u2026’\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThey would remind us of<\/span> that sometimes,\u201d Black adds. \u201cWe would get so caught up in it that we would forget. And Kurt would be like, \u2018But I already know that.\u2019 Yeah, of<\/span> course you do.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey\u2019re both wonderful actors and there\u2019s a striking similarity between them. And it was really an incredible stroke of<\/span> luck for us to be able to get them to play this character, but they also have very different styles \u2013 sometimes you would see them and what they brought to that character in each of<\/span> those timelines.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd it was easy for me, anyway, to sort of<\/span> forget that they\u2019re the same guy.\u201d<\/p>