Kurt Russell has opened up about what it was like to film that heartbreaking finale for Monarch: Legacy of Monsters<\/a>.<\/p>\n The actor stars as the older version of army officer Lee Shaw in the MonsterVerse series alongside his son Wyatt Russell<\/a>. The final episode sees Shaw finally reunite with Mari Yamamoto\u2019s Keiko, who had been stuck in the Hollow Earth, and, therefore, stuck as a younger version of herself.<\/p>\n However, their reunion is short-lived. With the group fleeing from titans, Shaw sacrifices himself to send Keiko, Cate (Anna Sawai) and May (Kiersey Clemons) back to reality.<\/p>\n Speaking exclusively to RadioTimes.com<\/a>, Russell explained: \u201cIt actually was [emotional to film]. Yeah. I just said to Mari last night, \u2018I have some sort of emotional connection with you. I don\u2019t know what it is. But the minute I see you, I cry!\u2019<\/p> \u201cI just thought it was important to capture the absolute tragedy in this adventure for her and for him. And it was tantamount that Wyatt would be able to capture that with her early on because it\u2019s, you talk about slow burn \u2013 that\u2019s the definition of it from 1 to 10.<\/p>\n \u201cI mean, I really don\u2019t think you see that coming. And then it just gets heavier and heavier and heavier for her. So that\u2019s what drove us. That\u2019s what drove us that was not there, and we wanted to make sure it was there.<\/p>\n \u201cThe guys were great \u2013 [showrunners] Chris Black, Matt Fraction. They understood what it was, if we\u2019re going to do this, it\u2019s gotta have something special to it. And I feel that in a [series] that, at end of the day, has Godzilla as a backdrop and other monsters, that\u2019s not something we\u2019ve seen.\u201d<\/p>\n Black and Fraction previously told RadioTimes.com <\/strong>of how the father and son built the character of Lee Shaw: \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 the run, and you would watch them build this out.<\/p>\n \u201cThere were moments where you can see Wyatt kind of [channelling] his dad; he sort of 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 Monarch: Legacy of Monsters is available to stream now on Apple TV+ \u2013<\/strong>\u00a0sign up to Apple TV+ now<\/a><\/strong>.\u00a0<\/strong>Check out more of our\u00a0Sci-Fi<\/a>\u00a0coverage or visit our\u00a0TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Streaming Guide<\/a>\u00a0to find out what\u2019s on.<\/strong><\/p>\n Try Radio Times magazine today and get 10 issues for only \u00a310 \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>subscribe now<\/strong><\/a>. 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