One of the biggest hits in Netflix original production is about to return with the first part of its season four: the Serie stranger things, created by Matt and Ross Duffer (since 2016) will premiere five of its new nine episodes on May 27, and the rest on July 1. And there will only be another occasion to meet again with the characters of Hawkins because this, as they have insisted in the promotion, constitutes the beginning of the end.
According to Natalia Dyerwhich we have seen as the Coco of Velvet Buzzsaw (2019) or Willis Howell in the appearance of things (2021), who has stepped into the skin of Nancy Wheeler for the Netflix series and who has answered various questions during a press conference in Madrid together with her partner charlie heaton“is about the darkest and scariest season”, and the entire cast agreed from the first reading of the script that “it is really intense”.
“We are getting close to the end, and this season is beginning to prepare us for it,” said the English interpreter, who plays Billy in the Spanish film. The Secret of Marrowbone (2017), to Sam Guthrie’s the new mutants (2020) and, in stranger things, to Jonathan Byers. “And also open the curtain to give an explanation for everything that has happened throughout the other seasons at Hawkins, and it’s the biggest by far.”
The family of ‘Stranger Things’ helps withstand the pressure
“We have all grown up; the characters and the story have grown”, continues Charlie Heaton, for whom the fourth season “is, of course, a declaration of love to the indies because of its similarities with the goonies [1985], for example”. And, in this case, “I would say that looks more like Nightmare in Elm street [1984]”. On the other hand, “expectations, in general, come from the outside in, and this happens when a series has been very successful.”
“[Pero] It was different at the beginning: when it comes to a new series, you act as it arises. And I think I speak for everyone when I say that we have the feeling that we have created a great family, between the producers, the directors and the technical team, and that It helps a lot to withstand so much pressure”, assures the artist, for whom “they have felt safe” in the filming of the fourth season of stranger thingswhich “has been fun and exciting.”
Because, in the words of Natalia Dyer, “it’s wonderful” how the Duffer Brothers “do things”, since they are “fantastic screenwriters who always they get to amazing places”; and “loves the story and the characters.” But “it is difficult to assess the filming of this season without talking about the pandemic” because “there was a time when they had to stop and then they came back, and there were many protocols for the safety of the team, and it has been noted that filming slowed down” .
A confusing shoot
The American actress explains that the greatest ambition of this batch of episodes in the Netflix series is due to the fact that has “many narrative lines”. And all the credit goes to the script and, although “sometimes you can make a suggestion, it’s all there.” Her Nancy Wheeler has had “a major evolution, and now she’s found more of her own voice and learned to listen to her intuition,” so “she thinks the character arc has been quite a journey.” nice for her.”
“I think we have a great female cast, with strong and well defined women, and I feel very lucky to be able to be part of it”, concluded Natalia Dyer. And, as far as Charlie Heaton’s Jonathan Byers is concerned, she states that she “liked to play” the “more relaxed and pleasant” part of him” in the fourth season of stranger thingsand that there was “a lot of improvisation” with Eduardo Franco and his new character, Argyle, to make the team laugh.
“This season, the shooting has been very messy,” he also says. “They weren’t acting in sequential time, but first this part of an episode, then another… Which was a big challenge and sometimes a little confusing because I had to be thinking about where my character was at.” For his colleague, the feeling was that of “being doing a puzzle all the time” with the different scenes, dramatic and humorous tones and genres. And with a very good atmosphere.
a special stage
“The story, the characters and the legion of fans have matured” Whats Next stranger things on Netflix, consider Charlie Heaton. As in the saga of Harry Potter, that “they mature as the deliveries pass” and “what continues is the essence of the characters: although they grow, it is always there”. You cannot narrate a story with different stages betraying it. “It is a journey and a growth, but always maintaining the essence” of the protagonists.
For him, likewise, the best seasons are one and four. Because “the first time you shoot something is always special: you are introducing the story of the characters”. And, although “when you’re doing a promotional tour you have to say that season is the best”, during the script readings, “we had the feeling that the fourth was special” and they were amazed by it. “We are getting to the why of everything and that makes it more interesting”.
‘Nightmare on Elm Street’ in the fourth season of ‘Stranger Things’
“During the first season, the Duffers had all kinds of recommendations for us, so that we could get into the characters,” says Natalia Dyer. “And one of them was, of course, to see the saga of Nightmare in Elm street [1984-2003], and you should because there is a correlation between these movies and the series. Y youWork with Robert Englund has been amazing. He has brought a very positive energy to the set”, and “he has a very brainy monologue where he gives everything”, almost “a master class”.
On the other hand, if “this season pays homage to these horror classics, having one of the protagonists with us seemed wonderful, something very special.” One of the tastes that, perhaps, they will miss in the future. “We are nearing the end” of stranger thingsand Charlie Heaton “can’t even imagine how will you feel when roll the next season and, then, in each scene”, think about “that this is over, that we are approaching the end”.