![]() I don’t have to paint that picture, we can just get down to business.Īnd for those that didn’t watch the original, can they come in seamlessly? Miller: It’s certainly to our advantage story-wise and character-wise because for most of the people tuning in to watch the show next week, they know who Michael Scofield is. It only happens for shows that have been very successful and that have the potential to have a reboot. To get to go back and revisit these characters and reinvent them, from a certain perspective, was a gift.Īs an actor, what is it like being in the middle of this era where a series finale isn’t really the end, where revisiting a character is a possibility? If we could bring Sara back from the dead, we could potentially bring Michael back from the dead. But, yeah, there is a graphic novel element as well, so there’s room to play. Purcell: Yeah, the fact that we garnered another audience through Netflix, that gave us the impetus to see what we could come up with.īecause “Prison Break” is a drama and Michael has gotten himself out of gnarly situations before, did it seem all the more feasible that a return was possible with Michael alive? So the appetite for the show has never really diminished and we thought, well, what if there’s a way to honor that fan base that we know is there and is present tense, by giving them a new chapter to stand alongside what came before? They’re coming to the show for the first time. Not only that, but I’m constantly running into fans. We enjoy spending time in each other’s company, yes, but we also started reminiscing and talking about whether there was more story to tell. (Laughs)īut Dominic and I were reunited on the set of “The Flash,” playing completely different characters. Death was the only way for him to achieve redemption. I know that some fans were hoping for a different ending, but it made sense to me that Michael, having caused all of this mayhem so his brother could be saved - it made sense to me, story-wise, that he would pay the ultimate price. Miller: When we shot the finale, that felt complete to me. When we left off, Michael had died, Lincoln lived, Sara was living her life with her son. Wentworth Miller, who plays Michael Scofield in “Prison Break” ![]() What is the story? That’s where the show, for me, lives and breathes. I think that’s what makes him compelling and a mystery: Where has Michael been all this time? What has been up to? We can see something in his face. We’re meant to believe he’s been through it, that he has some wear and tear about him. But I just put that into the scene, into the work of the character. That felt different this time around - I was a lot more sore. Michael is always scaling the wall or climbing through a drain pipe. When we shot the original, I was like 33. But it was different playing him at 43 - we shot the show last year. How could he not? So it wasn’t difficult finding him. Miller: For me, it was like riding a bicycle. I was a boy, basically, the first time around. Finding Lincoln wasn’t hard, but I felt different playing him. I think one of the great things about doing this show was watching how we’ve all evolved as human beings and as actors. Purcell: A lot of water has passed under the bridge. ![]() What has this ride been like - returning to “Prison Break” after all these years? Did you approach your characters any differently?
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