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ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: The show has been in development for years now.
CARLTON CUSE:It’s been a long and winding road.
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There were a number of other writers and producers who were on the road before me.
We shot the pilot and started another journey that took us through a couple different companies.
Sometimes the most valuable things are hard to achieve.
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I feel like all the work and effort went into this was ultimately for the good of the show.
One thing I think you guys particularly nailed was the casting.
Bode especially you writers and the actor Jackson Robert Scott totally capture Bode’s vibe.
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It’s interesting looking back at theLocke & Keycomics, because Rodriguez draws such unique, expressive faces.
What were you guys looking for with casting?
The characters drawn by Gabe were an inspiration, but really a jumping-off point.
We wanted to find actors who we felt were truthful to the emotional core of the characters.
That’s been my experience.
We were really lucky.
We got really lucky and found these great actors.
I think Emilia is gonna be a big star.
We wrote the characters we wanted to see, and the universe delivered the right actors.
The Matchstick Key was one we loved, because we knew it would be so visceral on screen.
The idea of this key that could spontaneously ignite anything.
That’s the first key you see right out of the box in the show.
Personally I’m a big fan of the Ghost Key.
That would be an awesome fantasy, to turn into a ghost and fly around.
That was what was really exciting about it.
In the comics, Dodge famously used a Gender Key to disguise herself around the kids.
How did you guys approach that key and Dodge’s use of it?
In the show it’s called the Identity Key.
For us, in our adaptation, this was a key that allowed you to change your identity.
Dodge uses this to assume different personas that will have the maximum psychological effect on who she’s manipulating.
Dodge is a demon, and her base form is as this very beautiful woman.
But she will change her identity to accomplish what she wants.
You guys do a good job of incorporating texting and social media.
How did you guys think about incorporate that into the show visually?
One of the big creative challenges in the show was balancing all the elements.
The patriarch of the family was murdered and there’s the mystery of what exactly happened and why.
There’s a lot of different things going on.
Having shots of texts on phones didn’t feel like it had enough immediacy.
But it was something we wanted to feel visceral and immediate.
References to theChronicles of Narniacome up a couple of times.
The Narnia series is probably the most important fantasy series that I read as a kid.
It’s always been a huge influence on me, and I think on Joe Hill as well.
I think in some ways we’re honoring C.S.
What are you looking forward to people seeing from the show?
There’s a lot of really profound, heavy stuff on television.
I think it’s been hard to find lighter fantasy fare that’s worked as well on television.
We’re able to deliver an experience where I think people who lovedHarry Potterwill love the show.
It’s a really fun, enjoyable, addictive watch.
There’s nice moralism with the keys: With great power comes great responsibility.
