Murderbot's main character is both a killing machine and a science fiction nerd
Murderbot Creator, writer, director, executive producer (and brother) Chris and Paul Weitz are big fans of Martha Wells Murderbot Diary Books, they approached the Apple TV+ series from the same angle. Sci-fi fans love what they like, including the protagonist of the show played by Alexander Skarsgård: a security department, hacked into its own system, gained free will, and discovered the wild world of Trashy TV.
Its favorite show is The rise and fall of the sanctuary moonIt's a soap space opera that most other characters, but Murderbot considers to be “quality entertainment”. It will know: When we encounter it Murderbotit was consumed Thousands of Hourly entertainment.
It likes performances, but Sanctuary Moon It turns out that when it needs it the most, it also has surprising influence.
“W.E likes these books. We want to treat the characters do exist,” Paul Weitz in a recent Murderbot News Day. “So, because Murderbot is so obsessed with it, [Sanctuary Moon and the other media was] We think we can do things on the show. Each step, we were checking in with Martha Wells, showing off her visuals, and sending her scripts. So we know she will kick a place out of it, too. But we want to see where Murderbot is. ”
He continued. “Also, we like that others don't respect the idea that Murderbot is in, but it ends up sticking with its gun. It has such a big adventure. [Sanctuary Moon]. So we think it's really important to check it. ”
As for creation The rise and fall of the sanctuary moon As a performance in a performance, the purpose of the team is to do Murderbot It's bright, it's old-fashioned, and full of familiar faces and intentionally performs well.
“As far as the texture of the show itself is concerned, we will have all kinds of maximum instincts, which is not suitable Murderbot,,,,, Enter Sanctuary Moon,” said Chris Weitz. “So the color is aggravated. It was shot in the virtual stage, not in the actual position, which is the rule of the driving scene Murderbot. We also called our friends, especially those with great experience in large franchises, as we also had some fanatic things. ”
“So John [Cho] exist Star Trek And Clark Gregg from MCU and Dewanda [Wise] Always Jurassic World The franchise, as well as Jack McBrayer and [Alexander Skarsgård]- It's a true friendship. It just has a meta aspect. So, for all these weird ideas, it's an interesting repository. ”
MurderbotThe first two episodes of the first two episodes arrived on Apple TV+ on May 16.
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