How does it feel to be joining that group? There’s a whole new level to the series that I think fans and non-fans of the book are going to love.Īlex Rider is one of those classic action characters in the same vein as Ethan Hunt in the Mission: Impossible movies and Jason Bourne in the Bourne franchise. She kills it, and she’s such a great character that you’ve never met before. You’ve got Kyra Vashenko-Chao, played by Marli Siu. They’re in their 30s now, and, and they’re going to be really excited to see all these new characters that are brought to life. These books have been around for 20 years. But this is what’s interesting… I think what the show does really well is that it breathes new life into the books. Otto Farrant: I think, obviously, we track the journey of Alex losing his uncle, which is from the first book. (Sony Pictures Television)ĭoes the first season follow the first book? Or does it take elements of multiple books in the series? Alex Rider is the central character in a series of bestselling books. They would not let me snowboard down a mountain on an ironing board for some reason. But not all of them because some of them for insurance purposes they wouldn’t let me do no matter how much I asked. I’ve never been able to put that kind of training into a role, and it’s something that I dove headfirst into. You’re learning about yourself in a whole different way. But to be honest, for me, learning those stunts and learning those skills, was some of the most fun that I had when doing the job. You’ve got to look like you can do it, which is the training part, but then you’ve got to sell it on camera, which is a whole different thing. But to be honest, a lot of it was stunts, and stunts are quite different from the training that you do. I tried to get really fit running and cycling and swimming. I did climbing, working with a personal trainer, and just general fitness. I did lots of Krav Maga, which is an Israeli self-defense training. Otto Farrant: I did a fair amount of training. What kind of training did you have to do for this? I wish we had more people in the world like that to be honest because we need it at the moment. Even when he doesn’t want to, he knows that he has to do it because that is the right thing to do. So I think with him, he has a great moral compass, which guides him to do the right thing. I think he knows that he’s capable, that’s for sure. Otto Farrant: I don’t think Alex ever thinks about himself as a hero, or as a spy even. How does Alex take to the spy life and having to step into the role of a hero? There’s a real mix of fantasy and reality in that. But also, there’s this boy who has had very little love growing up, who is learning how to open himself up to the people around him, and learning who to trust whilst also saving the world as a super spy. That was something that we’re really keen to track, that emotional journey of losing his uncle and the grief process. Alex goes through a real emotional journey in this. It’s darker, grittier, and it’s grounded in reality. Otto Farrant: It’s a new direction, for sure. How does your version of Alex Rider compare to the book series? In terms of the franchise, it’s a great franchise, and I’m really happy to be part of it. Point Blanc was the book that I loved the most out of all of them just because I love being in the mountains and stuff. This all sounds like a line, but it’s not. I remember Point Blanc, funny enough, was actually the book. It took a lot for me to pick up a book, but Alex Rider was one of the first book series that I did pick up. I remember I wasn’t a big reader when I was a kid. My sibling read the books when they were younger as well. Otto Farrant: Alex Rider is a name that I’ve known since I was really young. How familiar were you with the Alex Rider novel series before getting cast? The first Alex Rider book came out in 2000. Otto Farrant plays Alex Rider in the series. He also discussed how he got into shape to play a spy. Otto revealed that the show features many changes from the book series, but still has book components that fans will love. After a family tragedy, Alex assumes a new identity and goes undercover in a boarding school called Point Blanc. Alex believes he’s just a normal teenager, but he’s unknowingly been trained since childhood to be a super spy. HollywoodLife talked EXCLUSIVELY with Otto Farrant, 23, about tackling the role of Alex Rider. 13 and has already been renewed for season 2. The franchise now consists of 13 books, and now the coming of age spy thriller is IMBb TV and Amazon Prime Video’s newest series. Alex Rider became a global phenomenon when Anthony Horowitz published the first book in the series in 2000.
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