JamesG
07-25-2014, 07:42 PM
"Bates Motel" at Comic-Con: Kenny Johnson Upped To Series Regular, Nicola Peltz Returns
by ANTHONY D'ALESSANDRO
July 25, 2014
Sitting on the "Bates Motel" panel were stars Vera Farmiga, Freddie Highmore, Olivia Cooke, Nestor Carbonell and Kenny Johnson; along with EPs Carlton Cuse and Kerry Ehrin.
For the most part the EPs and cast were tight-lipped about major storylines for season 3, but they did reveal some casting info.
"The Shield" vet Kenny Johnson will reprise his role as Caleb, becoming a full series regular in the 3rd season.
"There's a great deal of unfinished story in the relationship of Caleb to the Bates family," says co-showrunner Kerry Ehrin of his relationship with Norma.
"You can't just sweep something like their twisted history under a rug and hope it will go away. You can be sure when he reappears in their lives it will test the boundaries of everything Norma and Dylan have worked so hard for."
While season two saw Dylan learn of his shocking parentage — Norma was raped by her brother — season three will see the eldest of Norma's sons focus more on achieving his own dreams, with Caleb potentially becoming an obstacle on his path.
"The dark presence of Caleb will be a fascinating story of Dylan caught between what he knows about Caleb and a longing that any person would have to know their own father. But knowing Caleb is a dangerous venture," Ehrin says, adding that Caleb's return will also create a source of conflict for Norman (Freddie Highmore).
"Norman's main emotional duty, in every instinct in his body, is to make sure his mother is happy. Given that, it's a complicated and fascinating journey for Norman to accept Caleb at all, in any fashion, let alone look to him as a father figure. But the lure of a father, even a father figure, is a powerful thing."
It was also revealed that posh damsel in distress Bradley (Nicola Peltz) — aka the girl who Norman will do anything for — will be returning.
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/comic-con-bates-motel-brings-721143
by ANTHONY D'ALESSANDRO
July 25, 2014
Sitting on the "Bates Motel" panel were stars Vera Farmiga, Freddie Highmore, Olivia Cooke, Nestor Carbonell and Kenny Johnson; along with EPs Carlton Cuse and Kerry Ehrin.
For the most part the EPs and cast were tight-lipped about major storylines for season 3, but they did reveal some casting info.
"The Shield" vet Kenny Johnson will reprise his role as Caleb, becoming a full series regular in the 3rd season.
"There's a great deal of unfinished story in the relationship of Caleb to the Bates family," says co-showrunner Kerry Ehrin of his relationship with Norma.
"You can't just sweep something like their twisted history under a rug and hope it will go away. You can be sure when he reappears in their lives it will test the boundaries of everything Norma and Dylan have worked so hard for."
While season two saw Dylan learn of his shocking parentage — Norma was raped by her brother — season three will see the eldest of Norma's sons focus more on achieving his own dreams, with Caleb potentially becoming an obstacle on his path.
"The dark presence of Caleb will be a fascinating story of Dylan caught between what he knows about Caleb and a longing that any person would have to know their own father. But knowing Caleb is a dangerous venture," Ehrin says, adding that Caleb's return will also create a source of conflict for Norman (Freddie Highmore).
"Norman's main emotional duty, in every instinct in his body, is to make sure his mother is happy. Given that, it's a complicated and fascinating journey for Norman to accept Caleb at all, in any fashion, let alone look to him as a father figure. But the lure of a father, even a father figure, is a powerful thing."
It was also revealed that posh damsel in distress Bradley (Nicola Peltz) — aka the girl who Norman will do anything for — will be returning.
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/comic-con-bates-motel-brings-721143