7 Things We Learned From the Set of AMC's "Preacher"5 of 8
5. Savage violence
"People get kicked in the balls repeatedly," says Joseph Gilgun about the kind of action and violence people can expect. “It’s good fun.” The "Preacher" comics are known for a kind of hyperviolence that borders on hilarity, and that’s exactly the tone captured in the show.
One direction Dominic Cooper thought was important for both Jesse’s character and the scene was during filming of a bar fight. “They said ‘Enjoy this,’ and I’m smiling,” Cooper said, describing the bright side of a brutal fight scene from the pilot episode. “Amongst this violence there’s this joy, and it really unlocked a part of [Jesse] that he’s trying to suppress but actually he relishes and loves.”
"People get kicked in the balls repeatedly," says Joseph Gilgun about the kind of action and violence people can expect. “It’s good fun.” The "Preacher" comics are known for a kind of hyperviolence that borders on hilarity, and that’s exactly the tone captured in the show.
One direction Dominic Cooper thought was important for both Jesse’s character and the scene was during filming of a bar fight. “They said ‘Enjoy this,’ and I’m smiling,” Cooper said, describing the bright side of a brutal fight scene from the pilot episode. “Amongst this violence there’s this joy, and it really unlocked a part of [Jesse] that he’s trying to suppress but actually he relishes and loves.”
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